national park
Biogradska Gora National Park
One of the last three primeval forests in Europe, centered around the pristine Biogradsko Lake surrounded by ancient trees and mountain peaks.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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Bijelo Polje
Bijelo Polje, Montenegro · Europe
About Bijelo Polje
Bijelo Polje is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Sokolovo Brdo, 21km from Biogradska Gora National Park.
Bijelo Polje is in Montenegro, with about 15,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Sokolovo Brdo, about 12 km away.
Bijelo Polje (Cyrillic: Бијело Поље, pronounced [bîjeloː pôʎe], literally White Field) is a town located in the Northern Region of Montenegro, situated along Lim River. It has an urban population of 12,900 (2011 census). It is the administrative, economic, cultural and educational centre of northern Montenegro.
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Polje is the center of Bijelo Polje Municipality (population of 38,662). Bijelo Polje means 'white field' in Serbo-Croatian.
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What is there to see near Bijelo Polje?
Within an hour or so of Bijelo Polje: Biogradska Gora National Park (21 km), Đurđevića Tara Bridge (39 km), Tara River Canyon (41 km), Uvac Canyon (41 km).
Are there any good drives near Bijelo Polje?
The nearest famous roads are Durmitor Ring Road, Sedlo Pass and Piva Canyon.
Where is Bijelo Polje?
Bijelo Polje is in Bijelo Polje, Montenegro, about 12 km from Sokolovo Brdo.
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- Population
- 15,400
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Montenegro
- Region
- Bijelo Polje
- Timezone
- Europe/Podgorica
- Coordinates
- 43.0383, 19.7476
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Worth the detour from Bijelo Polje
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
bridge
Đurđevića Tara Bridge
A 1940s concrete arch soaring 150m above Europe's deepest canyon, a launchpad for zip-lining the Tara gorge.
39 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
Tara River Canyon
The deepest canyon in Europe at 1,300 meters, a UNESCO site offering world-class whitewater rafting through pristine wilderness.
41 km · about 45 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Uvac Canyon
A mesmerizing serpentine canyon with dramatic meanders and cliff-nesting griffon vultures, offering one of Serbia's most spectacular viewpoints.
41 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
Uvac Special Nature Reserve
Deeply incised meanders of the Uvac river and a griffon vulture colony, reached by gravel roads from Sjenica or Nova Varoš with viewpoint parking.
46 km · about 55 min drive
cathedral
Sopoćani Monastery
A 13th-century UNESCO-listed monastery near Novi Pazar whose frescoes are among the finest surviving Byzantine-tradition paintings in Europe.
52 km · about 60 min drive
natural wonder
Morača Canyon (Platije)
The Podgorica-Kolašin road clings to ledges hundreds of metres above the Morača river in the Platije gorge, passing the frescoed 13th-century Morača Monastery en route north.
53 km · about 60 min drive
national park
Durmitor National Park (Black Lake)
A UNESCO mountain park featuring the stunning Black Lake, dramatic canyon scenery, and the deepest canyon in Europe carved by the Tara River.
55 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Bijelo Polje
- 39 kmĐurđevića Tara BridgeA 1940s concrete arch soaring 150m above Europe's deepest canyon, a launchpad for zip-lining the Tara gorge.
- 41 kmUvac CanyonA mesmerizing serpentine canyon with dramatic meanders and cliff-nesting griffon vultures, offering one of Serbia's most spectacular viewpoints.
- 57 kmSedlo PassThe highest paved pass in Montenegro at about 1,907 metres, on the narrow P14 between Žabljak and Plužine through Durmitor.
- 57 kmDurmitor Ring RoadAn 80 km loop around the Durmitor massif over the Sedlo pass, taking in canyon rims, high pasture and almost no traffic.
- 58 kmSedlo Pass (Durmitor Ring)The highest point of Montenegro's Durmitor Ring, a lonely 1,907 m pass on the narrow Žabljak-Plužine road weaving beneath Bobotov Kuk through moonscape karst and glacial cirques.
- 64 kmGrlo Sokolovo'Falcon's Throat': a railed viewpoint on the Kučka Korita plateau hanging over a 1,000 m sheer drop into the Cijevna river canyon, with Prokletije peaks behind. A scenic mountain road from Podgorica ends a 15-minute walk away.
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