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King Nikola’s Palace, Bar
A royal seaside palace
King Nikola’s seaside palace of 1885, now Bar’s Homeland Museum, set in a botanical garden.
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About King Nikola’s Palace, Bar
Built on the shoreline in 1885, King Nikola’s palace at Bar was a gift to his daughter, Princess Zorka, and her husband, Prince Petar Karađorđević. The ensemble takes in a large and a small palace, a chapel, a watchtower and a winter garden, with a spacious ballroom added in 1910. Today it houses the Homeland Museum, where the area’s most important archaeological finds sit beside rooms kept as they once were. Afterwards, wander the botanical garden, planted in the king’s day with Mediterranean species, cork oak among them, and trees gathered from far afield.
Our take
- Built in 1885
- Original royal rooms
- Archaeological finds
- Botanical garden
- Address
- Bar, the Balkans
- Website
- bar.travel
- Our city guide
- On our Podgorica guide
- Opening hours
- 09:00–15:00 and 17:00–23:00 in season; 09:00–15:00 out of season
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with King Nikola’s Palace, Bar before you go.
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