Drušići: Wine Growing, Local History and Finding Hotels

If you are looking for a hotel in Drušići, wine growing, a marked national park route and local history offer concrete points of reference for planning your trip. The local character ranges from visits and tastings at Vinarija Janković to historical connections dating back to 1523. The rural settlement pattern is also part of the character of the place. You can therefore plan your stay around a clear focus: the grape harvest, the route, or local history.

Wine Growing and a Visit to Vinarija Janković

At Vinarija Janković in Drušići, you can visit the vineyard and production facilities. Tastings include red, white and rosé wine, rakija and traditional snacks. The wines and rakija are made according to traditional recipes. Between August and September, you can take part in the grape harvest; confirm the date again before your trip, as this offering is seasonal.

The traditional picture of wine growing in Drušići includes vines on terraced retaining walls; the grapes were used to make rakija. This agricultural description complements a visit to Vinarija Janković with a view of the cultural landscape.

Route and Getting There

The marked Rijeka Crnojevića–Karuč national park route is 9.5 kilometres long and passes through Drušići. If you would like to include this route in your trip plans, check the latest route conditions before your visit.

For directions from Podgorica, you can use the sequence via the road towards Cetinje, a turnoff to Lake Skadar National Park and the old road to Rijeka Crnojevića as a guide. Check current road conditions before setting out.

History and Cultural Connections

In 1523, the Cetinje Monastery owned an abandoned vineyard in Drušići. This historical connection to the land adds a monastic perspective to the history of wine growing. Drušići is also identified as the birthplace of Metropolitan Danilo Dajković; he was born there in 1895. Milo Ilijin Dragojević was born in Drušići, lived there and was buried there. These biographies add personal connections to the local history.

A local historical account connects Drušići and Rvaši with Karuč: residents of both places built storage huts on the shores of Lake Skadar, from whose foundations Karuč later developed.

Rural Settlement Landscape

The rural landscape of Drušići includes stone walls, paths to farmsteads and houses. Together with the terraced retaining walls on which vines grow, these features create a picture of settlement and agricultural use. Wine growing is therefore evident both in the specific visitor offering and in the traditional description of the landscape.

Cultural Context in Cetinje

In the wider destination of Cetinje, the focus is on urban cultural heritage. The historic centre of Cetinje is a cultural heritage ensemble of exceptional importance, with individually protected monuments, parks and a regular urban layout. Cetinje is known as the “City of Books”; for centuries, books have been written, printed, read and preserved there. Oktoih, the first printed book of the South Slavs, was printed in Cetinje in 1494.

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