The Circuit around Korita
Rocky, sharp,hard for living and authentic places near Podgorica. The Circuit around Korita is something you should visit if you are nature lover.
Throughout history Balkan peninsula used to be a very turbulent region of Europe. Our tradition is a mixture of a lot of different influences also our borders have been changed for a lot of times. Even now places which are close to Albania have a lot of locals who do not speak Montenegro language, but speak Albanian language.
“The Circuit around Korita” , 65 km trough the mountain of Kuci on izi.travel app.
To make it easier to tourists who want to know more about this part, Ministry of tourism made this project “The Circuit around Korita”. Panoramic road 4 “The Circuit around Korita” , 65 km trough the mountain of Kuci on izi.travel app.
This round journey takes us close to Albanian border and it is indeed poetic. Another important thing is that this part of our country represents old Montenegro. You will see a rocky sea in some areas, places where nature is wild and inaccessible. Seems like sharp rocks and angry mountains keeping peace in they own pride. In contrast you will see a lot of greenery and beautiful mixture of colors dancing in front of our eyes. Like triggering warm feelings that nurture our souls.
Grlo sokolovo view point.
There are some interesting villages that you will meet on a way to the main point “Grlo sokolovo”( Throat of the hawk). As a result of one old story when hawk found a wounded soldier on one rock. . The soldier was too weak and hawk used to bring him water with one small piece of fabric. That piece fell down on the ground in front of the house of our soldier. His mother saw it and went after the hawk. Mother find her son and everything was well on the end.
Prepare yourself for picnic.
When you get near this place, on the top of the mountain, you need around one hour walking to reach it. Now we won’t reveal anything more about this view. You will remain breathless and happiness will fill your heart. Maybe you should prepare some nice wine and cheese for complete relaxation. In this village Kuci you have a few places to order food, but they are only open in top season time. Thanks to this project “The Circuit around Korita” people will have some more income from tourism. So for good cheese or smoke ham leave some cash to buy here. One more tip is that you should visit winery Rajkovic (on app there is no enough info).
On a way back to Podgorica you will go through other road. Above all you will catch a stunning view on the canyon of river Cijevna and this is also on a “must see” list :). This journey lasts around six hours or more. But with a stop in Museum of Marko Miljanov and all landscapes, villages, connecting with locals you will have a whole nice picture of old Montenegro. Above all in the end of a day you will be filled with beautiful memories.
This tour you can do by yourself just google “The Circuit around Korita”, or you can arrange it with us.
