Cetinje Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in May)

Cetinje Montenegro

How to reach Cetinje? No direct flight in this town. However there is few airports nearby here .You can take local taxi to reach here. What is the nearest airport to Cetinje? The nearest airport to Cetinje is Tivat (TIV) Airport which is 16.3 km away. Other nearby airport include Podgorica (TGD) (27.4 km). The currency used in Montenegro is euro. Foods and taxi fares are pretty affordable .I have a lunch in the city centre restaurant , seafood spaghetti with a glass of beer only cost 7 euros. The city’s name derives from the river, the Cetina (or Cetinja). The monastery at Cetinje became the seat of the prince-bishops, or vladike, theocratic rulers of Montenegro, from 1516 to 1851. The most important attraction of Cetinje is The Monastery, the place of worship for many believers. The town enriches with beautiful small mountain and built at the bottom of Mount Lovcen.During Christmas ,its decorations, the festive mood is worth to visit it. Here you can enjoy local mulled wine, traditional food and everyday performances with balkan music and entertainment during Christmas...also for kids! What else you can visit in Cetinje ? Cetinje Monastery. 8AM-7PM. The most famous Orthodox monastery in Montenegro. Re-built in 1785. Features several relics including the remains of Saint Peter of Cetinje, the right hand of John the baptist, the remains of Peter II Petrovic, and the crown of Steven Uros IV Dusan, medieval emperor of Serbia. Free. Vlaška Church. Built in 1450. fence made out of barrels of captured enemy rifles. Free. Ethnographic Museum, King Nicholas' Square. 9AM-3PM. Clothing from Montenegro €2. State Museum (King Nicholas' Square). 9AM-3PM. Former residence of Nikola Petrovic I, king of Montenegro. Looted during World War II. €5. Biljarda Hall (Opposite the National Museum). 1832 residence of Peter II Petrovic. Now a museum dedicated to him. €3. National Museum of Montenegro, Novice Cerovica. 9AM-5PM. History section and art section. €10. Grave of Vladika Danilo (Vladika Danilo). If you are willing to take the 10-minute walk up the hill on the path that starts on the left of the Cetinje Monastery, you will not be sorry because you will be rewarded with beautiful views of Cetinje from above .