Lovćen is a famous mountain in Montenegro and also a national park around the mountain. You can go there by Kotor cable car (opened in 2023, works from April to October), by car from Kotor or Cetinje, by bike or just on foot but in the last case it will take the whole day.
The Mount Lovćen includes two highest peaks: Štirovnik (1,749 m) and Jezerski vrh (1,657 m). Standing between the sea coast and mountain mainland, Lovćen has a unique biological system.
The most important monument in Lovćen national park is Petar Njegoš’s Mausoleum. Petar II Njegoš was the greatest Montenegrin vladika (Prince-Bishop) and also a well-known poet and philosopher. The Mausoleum is located on Jezerski vrh. The birthplace of the royal Montenegrin family is also in Lovćen national park, it is the village of Njeguši.
The name Montenegro refers to the dense forests covering Mount Lovćen.
While walking in Lovćen national park, you will enjoy different picturesque views that are changing very quickly here.