10 Things That Amaze about Montenegro

It is one of the most beautiful countries on earth, whose name literally means Black Mountain, a country where its imperious mountains descend into the Adriatic Sea, a wonderful blending of Nature at its finest.
Montenegro has only been fully independent since 2006, but its heritage dates back millennia, and its tourism industry is booming, offering a luxury that is harder to find elsewhere on the Adriatic.
I have been visiting since 2001 and have witnessed a country undergoing enormous change. And nowhere more so than on the Lustica Peninsula, a slice of heaven that is being developed by Egyptian-Swiss company Orascom, with a planned 7 hotels, 2 marinas, 18-hole golf course, and a village of 2,500 people.
Pride of place and arguably the best luxury address in Montenegro is The Chedi Lustica Bay, who invited me to visit in January 2023 to discover the real Montenegro off-season, and with whom this video is made in paid partnership. You can learn more about The Chedi Lustica Bay on the official website - www.chedilusticabay.com/
So what did I find in Montenegro? Here are 10 things that I think are amazing about this small but stunning land.
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[@frithbarbat]

I'm a happy new resident of Luštica. The views looking back across the bay towards the mountains encapsulate everything that is dramatic and beautiful about this country. I'm so glad to be here.

[@PaulBradbury]

Great choice. I love the accessibiliy to nature and traditional Montenegro around Centrale.

[@hrco2103]

My girl is from Montenegro, im from Croatia. And i'm every month in Montenegro. And every time i'm amazed with that land, I can freelay say more then my motherland.

[@PaulBradbury]

Agree with you, it is very beautiful - but then so is Croatia

[@slothqueencreations8439]

Hi Paul. I am English living in Kotor, and my Serbian language tutor pointed me in the direction of your videos. I loved this video and learned some great new facts about Montenegro. I've subscribed to your channel and look forward to your updates!

[@PaulBradbury]

Nice. Love Kotor - you might enjoy this one too kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqWkZattq8yHfa8

[@kani9284]

I think the Montenegrin people are super nice. I like their mentality. I did drive up their coast from Bar to Sveti Stefan and I have to say I expected it to be more beautiful considering how much their coast is praised by people. I did hear that Kotor and Herceg Novi are much nicer so that might be interesting to see. I also loved their mountains. They have a special look to them, it made me feel like I was on another planet.

[@PaulBradbury]

The mountains are fantastic. Re the coast, I think the whole of the Boka Bay and Lustica Peninsula are the best, as well as Sveti Stefan of course.

[@kani9284]

@@PaulBradbury sveti Stefan is really cute but we heard that you can't just go on the island part of it if you aren't a guest in one of the hotels on the island?

[@KikoPeo]

No they are not nice at all.The most arogant and rude nation in Europe

[@matiyak4571]

As a Croat I got to say you found better way to exploit Dubrovnik then even we Croats have. I'm not even mad that's amazing😂

[@PaulBradbury]

Dubrovnik does very well.for itself, but Montenegro is using the resource very effectively.

[@matiyak4571]

@@PaulBradbury Hey Idk if you heard what im reffering to and if im 100% correct but there is supposed to be a law change or sth that will allow development and sale of island so soon we might start selling them to billionaires left and right especialy around dubrovnik idk how I feel about it but I guess it worked for Bahamas so this is how rich might wanna settle here. That would be our version of luzica.

[@ViajesYrecuerdos-lv8uc]

Wow I had no idea Montenegro was this interesting. Thanks for sharing! Would you live there?

[@PaulBradbury]

Montenegro is an incredibly diverse place and I love visiting, but Croatia is my home.

[@angoma]

I worked at Čilipi airport, Dubrovnik. It is true that many people land in Dubrovnik and then go to Montenegro, Međugorje, Mostar.

[@PaulBradbury]

Yes, one of the most interesting additions at Dbk airport is a road sign to Tivat as you exit, even though it is another country and Herceg Novi is three times bigger and nearer.

[@angoma]

@@PaulBradbury Yes, that is interesting. I didn't pay attention to it. 😅 It is also interesting that another airport is planned to be built near Trebinje.

