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MontenegroThe Inside StoryCome and discover one of the world’s newest countrieswhere you will find a ravishing coastline fringed with sandybeaches and backed by dramatic mountains. Olive treecoveredfoothills overlook the turquoise Adriatic Sea tocreate picture perfect vistas.Take in the walled coastal towns of Budva and HercegNovi with their narrow streets, tiny squares and attractivechurches. Kotor, another walled town dominated bymountains which sweep down to the sea, sits at the headof southern Europe’s deepest fjord. Head into DurmitorNational Park – Montenegro’s premier ski resort in thewinter – with its mountain lakes, deep gorges and denselyforested peaks. Marvel at the cliff-top Ostrog monasterywhere pilgrims regularly make the arduous climb to pray.Long stretches of sandy beaches, particularly around Ulcinj,and tiny picturesque coves frame this mountainous countrystarting at Kotor fjord close to the Croatian border rightdown to the border with Albania.Storyto tell -EllieMarrWhy I loveMontenegroNot far from Ulcinj, closeto the Albania border,you can find woodenhouses built on stiltsoverlooking the tranquilBojana River. Manyof these dwellings arerestaurants which servethe most amazing fish,and the home-maderaki isn’t too badeither! Althoughif you arrive at thenudist beach you’vegone too far…8th-9th CSlav tribes settle in territoriesof present day Montenegro1798Acknowledged as anindependent principality1918Becomes part of the Kingdomof Serbs, Croats and Slovenes –later renamed Yugoslavia15th-18th CAbsorbed by OttomanEmpire but retainssubstantial autonomy1878Independence recognisedunder international treaties1945Becomes part of the SocialistFederal Republic of Yugoslaviaunder President Tito