Montenegro

It may seem strange that a country so close to Italy (just 110 miles of the Adriatic Sea separate us) is, in many respects, so "far" as to be largely unknown. Generally, when we talk about Montenegro, attention is mainly focused on the coast: Kotor, with its extraordinary inlets, Budva, with the large hotels and casinos, the coast, with the beaches set between spectacular cliffs. In reality, the country has much more to offer, whether you move a few kilometers inland, or drive a couple of hours to reach the north, the kingdom of imposing mountains, deep gorges and rushing rivers. It can be said that there are "two faces" of Montenegro: the more modern one of the coast and the more traditional one of the hinterland, where nature still dictates its laws. Montenegro is a small country, which allows even those who don't have much time to visit it with satisfaction, but it is also so varied that, exploring it calmly, surprises are never lacking, day after day. This guide, while providing, as is right, all the practical information necessary to plan the trip and suggest the most interesting itineraries, also intends to tell facts, stories, legends and curiosities drawn from having traveled the length and breadth of the territory, speaking with the local people, exploring almost unknown corners with expert guides and tasting the food and wine specialties of the individual territories, often in the company of the producers themselves. Montenegro is undoubtedly a "new" destination in the panorama of international tourist offers, a varied and evocative territory capable of satisfying anyone seeking the pleasure of discovery in travel.