Kameno: Cuisine, Culture and the Route to Orjen

Kameno offers a culinary and cultural starting point for planning your trip: in the village, a fair celebrating local cuisine brings together regional ingredients and traditionally prepared dishes with a cultural programme. There is also Stara kužina Stanovčić, which serves traditional Montenegrin cuisine and has apartments for overnight stays. When looking for a hotel, you can distinguish these local highlights from the hiking and cultural activities in the wider destination of Herceg-Novi.

Culinary Culture in Kameno

The fair celebrating local cuisine in Kameno is a local tourism initiative. It focuses on ingredients from the Podorjen region, dishes based on traditional local recipes, and cultural heritage. The fair programme includes educational workshops; one event also featured a workshop on traditional cuisine. An edition in 2025 combined local cuisine with a cultural programme and a guided educational hike. The individual programme items may vary from one edition to another. So if you want to plan your trip around a particular offering, check the programme for the relevant edition.

The fair brings together several interests in one event: you can explore regional cuisine as well as cultural topics and a guided educational activity. This makes it a specific point of interest for trip planning, without assuming that one edition’s programme will be repeated at another.

Stara kužina Stanovčić

Stara kužina Stanovčić serves traditional Montenegrin cuisine. Its offerings also include walks in the rural surroundings, views of the sea and mountains, and recreation areas for children and adults. Farm produce deliveries and apartments for overnight stays are available too. As services and accommodation should be confirmed before your trip, check directly with the provider. The apartments should be considered a separate form of accommodation offered by the establishment, not the equivalent of a hotel.

This makes the address a culinary stop as well as a possible place to stay. If a hotel is your priority, keep these details separate from the establishment’s offerings when searching for suitable accommodation.

Hiking in the Wider Destination of Herceg-Novi

In the wider destination of Herceg-Novi, Orjen adds a landscape perspective to Kameno’s culinary attractions. The Herceg Novi–Kameno–Borići–“Za Vratlom” mountain hut route connects Herceg Novi with Orjen and serves as an access route to the Orjen–Lovćen–Rumija national long-distance hiking trail. Kameno is therefore also part of a named hiking route that forms part of a larger trail network.

Orjen Nature Park lies in the hinterland of Herceg Novi, on Mount Orjen. Its network of marked trails ranges from easy walking paths to routes for experienced mountaineers. The park is accessible via the Herceg Novi–Trebinje road; from the centre of Herceg Novi, a marked trail leads there on foot in less than two hours. The nature park’s protected status is primarily due to its many endemic plant species, including the Munika.

Other trails in the wider destination differ in their routes and activities: the Tatar bašta–Sušćepan–Ratiševina–Mokrine route connects villages in the hinterland and churches with viewpoints, and is suitable for walking and easy mountain hiking. The trail to Veliki Kabao, at 1,894 metres, is considered one of the most attractive and less challenging routes on Orjen; it is also described as Montenegro’s oldest purpose-built hiking trail. For your planning, these offer different levels of activity: a walk or easy mountain hike on the one hand, and a mountain route with a specific elevation target on the other.

Cultural Programme in Herceg Novi

Cultural events and historic sites in the wider destination of Herceg-Novi can also be included in your trip plans. In the old town of Herceg Novi stands Kanli Kula, a fortress built by the Ottomans in 1539. It hosts the Herceg Novi Film Festival, the Guitar Art Fest and the Operosa Festival, as well as pop and classical concerts and folk performances. The Mimosa Festival is a traditional event in Herceg Novi: founded in 1969, it features masquerade balls, carnival events, concerts, and children’s, arts and sports programmes in February and March. The Fish and Wine Festival is also part of the festival.

Discover more destinations: Klinci, Žvinje, Đenovići, Gornji Morinj, Žanjica, Kumbor, Kamenari, Sutorina.

For the wider travel overview: Herceg-Novi.