It is not a dream, the mountain of the Gods is real.
Zabljak is located in the northwest of Montenegro, in the heart of the Durmitor National Park. With its 1456 meters above sea level, the city is the highest urban settlement in Southeastern Europe. It is located at the foot of Durmitor and surrounded by 23 mountain peaks over 2200 meters, with 18 glacial lakes and the canyons of the Tara, Susica and Komarnica rivers. Tara river canyon is the deepest canyon in Europe.
Durmitor National Park - created from stone, water and myths.
The highest peak of Durmitor is Bobot's hip, 2523 meters above sea level. Outside of the winter season, Durmitor is covered with over 1,500 types of various plants - 150 types of medicinal plants, over 40 types of edible mushrooms, as well as some types of tertiary flora from the Ice Age.
The infrastructure includes a bus station, bakeries, internet cafes, 13 hotels, restaurants, a large number of cafes, shops, tourist agencies, tourist apartments, a sports hall, a modern waste recycling center, a football stadium and two ski centers.
The rich flora and fauna of Durmitor attract many lovers of untouched nature, which is why this mountain was declared a national park in 1952. Durmitor National Park covers an area of 39,000 ha.
The splendor of Durmitor's natural beauty has not gone unnoticed even at the world level. By the decision of the International Committee for World Cultural and Natural Heritage, in Paris in 1980, the Durmitor National Park was included in its list, while the Tara River and its canyon valley (area 182,899 ha) were included in the UNESCO program "Man and the Biosphere" in 1997 world ecological reserves of the biosphere.
Durmitor is on the list of IBA and IPA areas (areas that are important for birds - Important Bird Areas - IBA, and Areas that are important for plants - Important Plant Areas - IPA
In 2016, the necropolises with stecci were included in the UNESCO list of world cultural heritage.
Top tourist destinations:
1. Durmitor National Park (with Black Lake, which is the largest and most attractive)
2. Canyon of the Tara River (with the Great Bridge on Djurdjevica Tara and the Curevac viewpoint)
3. Bobot's hip (the highest peak of Durmitor 2523 m)
4. Ice cave (2169 m with stalactites and stalagmites)
5. Savin kuk (2313 m with a cable car and a panoramic viewpoint)
6. Zminje lake (with the source of the spring "Mlinski potok"
7. Big and small Skrcko lake (at an altitude of 1686m)
8. Ski centers "Savin kuk" and "Javorovaca"
9. Stecci - Greek cemetery (Bogumil tombstones near Vrazje jezera and Riblje jezera)
10. Panoramic viewpoint Stuoc with restaurant "Momcilov grad"
11. Durmitor ring (circle around the whole of Durmitor through the 85 km long massif)