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Laid Back Budva
Budva is a popular coastal town in Montenegro. This place is well known for all the Mediterranean architecture, the beautiful beaches and vibrant nightlife. Budva is the oldest settlements on the Adriatic Sea coast – more than 3500 years old!! Over the years this area was reigned by Roman Empire, the Serbian empire, by the Venetians, the French, Austria-Hungary, Italians and Russians!! Therefore, the people here seemed to have a bit of influence from these various countries. At one time, it was even part of Yugoslavia but today, Montenegro is independent and building itself to be recognised worldwide. Budva’s most famous beach is Mogren and it is nestled between high…
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My Holy Days in Montenegro
Even though I am not a religious person, I am a highly spiritual person, and I will not think twice to visit any religious place in the world. I have always felt calm when visiting a sacred place when it is not crowded, and I think there is something magical about such places. I visited several spiritual or holy places during this trip to Montenegro – churches, monasteries and an ancient mosque I loved every bit of it. There was even an magnificent mosque in Pljevlja dating from the 16th century and was built by Husein-Pasha Koljanic. Check out the domes of the mosque – it contains exquisite paintings –…
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The Old and New City
Thousands of tourists flock to Budva every year during the high season. My new friends in Montenegro said that almost everyone in Budva is rich! Apparently, some people even call this place Montenegrin Kuwait – many of the residents here sold their houses to foreign investors for big money and became millionaires. Most of the buyers were Russians, Austrians and Italians. Look at the narrow path between two rows of shops? Well, it is like this almost throughout the old town which makes it charming and interesting. I also visited two beautiful ancient churches. The first was St. Ivan’s which was built in the7th century and the second St. Mary’s…
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Traditionally Press Olive Oil
Mirovica, a little town in Montenegro has the oldest olive tree in the whole of Europe. It is said that it may be about 2000 years old! I had a chance to visit an old olive oil mill and on the same day I had a chance to visit a modern olive oil mill too when I met a lovely gentleman, Milos Davidovic in Montenegro. He owns a newly set up modern olive oil press. The people there can harvest the olives and bring it to him so that his machine can press out the olive. He believes that oil pressed in the modern way is better than the ones…
