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Njegoš Mausoleum, Lovćen
Montenegro’s summit shrine
Njegoš’s granite mausoleum on Jezerski Vrh, up 461 steps, with views over much of Montenegro.
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Image courtesy of © Milica Buha · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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Image courtesy of © Ingo Mehling · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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About Njegoš Mausoleum, Lovćen
High on Jezerski Vrh, at 1,657 metres in Lovćen National Park, stands the mausoleum of Petar II Petrović-Njegoš, bishop, poet and ruler of Montenegro. From the car park, 461 steps climb through a tunnel to Ivan Meštrović’s monument, completed in 1974, where black-granite figures of Montenegrin women guard the entrance and a vault glitters with a mosaic of 200,000 gilded tiles. Beyond lies a viewing platform with a sweeping panorama down to the Bay of Kotor. Bring a layer, as it stays cool up here even in summer.
Our take
- Designed by Ivan Meštrović
- 461 steps up
- Panorama to the sea
- Address
- Lovćen, the Balkans
- Website
- nparkovi.me
- Our city guide
- On our Podgorica guide
- Price guide
- Ticket (sights price guide)
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Njegoš Mausoleum, Lovćen before you go.
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