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peterdhduncan Says: Ostrog Monastery, whch is not far from Niksic off the road to Podgorica, is an amazing place to visit. The upper part is set way up on the face of the mountain, and the lower part is on a plateau lower down. The view over the Bjelopavlic Plain from the upper part is truly...
"Monastery" Which Has Never Been Monastery (I&V)
Zvrlj Says: Saborna Crkva Svetog Vasilija Ostroskog – the Church Cathedral of St Basil of Ostrog, called "Monastery", is the beautiful, monumental church built in the period between the July 17th 1895 and August 28th 1900, on the hill called Petrova glavica. At that time it was the...
Holy Mother of God with Baby Jesus (I&V)
Zvrlj Says: There is a pillar with sculpture of Holy Mother of God with Baby Jesus in front of staircase leading to Saborna Crkva Svetog Vasilija Ostroskog – Church Cathedral of St Basil of Ostrog, called "Monastery". This sculpture, artwork of Russian sculptor Wjatscheslaw...
Equestrian Sculpture of King Nikola (I&V)
Zvrlj Says: On the central Niksic square, Trg slobode – Square of Freedom, there is Equestrian sculpture of King Nikola – Nicholas I of Montenegro. This sculpture, erected in may 2006, is artwork of Serbian sculptor Miodrag Zivkovic, author of "Broken Wing" – monument to the executed...
Dvorac kralja Nikole | Palace of King Nikola (I&V)
Zvrlj Says: Dvorac kralja Nikole – Palace of King Nikola – Nicholas I of Montenegro was built in in 1900. It is, along with Saborna Crkva Svetog Vasilija Ostroskog – the Church Cathedral of St Basil of Ostrog, the peak of the Niksic architecture. This massive Neo-Renaissance edifice was...
Kameni grad | Stone Town – Destroyed Artwork (I&V)
Zvrlj Says: "Stone Town" was the monumental group of statues erected in 1993 near the Palace of King Nikola, in Niksic. It was artwork of Ratko Vulanovic, Montenegrin and Serbian sculptor born in Niksic. The height of the highest of granite blocks of "Stone Town" was about 5 m. Ratko...
Camelot: Very Nice Pizzeria (I&V)
Zvrlj Says: Camelot is very good pizzeria in the center of Niksic. It is decorated in unique way – walls are covered with huge reproductions of paintings of Leonardo, Durer, Botticelli… That makes Camelot nice and pleasant place.
Hacijenda: Crowd & Beer in Rustic Stone Basement (I&V)
Zvrlj Says: Recently established nightclub called Hacijenda offers, as the most of the others in Niksic, crowd, cigarettes smoke, but good music, cheerful people and good beer. What is unique when talking about Hacijenda is ambiance – although small, this rustically decorated club is...
London: Crowd, Beer, Smoke… (I&V)
Zvrlj Says: Niksic nightlife is mostly considered of good loud music, good beer and a bit to much of cigarettes smoke. One of the nicest night clubs with typical "program" is English Club CHARLES, called London by the most of the people from Niksic. Most of the time with good music,...
Niksic New Main Bus Station (I&V)
Zvrlj Says: Niksic can not be reached by plane or by train, but only by car or by bus. Therefore the most of the visits to Niksic starts and ends at Main Bus Station. Just a few years ago it was awful, so the first impression of Niksic used to be quite disappointing. Fortunately, now it...
Zvrlj Says: Niksic taxi service quite impruved in past several years. Nowadays one can call taxi by phone and pay reasonable price for the service. Here is telephone number of one taxi company: (083)200300
JLBG Says: Nikšićko pivo is a light beer, produced since 1896 in the Trebjesa Brewery , in Niksic, now controlled by Interbrew, the world's leading brewer, with headquaters in Leuven, BelgiumNikšićko pivo is very pleasant and well known. It is widely sol outside Montenegro....
JLBG Says: On our way from Niksic to Mostar, we passed 12 custom offices in a few hours, which means 6 borders!.1 At Vilusi, we passed the Montenegrin custom to leave Montenegro.2 We passed the Srpski custom to enter in Bosnia i Herzegovina (Republika Srpska).3 We drove through Lastva...
Vukov most | Vuk's Bridge (I&V)
Zvrlj Says: Vukov most – Vuk's Bridge was built in the second half of the 19th century, to replace older Begov most – the Bey's Bridge, destroyed in 1807 when Montenegrins with support of Russian soldiers attacked the town held by Turks. The bridge was reconstructed at the request of...
Carev most | Tsar's Bridge (I&V)
Zvrlj Says: Carev most – Tsar's Bridge is one of the most beautiful bridges in Montenegro. It was designed by Josip Slade, at the request of King Nikola. The cornerstone was laid by Bozo Petrovic, President of the State Council on the 23rd of May 1894, and the bridge was opened by King...
Most na Mostanici | the Bridge on Mostanica (I&V)
Zvrlj Says: Most na Mostanici – the bridge on the river Mostanica is Roman bridge built probably in the 3rd century. It is one of the oldest preserved bridges in Montenegro. We have found the data about bridge being presumably reconstructed or even rebuilt in the immediate post-Roman...
Crkva svetog Djordja | Church of St George (I&V)
Zvrlj Says: Modest church of St George stands on the southeast slope of mount Trebjesa. It was probably erected in the second half of the 16th century. The church was built of roughly carved stone blocks. It has three narrow windows, one on the each side excluding the portal side. The...
Zvrlj Says: On a few spots on Trebjesa mount there are kind of "natural gyms". Trebjesa is training place not only for sportsmen, and it is quite usual to see many people using this "gyms" (they are supposed to be used by anybody who wants to). Trebjesa "natural gyms" are maintained...
Slano Jezero, monument with a cross
JLBG Says: At a view point over Slano Jezero, I noticed this small monument, made of a single slab of lime stone carved as a cross. It seemed to be rather old. We I looked at it from closer, I found that rather recently, a text in Cyrillic script had been clumsily painted on it. I...
JLBG Says: Slano Jezero means “Salt lake” ("white lake"). It is a karstic lake that lies not far from Nikšić, on the road to Dubrovnik. It is shallow and has a very indented form with a great many small islands. It makes a very scenery landscapes.
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Niksic taxi service quite impruved in past several years. Nowadays one can call taxi by phone and pay reasonable price for the service. Here is telephone number...
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Niksic – Neither Coast Nor Mountain
Ranked by the population, Niksic is the second largest city in Montenegro with about 70.000 inhabitants. It is located in very unique karst plane, 630 m above sea level. Niksic plane was settled in...
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On our way from Kruja (Albania) to Mostar (Bosnia i Herzegovina) we arrived in Nikšić at the end of the afternoon. The city of Nikšić is well known for its beer but the city did not seem to...
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Niksic is Montenegoro's second largest city. We have only seen the outskirts and suburbs, which are not particularly appealing to the eye. However, as with everywhere in Montenegro, it is surrounded...
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Near Niksic high in the mountians you can find Ostrog monastery. Even if it is in the mountains the climate is continental - expect 40 C in August!
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