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Lake Biograd (Montenegrin Biogradsko jezero) is a lake in Kolašin municipality, in northern Montenegro. It is a glacial lake, located on the Bjelasica Mountain, within Biogradska Gora national park.

Lake Biograd is located in the heart of Biogradska Gora national park, on an altitude of 1,094 m. It is the biggest and most attractive lake of 7 glacial lakes scattered across the national park. It has an area of 228,500 m², and average depth of 4,5 m.

The maximum depth is 12,1 m. The lake is 870 m long and 261 m wide. It is filled by Biograd river, a permanent tributary, and few periodical streams. Its outflow is Jezerstica.

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Ostrvo Sveti Đorđe (English: Island of Saint George) is one of the two islets off the coast of Perast in Bay of Kotor, Montenegro (the other being Gospa od Škrpjela). Unlike Gospa od Škrpjela, it is a natural island.

The island contains Saint George Benedictine monastery from the 12th century and the old graveyard for the old nobility from Perast and further from the whole Bay of Kotor.

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Our Lady of the Rocks (Serbian/Montenegrin/Croatian:Gospa od Škrpjela, Госпа од шкрпјела) is one of the two islets off the coast of Perast in Bay of Kotor, Montenegro (the other being Sveti Đorđe Island). It is an artificial island created by bulwark of rocks and by sinking old and seized ships loaded with rocks. The custom of throwing rocks into the sea is alive even nowadays. Every year on the sunset of July 22, an event called fašinada, when local residents take their boats and throw rocks into the sea, widening the surface of the island, takes place. The Church of Our Lady of the Rocks (Croatian:Gospa od Škrpjela, (Serbian:Госпа од шкрпјела) Italian: Chiesa della Madonna dello Scarpello) in the Bay of Kotor is the church built upon the island. The first known church was built on it in 1452 and it was Serbian Orthodox[citation needed], while today’s church, which is Roman Catholic, was built in 1632 and upgraded in 1722.

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Crno Lake (Montenegrin: Crno jezero, literally ‘Black Lake’) is a lake in Žabljak municipality, in northern Montenegro.

It is a glacial lake, located on the Mount Durmitor, on an altitude of 1,416 m. It is 3 km away from the town of Žabljak.

Crno lake’s surface lies at the foot of Međed peak, and has an area of 0,515 square km. The lake consists of two smaller lakes, Veliko jezero and Malo jezero, literally Big lake and Small lake. The lakes are connected with a narrow strait, which dries up during the summer, thus creating two separate waterbodies.
Big lake has an area of 0,338 square km, maximum depth of 24,5 m, maximum length of 855 m and maximum width of 615 m.
Small lake has an area of 0,177 square km, maximum depth of 49,1 m, maximum length of 605 m and maximum width around 400 m.

The maximum length of the entire Crno Lake is 1,155 m. Small lake actually has the greater volume, being of greater depth.

Crno lake is filled by numerous mountain streams, the best known being Mlinski stream. Other streams have no name, as they appear periodically, when snow from Durmitor mountain is melting.

Crno Lake is premium tourist attraction of Durmitor area. It is the biggest and the best known of 18 glacier lakes on the mountain. The lake is easily accessible, as it is within walking distance from the center of the town of Žabljak.

The 3,5 km walking path circles around entire lake, and it is popular destination for recreation and hiking. Numerous mountain paths depart from it to other smaller lakes around Žabljak. The Katun restaurant, is located on the shore of the lake, and serves meals prepared in traditional way.

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Kučka Krajina Mountains (Žijovo) in fact belong to Prokletija as a whole. These are high mountains, with even 15 peaks higher than 2000 m. The most famous are Surdup, Štitan, Pasjak, Maglič, Vila, Krisitor, Žijevo, Šila, Treskavac … This is a complex souranded by Cijevna River, the border with Albania, Zeta plain, Morača and Mala Rijeka River and Veruša, Bukumir and Rikavačko lake.  Slopes of these mountains are covered with shrubs, coniferous and deciduous forests. Glatiation left for the witnesses lakes already mentioned,valleys and sharp peaks. Mainly karstic composition. They are very suitable for grazing and they provide numerous Katuns many of which are even today active.

Žabljak (Montenegrin/Serbian: Жабљак, Žabljak, Turkish: Yabliyak) is a town in northern Montenegro. The town of Žabljak has a population of 1,937.

Žabljak is the seat of the Montenegrin municipality with the same name (population 4,204 in 2003). The town is in the centre of Durmitor mountain region, at an altitude of 1456m, which makes it the highest situated town on the Balkans.
The first Slav name of the place was “Varezina voda” (Варезина вода) possibly because of the strong source of drinkable water nearby, making a settlement possible. Later, the town was renamed “Hanovi” or originally “Anovi” because it was where caravans rested. Today’s name is dates from the year 1870, when in one and the same day the building of a school, of a church and of a captain’s home was begun. However, almost all the original buildings were destroyed during the Balkan Wars. All that was left was the old church of Sv. Preobraženje (Holy Transfiguration), built in 1862 as a monument to the victory in the battle against the Turks. Right after Žabljak was established as a town, a few retail stores and a few cafes were also opened. Thus, in the 1880s Žabljak was already a kind of a market-place, making it in time also the administrative center of the region.

In the period shortly before World War II, Žabljak was a small town with typical mountain architecture. Its unique nature was already drawing the attention of tourists from the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, and also from abroad, especially Italy (because of very close ties between Montenegro and Italy).

During World War 2 Žabljak was burnt right to its foundations. After the war, Žabljak rebuilt itself and has become Montenegro’s center for winter sports.
Žabljak is centre of Montenegro’s mountain tourism. The entire area of Durmitor mountain is protected as a national park, and offers great possibilities for both winter and summer mountain tourism.

The town of Žabljak has proven as an excellent base for activities such as:
Skiing – Durmitor’s snow cover lasts 120 days per year. The best slopes are Savin kuk, Štuoc and Javorovača.
Rafting – the 13 km (8.1 mi) deep Tara River canyon is the second-deepest in the world, and is listed as a UNESCO world heritage site. Rafting on Tara River is among most the most popular tourist attractions in Montenegro.
Mountaineering – Durmitor has perfect conditions for this sport, as cliffs and slopes are abundant.
Hiking – The surrounding area of the town of Žabljak provide great hiking paths.

One of the main tourist attractions of Durmitor are 18 glacier lakes, the biggest, most beautiful and closest to Žabljak being “Crno jezero” – literally Black lake.

Durmitor’s slopes are also becoming increasingly popular among snowboarders.

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