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podgorica
Summer 2012
Explore the city
Sights, food, nightlife
around town
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Contents
3
ESSENTIAL CITY GUIDES
Contents
Arriving in Podgorica
5
Happy landings
Basics
6
Electricity, Driving, Money etc.
History
10
From Slavic immigration to independence
Culture
11
Just the ticket
Where to stay
12
Presidential suites to bunk beds
Dining & Nightlife
Where to eat
Milenijum Bridge
JvM
16
Traditional food and all the rest
Sightseeing
24
Cafés
20
Essential things to see and do
Getting around
Where to find the best espresso
28
Nightlife
22
When legs just aren’t enough
The best bars and clubs
Mail & Phones
32
Keeping in touch
Shopping
33
The best bargains
Directory
36
All the other things you need to know
Maps & Index
Country map
38
City map
39
City centre map
40
Index
42
Street register
44
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Foreword
4
Every year around this time, Podgorica sinks away
into a blissful summer siesta. As the temperatures
rise and the crickets creak louder, many locals
escape the city to cool down on Montenegro’s
glorious beaches and in its mountain landscapes.
The city’s nightlife calms down considerably too,
with all the students preferring to party their nights
away at the seaside. As a result, traffic noise in
the city is reduced to a minimum and it’s quite
pleasant to wander around town in the cooler
mornings and evenings. In September and October
life – and bearable temperatures – return to the
city, and when the cultural scene starts up for the
new season.
Podgorica is a good base for exploring Montenegro,
and many sights are just a short trip away; Ostrog
Monastery for example, in the mountains to the
west (see page 27). Or head to the coast for the day
– we recently launched the Budva In Your Pocket
city guide that covers much of the beautiful coast,
including Kotor; download the free PDF at www.
budva.inyourpocket.com or look for the print guide
at the Podgorica tourism office and hotels.
We’d be happy to hear back from readers; post your
comments about hotels and restaurants online, or
simply email us at podgorica@inyourpocket.com
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Cover story
Podgorica’s 18th century clock
tower is one of the few re-
maining structures from the
O t to m a n e ra. D o m i n a ti n g
a small square with kiosks
near to the train station in
the original old town district,
it was once used to indicate
the market and prayer times.
Unfortunately, the tower is not
open for visitors.
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arriving in podgoriCa
5
Podgorica and Montenegro in general remain expensive
destinations to fly to. If you’re counting pennies, do what
smart people do and fly into Dubrovnik just over the
border in Croatia. Buses filter in from everywhere, and the
train journey from Belgrade through the mountains is a
delightful introduction to the country.
Street smarts
Below is a list of Montenegrin street and place names.
In this guide we’ve left the word
ulica
(street) out of
addresses, as is common practice locally.
You’ll often see bb written in addresses, this means
bez
broja
, ‘no number’, and it’s probably an obvious building
along the street.
By plane
Podgorica’s small but modern airport (
aerodrom
) is
8km southwest of the city along the road to Bar. There
is no public transport to town, but Montenegro Airlines
runs a bus service to Trg Republike, the main square,
departing a short while after each of their flight arrivals.
Tickets cost €3 and can be bought on the bus. Taking a
taxi from outside the terminal to the city centre will cost
around €20, but just €5-10 if you call one of the local
companies. If you’re arriving at Tivat airport, a taxi to
Podgorica will take about 80 minutes and costs €40-50,
depending on your bargaining skills. You can also wait
along the road for buses going south (to your right) to
Budva and on to Podgorica, though you may need to wait
a while.
Autoput
Highway
Bulevar
Boulevard
Most
Bridge
Put
Road
Trg
Square
Ulica
Street
By train
Train travellers from Belgrade or Bar disembark at
Podgorica’s train station, on the eastern edge of the city.
The station building only holds ticket offices and a restau-
rant, so for ATMs, kiosks and other services walk across
the street to the bus station. To get to the city centre, hail
a taxi for about €2 or hop on bus N°6 which trundles to the
Crna Gora hotel. Alternatively, it’s a 15-minute walk along
Oktobarske Revolucije, then right down Bratstva-Jedinst-
va. Buses N°7 and 4 run to the Novi Grad district.
By bus
Located right in front of the train station, Podgorica’s
bus station is a marvellous arrival point. Equipped with
ATMs, a minimarket, a superb little buffet restaurant, a
post office and a
garderoba
for leaving luggage (open
05:00-22:00, €2 per item), it has all you need to get ready
for your assault on the city. See
Arriving by train
for direc-
tions to the city centre.
Podgorica’s train station
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City districts
Although small, Podgorica has several distinct districts.
Nova Varoš
(New Town) is the modern city centre, a
regular grid of streets set between the Morača and
Ribnica rivers. This area has the densest concentra-
tion of shops, restaurants and nightlife options, and
various streets and squares have been pedestrianised
or otherwise upgraded in recent years.
Stara Varoš
(Old Town), south of the two rivers’ confluence, is the
city’s original old town area – although little remains
of the bustle of yesteryear. Ottoman-era landmarks
here include the Clock Tower surrounded by a small
bazaar, the fortress and two small mosques. A kilo-
metre west of the city centre, the
Novi Grad
(New
City) district, informally and better known as
Preko
Morače
(Across the Morača), is Podgorica’s brand
new business district. Originally a residential suburb
with uniform highrise apartment buildings, in the last
decade it’s seen massive investment and now has
various new developments including offices, hotels,
upmarket restaurants and shops. Finally, the leafy
Pod Goricom
(Below the hill) district, curled around
Gorica hill east of the city centre, is home to many
embassies.
Tourist information
The national tourism informa-
tion number, tel. 1300, is a
han d y one to save on your
mobile. They can answer ques-
tions on all aspects of travel and
tourism for all of Montenegro,
24 hours per day. Normal tele-
phone costs apply.
Tourism Board of Podgorica (TOP)
E-2, Slobode
47, tel. +382 20 66 75 35, fax +382 20 66 75
36, pgto@t-com.me, www.podgorica.travel.
Right
next to the Carine restaurant, the city’s friendly tourist
information office does its best to inform you about all
three sights in town and the plethora of interesting trips
in the surroundings. They have informative brochures
and a good city map and can help book you a city tour
or daytrip.
Q
June-Oct: open 08:00 - 20:00, Sat 09:00
- 13:00, closed Sun. Nov-May: open 08:00 - 16:00,
closed Sat, Sun.
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