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The largest glacier in the Balkans was Plav’s glacier length of 35 pc and thickness up to 200m.


Marko Martinovic (Perast, from 1663 to 1716) opened the first private maritime school in the world.


Zabljak is the city which is located at the highest altitude in the Balkans (1485 m above sea level).


Sveti Stefan as the world’s attraction is found in Ripley’s book “Believe it or not”.


The bell tower of St. Nikola (Perast) is 55 meters tall and is the second tallest on this side of the Adriatic.


Church of St. Ilija on Carine is the highest temple in Europe (about 1800 m above sea level).


Velika Plaza (Long beach) is the longest natural sandy beach on the Mediterranean (12 km).


Kasoronj (Trupa Longicurpa) is a plant that only exists in the Skadar Lake.


"Plantaze" has the largest in-one complex of vineyard in Europe.


Montenegro was the first European country to introduce a postal delivery by car on July 5th, 1903.


Montenegro was declared an ecological state on September 20th, 1991.


On Sas Lake there are the remains of the ancient city Svac, now “dead city” that Mongols conquered in the distant past. Svac was known in that it had 365 churches.


Brad Pitt’s first major role was in the movie set in Ulcinj.


Ostrog monastery is the meeting place of all three confessions: Orthodox, Catholic and Muslim. It is believed that the relics of St.Vasilije of Ostrog are miraculous.


Ivo Vizin from Prčanj was the sixth (first southslavic) explorer to sail around the world.


Tara river is so clean that you can drik water from it.


The Mala rijeka bridge is the highest rail bridge in Europe.


The virgin forest in Biogradska Gora is one of only three in Europe.


Bar has the average of 270 sunny days yearly.


The Olive tree in the town of Bar is over 2000 years old and is considered to be the oldest tree in all of Europe.

A first book printed in Balkan on printing machine with movable letters was printed in Montenegro (1494).


Boka Kotorska Bay is the only fjord in Europe below 43 degrees of latitude.


The Minaret of Husein Pasha Mosque in Pljevlja is the tallest one in the region (42 meters).


Lake of Scadar is the largest lake at Balkan Peninsula one of the last fresh water spaces and largest national park in Montenegro. The lake is the last remaining breeding habitat for pelicans in Europe as well as the single largest bird sanctuary in that continent.


The Bojana River is the only one in the world that flows both downstream and upstream.


The most impassable canyon in the world accessible since 1965 only to mountaineers and brave adventurers is - The Nevidio Canyon on River Komarnica.    

Three important relics located in Cetinje Monastery are: right hand of John the Baptist, the piece of The Holy Cross and icon Filermosa.


On the clear mornings you can see Italy from pick of Lovcen Mountain, one of four National Parks in Montenegro. Mausoleum of Petar Petrovic Njegos - Montenegrin ruler, philosopher and poet is located at the top of Lovcen.


St. Tripun’s Cathedral in Old Town of Kotor is 69 years older than Notre Dame church in Paris.


Tara River Canyon is the deepest in Europe, second only to the Grand Canyon worldwide. While rafting you can freely drink straight from the water, as Tara is classified as AAA river.

 
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