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Sveti Stefan
A picture-perfect fortified island village connected to the mainland by a narrow isthmus, now an exclusive luxury resort.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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Petrovac na Moru
Budva, Montenegro · Europe
About Petrovac na Moru
Petrovac na Moru works well as a base: 20 minutes from Sutomore, 13km from Lake Skadar National Park.
Petrovac na Moru is in Budva, Montenegro, with about 1,500 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Sutomore, about 11 km away.
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What is there to see near Petrovac na Moru?
Within an hour or so of Petrovac na Moru: Sveti Stefan (7 km), Budva Old Town (12 km), Lake Skadar National Park (13 km), Rijeka Crnojevića (18 km).
Are there any good drives near Petrovac na Moru?
The nearest famous roads are Kotor Serpentine Road, P1 Kotor–Lovćen Serpentines (Ladder of Cattaro) and Kotor Serpentine (Kotor-Njegusi old road).
Where is Petrovac na Moru?
Petrovac na Moru is in Budva, Montenegro, about 11 km from Sutomore.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,485
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Montenegro
- Region
- Budva
- Timezone
- Europe/Podgorica
- Coordinates
- 42.2056, 18.9425
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Worth the detour from Petrovac na Moru
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Budva Old Town
A 2,500-year-old walled coastal town on a small peninsula, one of the oldest settlements on the Adriatic with lively beaches nearby.
12 km · about 25 min drive
national park
Lake Skadar National Park
The largest lake in southern Europe, with the Pavlova Strana horseshoe viewpoint on the winding road above Rijeka Crnojevića.
13 km · about 25 min drive
photogenic
Rijeka Crnojevića
A sleepy former royal river port on a serpentine arm of Lake Skadar, its 1853 stone Danilo Bridge arching over water thick with lilies. Boats putter out through the famous horseshoe bends toward the lake.
18 km · about 20 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Pavlova Strana Viewpoint
A roadside viewpoint above a near-complete horseshoe meander of the Crnojević river as it enters Lake Skadar.
20 km · about 25 min drive
ancient ruins
Stari Bar
A sprawling ruined town beneath Rumija mountain above modern Bar: 2,000 years of Illyrian, Byzantine, Venetian and Ottoman layers wrecked by an 1878 siege and 1979 earthquake. An aqueduct, citadel and olive groves with a 2,000-year-old tree nearby.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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Cetinje
Montenegro's historic royal capital nestled in a mountain-ringed valley, home to former embassies, palaces, and the Cetinje Monastery.
21 km · about 25 min drive
national park
Lovćen National Park
A sacred Montenegrin mountain park crowned by the monumental mausoleum of poet-prince Njegoš, offering staggering views of the entire coast and inland.
23 km · about 25 min drive
Driving roads near Petrovac na Moru
- 20 kmPavlova Strana ViewpointA roadside viewpoint above a near-complete horseshoe meander of the Crnojević river as it enters Lake Skadar.
- 26 kmKotor Serpentine ViewpointA series of hairpin bends climbing above the Bay of Kotor with each switchback revealing a more breathtaking view of the fjord-like bay.
- 28 kmKotor Serpentine RoadA stunning series of 25 hairpin bends climbing from the Bay of Kotor to Cetinje with commanding views of Montenegro's fjord.
- 28 kmP1 Kotor–Lovćen Serpentines (Ladder of Cattaro)Twenty-five numbered hairpins climbing from sea level to the Lovćen ridge, with the whole Bay of Kotor unrolling below. Narrow and largely unguarded.
- 30 kmKotor Serpentine (Kotor-Njegusi old road)25 numbered hairpins climbing 900m above the Bay of Kotor on a narrow Austro-Hungarian road, with an unbeatable view.
- 35 kmBay of KotorA fjord-like Mediterranean bay ringed by sheer mountains, dotted with stone-roofed Venetian towns.
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