Skadar Lake.Guide

Destinations around Skadar Lake

Where to base yourself, what's a day trip, what's a stop on the way.

Virpazar main square with the old stone bridge
On the lake

Virpazar

A local's guide to Virpazar — the stone-bridge village that most Skadar Lake boat tours leave from.

Podgorica river and Millennium Bridge
35 km, 40 minutes

Podgorica

Podgorica is Montenegro's capital and the easiest place to base yourself for a Skadar Lake visit.

Bar old town ruins with mountains behind
35 km, 40 minutes north

Bar

Bar sits on the Adriatic 40 minutes from Skadar Lake — the easy combination base for coast plus lake.

Budva old town and Adriatic coastline
70 km, 1h15

Budva

Budva is Montenegro's beach capital and a common base for travellers day-tripping to Skadar Lake.

Bay of Kotor from the fortress walls
100 km, 1h45

Kotor

Kotor is Montenegro's UNESCO-listed old town on a dramatic bay. Combined with Skadar Lake, one of the great Balkan pairings.

Cetinje historic royal capital street
35 km, 45 minutes

Cetinje

Cetinje is Montenegro's old royal capital, sitting halfway between Kotor and Skadar Lake — a perfect stop when combining the two.

The famous horseshoe bend at Rijeka Crnojevića
On the lake

Rijeka Crnojevića

The village of Rijeka Crnojevića sits at the famous horseshoe river bend of Skadar Lake — the quiet alternative to Virpazar.