[@naysayer8052]

i think the whole Balkan is gorgeous, every country on that part of the world is just gorgeous if you look nature, greetings from Croatia

[@PaulBradbury]

It is a great region

[@mp7519]

Haha what a fantastic commandments so much true & will never fail you for sure 😄😄 Thanks for making this exquisite short informative video ! Glad for Montenegro development, it's such a jewel....should visit one day for sure! Cheers mate and all the best

[@PaulBradbury]

Glad you enjoyed

[@mdnuruzzamannuruzzaman6045]

Beautiful Croatia

[@PaulBradbury]

Yes but this is Montenegro

[@mdnuruzzamannuruzzaman6045]

@@PaulBradbury Dear sir I am willing to Come Croatia you are rights process

[@biserkasertic1208]

National park Durmitor?

[@PaulBradbury]

Agree, spectacular

[@ex-yukaraoke.v.246]

As Montenegrin i prefer north and beautiful montenegrin mountains and canyons than sea south which is also beautiful. It's matter of taste.

[@PaulBradbury]

I hear you - the best of both worlds

[@funkyribar2301]

As a Croat from Northern Croatia I fully agree.. Živio!

[@urbanaerialexplorer1885]

Have you explored the healthcare for expats ? I'm Australian, retired due to medical reasons, have a full disability pension and thinking seriously about migrating to Croatia; somewhere near Omis - my pension will come with me but not the healthcare ... I have family in Croatia (lots) and would seek dual citizenship via my fathers side who are from Senj. It is possible to get a healthcare card or whatever their system is ? Any information would be appreciated

[@PaulBradbury]

Yes. There is a whole chapter in our recent book, Croatia a Survival Kit for Foreigners. You can find it on Amazon.

[@dt6822]

I think it's very nice of you to up the rating of Montenegro since they need more help promoting themselves to tourists.

[@PaulBradbury]

Another Montenegro video coming soon if you want to subscribe

[@dovlication]

Actually, Boka Kotorska is not a fjord even though it looks very much like one. In reality its a submerged river valley.

[@strossicro1]

rijas

[@andre1987eph]

4:13 as a Los Angeleno hoping to possibly retire in Montenegro, Celebrities in Montenegro are the least of the attractions Im interested. 😊

[@PaulBradbury]

And that's the beauty of Montenegro - a very diverse country with different things appealing to different people.

[@osmaks1518]

CRNOGORSKE JUNAČINE

[@i1bike]

Does montenegro belongs to serbia or to croatia ? (grabs popcorn*)

[@funkyribar2301]

Crnogorcima :)

[@miromedica7878]

The coast of Montenegro belongs to Croatia as far as Sveti Stefan and Boka Kotarska is concerned, perhaps a few km of the southern coast belongs to Albania. True Montenegrenians are mountain people who only recently were given access to the coast when it was given to them by Tito.

[@hybrydchumur]

Pogrijesio si video. Covjek prica o Crnoj Gori a ne prekrajanju granica.

[@miromedica7878]

@@hybrydchumur Please learn English before criticizing any comments. Thank you.

[@hybrydchumur]

@@miromedica7878 My English is fine. Get a life.

[@funkyribar2301]

Trollu pozdrav iz Bjelovara ;)

[@australiaprisonisland9156]

Coastal Montenegro has a heavy Venetian, Dalmatian influence. Non Slavic even though they speak it. It used to be called Veneto Albania.

[@zagrepcanin82]

Montenegro was once part of Kingdom of Croatia. it was županija Duklja. then pope granted them independence. Boka Kotorska was croatian territory till 1917 when it was stolen from us but not only Boka but also easter Srijem all the way till Belgrade. Petar Petrovic Njegos wrote to Ban Jelacic when we were at war with Hungary that he will send Montenegrin troops to aid the war.....because it is brotherhood thing to do. Ban politely decline the offer. That is why Montenegrins speak with "ijekavica" dialect....they are our kin. Fun fact....until it was conquered by Stefan Nemanja,serbian king,Duklja was populated by Croats and 90% were roman catholic citizens

[@matiyak4571]

Nema potrebe revisionismu, tome nikad nema kraja ko sto nama talijani I madari non stop revizioniraju.

