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.
Mount Lovćen includes the 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 a well-known poet and philosopher. He ruled the country in 1833—1851. The Mausoleum is located on Jezerski vrh and many people, both locals and tourists, come here. The birthplace of the royal Montenegrin family, the village of Njeguši, is also in Lovćen National Park.
The name Montenegro (“Black Mountain”) 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. They say, when the weather is good, you can see almost all the country from the top of Mount Lovćen.