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Montenegro

Small enough to cross in an afternoon, mountainous enough that you will not.

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What is driving in Montenegro actually like?

Narrow. One-way is more of a suggestion. Overgrown. Semi-trucks reverse down mountains with the casual confidence of someone parallel-parking a Fiat. Montenegro, you win.

Is the road to Kotor worth it?

Best drive of the week. Hip-hop on blast. Windows open. Road to Kotor, three colleagues, zero rye bread.

Where should you eat around Budva?

Fresh fish in Budva. Farm Carevic for Mangalitsa fillet, fish, and chicken all at once. No one left hungry.

At a glance

Capital

Podgorica

Currency

Euro

Population

623129

Part of the world

Southern Europe

Canada travel advice

Exercise normal security precautions

One word to know

Montenegrin is the official language under the 2007 constitution, and it is close enough to Serbian, Bosnian and Croatian that picking a word here means picking a side, which is not our fight and not our expertise. Speak Montenegrin? Help us fill this in.

Stories from here

Tokyo Marathon 2027 (Pre-race Build)

Pre-race build for Tokyo, the sixth Major. Where to sleep, what to eat from T-3, the palace loop, the 5am train to the start. (No, I will not say it.)

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denmark

Marathon diary

Copenhagen Marathon 2026 (Recap)

Home marathon, 3-minute PR, the orange slice from a Danish four-year-old that moved the wall.

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