Mountain guide · about 1 hour from Podgorica
A cool mountain town on the Tara, the primeval forest and lake of Biogradska Gora, the Kolašin 1600 ski area, mountain cooking and where to stay.
Montenegro feature
Five-hundred-year-old trees around a glacial lake, and Montenegro’s newest ski slopes above a quiet mountain town.
Walk around Lake Biograd, eat kačamak in Kolašin and, in winter, ski Bjelasica.
Read the full back story below, then plan your trip.
The back story
A cool mountain town on the Tara, a primeval forest protected since 1878 around Lake Biograd, and Montenegro’s newest ski area on Bjelasica.
A primeval forest
Montenegro’s smallest national park: one of Europe’s last primeval forests around Lake Biograd, protected since 1878.
Opened in 2019
Montenegro’s newest ski area, opened in February 2019 and linked to Kolašin 1450: about 45 km of pistes in all.
Mountain cooking
A family-run restaurant of national cooking, known for kačamak and cicvara for more than two decades, 3 km out of town on the ski-centre road.
Mountain cooking
“The old hearth”: traditional recipes with a modern touch, from kačamak to lamb under the sač, close to the centre.
Mountain cooking
“The watermill”: an old-style tavern on the bank of a fast-flowing river, full of things from old family homes.
Mountain cooking
Homemade kačamak, cicvara, dishes under the sač and grills in the heart of Kolašin.
Among the pines
A chalet-style resort among tall pines a short walk from Kolašin’s centre, with a forest-view spa and pool.
At the lifts
Montenegro’s first ski-in, ski-out resort, at 1,600 metres in Kolašin Valleys, with 116 rooms, a spa and two restaurants.
Spa and duplexes
A hotel minutes from Kolašin’s centre and slopes, with a spa, Restaurant Vigor and duplex apartments.
Train, bus or motorway
Kolašin is on the Belgrade–Bar railway (the station is 1.5 km from town) and most of Montenegro’s main bus lines pass through; by car, the Podgorica–Mateševo motorway speeds the journey.
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