In the south-west of Montenegro, not far from Kotor, one of the symbols of the country is Mount Lovcen and the national park with the same name. Located on the border of two completely different climatic zones, sea and mountain, the mountain experiences the influence of both, which affects both the vegetation it is covered and the relief of the mountain and its environs. The mountain has two peaks, Ezersky vrh (1,657 m) and Styrovnik (1,749 m)

At the top of Jezreński vrch there is the mausoleum of Peter II Negus, an outstanding thinker, poet and statesman of Montenegro. The way to the mausoleum from the center of Cetinje is symbolic, from where the mausoleum does not seem a grandiose structure, but only a small structure, stuck almost at the very top. And only when approaching it does the scale of this monument become, which is not only a tourist attraction, but also the core of the ideology and state ideology of Montenegro.

The road to the mausoleum

@ The path passes through several plant areas, a variety of landscapes replace one another. At the end of the road, to get to the mausoleum, you need to overcome the so-called "Stairway to Heaven" - 461 steps. Pass this staircase, laid in a cold stone tunnel, you can only walk, so time to think about the true values ​​will be enough. The author of the mausoleum is the famous sculptor Ivan Mestrovich.

Next to the memorial complex is a viewing platform, from which you can see the whole of Montenegro. In the north, snow-covered peaks of the Durmitor mountain range, in the east, the magnificent Skadar Lake, in the west - the endless panorama of the magnificent Adriatic Sea. Words are difficult to convey the beauty of Montenegro, but you can see this beauty from here, from Mount Lovcen.

National Park

Lovcen Mountain and the central part of the entire mountain massif in 1952 are declared a national park. The purpose of creating this park is to protect the unique flora and fauna of the region and preserve a unique layer of the cultural and historical heritage of Montenegro. More than 1300 species of plants are found in the park, beech and coniferous forests, glades of rare species of flowers, about two hundred species of birds and animals of rare species - this diversity is due to the fertile climate of the region and clean air.

Many caves and crater- for tourists, but also for professionals, as they provide an opportunity to get reliable information about those processes that occur in the bowels of the mountains. A large number of sources of purest water, which often has healing mineral content, feeds the vegetation and living creatures of this protected site.

Treatment in Lovchene

Part of the Lovcen National Park, called Ivanovo Trough, is a climatic health resort , where people with bronchopulmonary diseases are treated and rehabilitated: the area lying on the border between the continental and Mediterranean climate is suitable for the treatment of such diseases as best. On the territory of the park there are many villages, including the village Negushi, the family house of the Negusha family

Wedding at Mount Lovchen

Last time the new type of service is very popular: the wedding on Mount Lovchen . Beautiful romantic landscapes, well thought out transport services, professional photographer services, the opportunity to organize a wedding reception in one of the colorful local restaurants and invite an original team for the musical accompaniment of the celebration, the services of stylists and hairdressers - these are the ones The main arguments that speak in favor of such an event . Of course, the Russian-speaking coordinator who will not only organize the celebration, but the documentary accompaniment of it will supervise the wedding from the moment of fixing the application until the end of the celebration . Given that the marriage certificate , issued in Montenegro, is legitimate in the territory of the Russian Federation, firms offering such a service are becoming more popular, and orders are added every year . By the way, many companies offer such services as a wreath in one of the numerous functioning cathedrals of Montenegro, or a symbolic wedding - a wedding celebration without documentary registration .

View from the mountain Lovcen

Mausoleum, Lovchen

Observation site, Lovchen

@ Entrance, Lovcen

Lovchen