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Montenegro packs coast, karst and high mountains into a small country, and its lakes follow the same pattern.
Lake Skadar, shared with Albania, is the largest lake in the Balkans: a national park of reed beds, water lilies and island monasteries, visited by boat from Virpazar and Rijeka Crnojevića, and known for its birds, Dalmatian pelicans among them.
In the north, the glacial lakes of Durmitor, Black Lake near Žabljak the best known, and Biogradsko jezero in one of Europe's last primeval forests are short walks from the road; Plav and the Prokletije mountains add more on the border with Albania. The mountain lakes are at their best from June to September.
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Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0Albania (Northern Albania) · Montenegro (Central Montenegro)
Lake Skadar lies on the border between Montenegro and Albania and is the largest lake in the Balkans. It is a karst lake with a changeable shoreline: its water rises and falls with the seasons over a wide flat plain…
Photo: Javier Sánchez Portero · CC BY-SA 3.0Montenegro · Bjelasica · Northern Montenegro
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Activities in Montenegro
Floating islands, a tortoise island, a church standing in the water, a lake that turns into a football pitch and remote Prokletije lakes: seven off-the-beaten-path lake stops in the Balkans.
Glacial lakes, high tarns and big mountain scenery: seven Balkan mountain lakes with hiking routes, difficulty, elevation, walking times, access points and the best season to go.
Looking for a beach holiday without the Adriatic crowds? Six Balkan lakes with warm water, real beaches and room to breathe, with water temperatures, facilities and how to get there.