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Piva lake is the largest artificial lake in Montenegro, and the second largest behind the Skadarsko lake. Length is 42 km. The dam, which it maintains high 220 m is one of the largest in Europe. Piva lake is the largest reservoir of fresh water. It was created in the period 1967 – 1975. Village Plužine and Piva Monastery had to be removed, and  a part of the canyon was sacrified. Although much is sacrificed, todaz we have a new beauty, which is still used shyly( drive the boat, fishing, swim, sail) and in its surroundings grow various eco-villages.

One particularly important Orthodox monastery complex in Montenegro is the Piva Monastery, originally located at the source of the River Piva, and then relocated to another location due to the formation of an accumulation lake for the Piva Hydroelectric Plant. Work on relocating the church lasted for over a decade, from 1970 to 1982. From the church walls 1,260 square metres of frescoes were removed and then relocated. The church building was “deconstructed” stone by stone and rebuilt at the new location, 9 km from Plužine.

The monastery Church of the Assumption of the Holy Mother of God was built between 1573 and 1586 through the efforts of Herzeg Metropolitan Savatija, who later on became the Serbian patriarch. The church is a three-nave construction with a taller middle nave, without a cupola. In addition to the architecture, its value is represented in the fresco paintings. The main part of the church was decorated by anonymous Greek painters between 1604 and 1605. The upper parts of the porch were painted by a local painter – the priest Strahinja from Budimlje, who painted Akatist to the Mother of God, on the most prominent part of the church. On the lower parts there are works by the refined painter Kozma, dating from 1626. He also painted most of the icons on the gilded, richly carved iconostasis. The throne icons of the Mother of God, Christ and Assumption of the Mother of God were painted by the artist Longin.

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For many, Bjelasica is the most beautiful Montenegrin mountains. Situated in the heart of Montenegro,  in the central-continental area, and so uniformly branches in four directions, and actually has a round shape. Its length and width and is 30 kilometers. Area about 630 square kilometers. The boundaries of two large rivers, Lim and Tara, and from the north and Ljuboviđa Lepenica. Municipality of Kolasin, Mojkovac, Bijelo Polje, Berane and Andrijevica. Bjelasica characterized by three specific and important comparative advantages: very easy mobility and accessibility to the highest mountain peaks, a great wealth of forest and the wealth of current water. The mountain has very good potential for ski fields.
Bjelasica is unlike other mountains in the region of volcanic origin. Hence, the green of summer, and winter white. And while the Durmitor Lovćen water or perish, here everything stays on the surface, the basin in the numerous streams and rivers, of which perhaps the most important and most beautiful Biogradska River, which empties into the mountains and pearl Lake Biograd.
The highest peak Bjelasica black head, 2139 meters high.
On the southern slopes of the mountain Bjelasica are based no less picturesque mountain chains Komovi.
Since 1990. Bjelasica year and named a ski resort, with 15 km groomed trails.

Wikipedia Article

The Bojana or Buna (Montenegrin: Bojana/Бојана; Albanian: Buna or Bunë), is a 41 km long river in Albania and Montenegro which flows into the Adriatic Sea. An outflow of Lake Scutari, measured from the source of the lake’s longest tributary, the Morača, the Morača-Lake Scutari- Bojana / Buna system is 183 km long.After 20 kilometers in Albania, it forms the border between Albania and Montenegro. On this border section, which is 24 km long, the river meanders widely, flowing around Lakes Šas and Zogajsko blato, both in Montenegro. Settlements include villages of Sveti Đorđe and Rec on the Montenegrin, and Luarz and Pulaj on the Albanian side. The area surrounding the river in this section is low and marshy, the Buna being the eastern border of the Field of Ulcinj and of the 12 km-long Long beach (Velika Plaža) of Ulcinj.
At its mouth into the Adriatic the Buna forms a small delta with two arms, the left one forming the border with Albania, and the right one, with the island between the arms, being part of Montenegro. The island is called Ada Bojana -Ada, the Turkish word for “island”, has found its way into the Montenegrin language. It was supposedly formed around a ship’s wreck in the 19th century, and now covers an area of 6 km2, and is Montenegro’s largest island.
Despite being short, the river has quite a large watershed, covering 5,187 km², because the whole drainage area of Lake Scutari, the largest lake in southeastern Europe, is also part of it. Also, thanks to the waters from the Great Drin, the Bojana / Buna ranks second place among all tributaries to the Adriatic, measured by the annual discharge, after the Po in Italy (with 352 m³/s).
The Bojana / Buna is navigable throughout its whole course, depending on the size of your boat.

About the island of Stari (Old Ulcinj) is not written much. It’s situated near the coast between Bar and Ulcinj. It was named after the village, of which only ruins remained. At the Venice maps was registered as Dolcigno Vecchio.The ruins of the village consists of  the walls on the western and northwestern part of the island. East and South sides are steep and rocky. There are also remains  of other buildings such as small houses, churches, graves. It can also be found pieces of pottery from ancient history. The island is completely uninhabited, and waits for archaeological and tourist valorization.

Šasko Lake is located in  Ulcinj  field and it’s the second largest in Montenegro. Dimensions are: length 3200m, width 1500, these figures ofcourse vary, and its surface ranges from 3.6 km2 to 5.3 km2.Hight is one meter above sea level and is characterized by cryptodepression like the near Skadarsko lake.  It receives water from the Međuriječka river, several sources and Bojana riber when its water level is high.  It is surrounded by the  swamp, and the water reaches a temperature near 30 C in summer. The lake is rich  in fish (23 species), and is one of the most important bird habitats in Europe. Still is poorly used for tourist purposes, but expect better days.