[@nebojsakuburovic650]

So,you think that Montenegro hasn"t own history ?! We have a state for 10 siecles and when you were under the Austro-Ungarian Kingdom for a long time,we were independent state!

[@zagrepcanin82]

@@nebojsakuburovic650 i know history of Montenegro. And yes that is true...but Austro Hungarian empire was established in the late 19th century. It was Habsburg empire before that. And what I wrote is true. Duklja was part of Croatia

[@nebojsakuburovic650]

@@zagrepcanin82 ....25 years later Roman Pope give us a formal act of independence,and we have 1000 years of state history.

[@rr-sk9dr]

If croatia existed, what was the capital? Duvno? Clamng you know history very well ,youmst kow answer?

[@TeddyBelcher4kultrawide]

Not nato and, you wish

[@harijurada6058]

11. Thing That Most Amaze about Montenegro: They stole a Croatian sailing ship: "Jadran" in the 90s of the last century, and they still haven't returned it!

[@hybrydchumur]

Ajde molim vas fasisti sa svih strana ne serite. Covjek predstavlja Crnu Goru (nase susjede i prijatelje) i imajte malo obraza i ukusa u ponasanju.

[@voliminter]

Paul you still have to learn , I mean a lot . Kotor Bay is historical Croatia and costline in general all the way to Bar, but most important think you don't know is that al those real estate projects is kokain a cigaretes money laundring scheme true variuos russian and Arbab world dictarorship regimes where 10% fee gives you a deal . Lustica bay , Tivat , Aman , Dukley Hills... it's all Milo Đukanović property 100% . If you think that some Azerbejdzan (turkish ) company would be alowed to own something significant in Montenegro and it's economy than you seriusly dont' know 0,1% of montenegrin history and mentality.

[@voliminter]

you should read : Gorski vijenac , Hasanagica , Smrt Smail Age Čengića...

[@nebojsakuburovic650]

So,"brother Abaz" has a opprtunity to arrest Milo Đukanovic if he is quilty. But,that suspicious "technical premier" didn' do that until now! I am afraid because he hasn't any evidence of that Milo's "crimes"!

[@rr-sk9dr]

Dalmatia was never Croatia ,until Comunist. Dubrovnik specially has nothing to do with croatia . It was free republic . You wish...

[@PaulBradbury]

Haha, thanks for your comment. I am aware how things work in Montenegro and the wider region, as well as the history. I am also aware of tourism in 2023 (which is my primary focus), and the fact is that at the top end, Montenegro is doing a great job attracting high-paying guests, and with the product to match. Visiting Lustica in January was a fantastic experience, and for foodies, the choice of international cuisine, for example, beats most of what is available on the Croatian coast during the season in terms of variety. For The Chedi, for example, to have 35 out of 135 full-time staff who have been there 5 years means these are careers not seasonal jobs as on the rest of the coast. From the point of view of the visiting tourist, it was a fantastic experience.

[@funkyribar2301]

@@PaulBradbury British/American secret service obviously.. haha.. Where the hell is Tito to get things done :) Btw greetings from Zagreb ;)

[@eduardozd217]

60% of cultural heritage of MN belongs to croatian catholics in Boka Kotorska. 🇭🇷

[@drazj]

That's not correct, if you think about Boka, then yes, the rest of Montenegro has it's own culture, history, heritage etc.

[@nebojsakuburovic650]

Stay away your fingers from our beautiful country,please. We are proud of our mixed cultures and I expect that you,Croats,are diferent than agressive and primitive Serbs. So,be correct and respect us,as amazing and special state in lot of senses!

[@Brajkecc]

False News dude, Perast and Kotor ok, what more?

[@eduardozd217]

@@Brajkecc It is truth.

[@rr-sk9dr]

Croatia is 400 km from Boka bay . If you said Vennetian influnce ,that is correct . Being Roman - Catholic ,dos not translate as croat . It is today in croatia, thanks to the Comunists.