Discover Plužine: Piva Lake, nature and culture

When choosing a hotel in Plužine, it helps to first decide what you’re interested in during your stay: water, outdoor activities or culture. The Plužine area combines these interests with a variety of natural and cultural offerings. Some activities may be seasonal or require local arrangements.

Water and activities in the Plužine area

Activities in the Plužine area include swimming and fishing, as well as boat trips on Piva Lake, kayaking, cycling, horseback riding, outdoor climbing, ziplining and rafting. Piva Lake offers particularly good conditions for watersports on calm water. Kayaking and boat trips are well suited to the lake; rafting on the Tara, by contrast, follows an 18-kilometre stretch from Brštanovica to Šćepan Polje. This route is considered the most attractive tourist product of the Municipality of Plužine. The zipline at Piva Lake in Plužine has a cable length of 1,400 metres.

Nature and trails in the wider Plužine destination

Piva Nature Park covers 39 percent of the Municipality of Plužine. For hiking and cycling, the management plan for 2021–2025 lists more than 15 marked hiking and/or cycling routes with information boards in the nature park. The Plužine–Stabna–Veliki Vito mountain trail is designated as a marked mountain route. The park also has two platforms for observing wild animals and one platform for birdwatching. Trail conditions can change; check them before setting out. You should also check the condition of and access to the observation platforms before visiting.

The Stabanska Lakes are glacial lakes about 20 kilometres from the town of Plužine. From Plužine, they can be reached by a trail along the Vrbnica and Stabanski streams. The lakes are rich in trout and are often visited by sport anglers. Another natural phenomenon is Sušičko Lake on Durmitor: it is a periodic lake, and its water disappears when the Sušica River dries up.

Culture and regional specialties

Piva Monastery was relocated to Sinjac because of the flooding of the Piva River and the construction of a hydroelectric power plant; its original frescoes were moved as well. Its treasury is among the richest in Montenegro. It includes valuable collections of old manuscript books and books printed earlier in the Balkans, including the only surviving psalter from the Obod printing house. The Kula Lazara Sočice in Goransko is also part of the cultural heritage and has the status of a cultural property.

Regional specialties include a variety of dairy products: pivski skorup, prljo cheese, sour milk and grušavina are associated with the Pišče Plateau on the slopes of Durmitor National Park. Homemade brandy and mead are available in Plužine; availability from individual producers may vary.

Getting to Plužine

The nearest cities with bus stations serving Plužine are Nikšić, 58 kilometres away, and Podgorica, 109 kilometres away. The nearest airports are Podgorica (118 kilometres) and Tivat (167 kilometres). In the wider destination, the M18 main road connects Šćepan Polje on the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina to Podgorica via Plužine and Nikšić. Bus and flight connections and road conditions can change, so check schedules and road conditions for your travel dates.

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See the overview of the wider destination: Plužine.