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There are no towns in the world located on such a height as Zabljak. It “moved up” to 1465 meters of the massive mountain of Durmitor”. “The most beautiful cruelty of the nature” that is how, a long time ago, this extolled and high mountain of Durmitor was described by one of the world’s authors who wrote about his travels and he added: “The nature was creating this mountain in its most powerful element inspiration, shaping its chaotic relief which confuses and has in itself an attractive horror”. It is no wonder then that this mountain is the “cradle” of many legends on the mountain heroes, even on the legendary Marko Kraljevic.

The center of Durmitor’s area, Zabljak is the metropole of the mountain tourism in Montenegro. “High in the clouds”, in the primordial nature, this center can accommodate tCrno lakehousands of tourist in its hotels and in private accommodations. Those who are looking for fresh air, potable spring water, beautiful horizons, the silence of green clearings, the bubbling of mountain brooks and all those who consider a mountain a challenge and attractive should visit this place. This is also the right place for you to try the traditional national meals - hot boiled milk, cheese made of un-boiled milk, cream (kajmak) from a wooden trough and yogurt from buckets, hot polenta, hot round bread or corn bread baked under the iron pan. Still, what really fascinates the guests are the whole series of mountain peaks, “headed” by the stooped peak called Meded. Other than these peaks there are number of other “jewels” like grassy plateaus and valleys, glaciers and snow waters even in the middle of the summer, areas of the beautiful conifers, beech grooves, colonies of juniper threes and the picturesque villages and summer pastures. And as a special jewel of this area there are lakes in the forest clearings and valleys called “Gorske oci” (mountain eyes). There are 18 of them here and the most accessible and the most visited are Crno (Black) and the Zminje Lake, while the other are not so accessible and they can only be reached by marked paths but also with the certain efforts, as it is the case, after all, with all the untouched beauties.

Therefore, not by accident, the narrowest part of the mountain Durmitor with the Canyon of the river Tara, the surface of which is 36 thousand hectare, was registered as a part of the UNESCO’s world inheritance and was proclaimed a National park. Of course Zabljak took care of all those who wanted to meet, enjoy or to learn about this corner of the world’s nature. It is possible to accommodate approximately thousand guests in the hotels “Planinka”, “Jezera”, “Zabljak” and “Durmitor”. Of course, accommodations are also provided in the country households, motels and camps. Apart from the orderly and marked pedestrian paths, leading towards the Durmitor’s peaks, guests can also use two cable railways, more then 2000 meters long, leading from the hotel “Durmitor” to “Mali Stuoc” and Savin kuk peaks. Those who adore winter sports, besides the very neat skiing and sledding paths, have at their disposal three ski lifts.

And the circle road going around the mountain, 56 km long, leading along the Piva’s and Tara’s slopes, and through the other attractive regions can give you one more unforgettable experience of this area and the legendary mountain of Durmitor.