Podgorica Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
capital city of Montenegro
About Podgorica
Besides being the capital of Montenegro, Podgorica is also the country's largest city, having a population of some 186,000 people (2011). The city is in central Montenegro, in the scarce Montenegrin lowlands between the Dinaric Alps and Lake Scutari. The Podgorica area has been continuously inhabited since the Illyrian and Roman eras, with settlement on the site of today's Podgorica being firmly established during Ottoman Empire rule. Podgorica was reincorporated in Montenegro in 1878, when the city started to take a more European shape. Nazi and Allied bombings during World War II destroyed much of the historical Ottoman and Montenegro-era Podgorica architecture, and the city was reborn as the capital of Montenegro in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The city was then rebuilt
Top Attractions in Podgorica
Explore the best things to see and do in Podgorica:
- ★Cathedral of the Resurrection
- ★Catholic Church
- ★Cetinje
- ★Church of the Great Martyr Holy Dimitrije
- ★Doclea
- ★Dvorac Petrovića (King Nikola's castle)
- ★Hercegovačka pedestrian street
- ★Meteon
Where to Eat in Podgorica
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Alpe Bar
- 🍴Astoria
- 🍴Duhovni centar
- 🍴Kaktus
- 🍴Pizzeria Buongiorno
- 🍴Pizzeria Calabria
Where to Stay in Podgorica
- 🏨Bojatours
- 🏨Evropa
- 🏨Hilton Podgorica Crna Gora
- 🏨Hostel Podgorica
- 🏨Hotel Ambasador Podgorica
- 🏨Hotel "Apart Premier"
Podgorica Travel Guide Sections
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