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MONTENEGRO | GREECE, CYPRUS & BALKANS


This Balkan beauty spot packs an astonishing array of activities into a small space, finds Olly Beckett


ontenegro is fast becoming the Balkan destination


du jour and it’s not hard to see why. It offers exceptional value, superb beaches and a surprising variety of landscapes packed in between its mountains, canyons and Adriatic coastline. Demand is on the rise too: visitor numbers increased by 3.4% year on year this February. Most visitors fly into Tivat – accessible from Stansted, Birmingham and Manchester with Jet2.com – and base themselves on the Bay of Kotor, lured by its mix of medieval architecture, pristine seas and sun-kissed beaches.


Hiring a car is a good way to get


around this compact country, only two-thirds the size of Wales, though clients who are nervous about driving abroad will find plenty of organised excursions on offer too.


TIMELESS CHARM Kotor, the country’s best-known tourist destination, is the perfect place to start. If clients are familiar with Croatia, they’ll recognise the touches left behind by the once-mighty Venetian Empire that stretched to this part of the Adriatic – from red-roofed bell towers to piazzas filled with gelaterias. On a tour around the Old Town


(from £25 per person when booked² travelweekly.co.uk 14 MAY 2026 35


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