The Virpazar Tour
private Tour
Skadar Lake National Park fee not included (€5 per person)
€120 per boat of max. 5 persons
€20 extra per additional adult (€10 for children)
private Tour
Explore the stunning nature in this 100 minutes tour in the Skadar Lake National Park. And enter the village of Virpazar, which is a touristic but marvellous beautiful spot at the Lake´s edge.
This tours lets you see the best experiences of the Skadar Lake National Park: The start with the famous bridges, the canyon with the river and then the open Skadar lake and the different routes the bushes&waters, featuring the wildlife, flora and fauna and the small rivers. And the typical montenegrian village of fishers and craftsmen.
Žabljak Crnojevića, commonly referred to as Žabljak, is an abandoned medieval fortified town (fortress) in Montenegro. The fortress is located on the confluence of the Morača river in Lake Skadar.
History
It is believed that this fortress was founded in the 10th century during the reign of the Vojislavljević dynasty in then-known Dioclea, whereas the first known written testimony of the fortress originate from mid-14th century. The fortress served as the capital of Zeta under the Crnojević dynasty from 1466 till 1478, being the seat of Stefan and Ivan Crnojević. However, Ivan Crnojević was forced to move the capital in 1478 when the Ottomans seized the town during the siege of Shkodra, holding it until the decision of the Berlin Congress in 1878 when it fell under Montenegrin administration once again after 400 years of Turkish rule. The town has tall walls with towers, as well as one gate. Within the walls can be found: Ivan Crnojević's court, Church of Saint George (was turned into a mosque during Ottoman rule), housing and military facilities, a warehouse for clothes and a water tank, most of which are preserved.
In the early 17th century, the town was under Ottoman rule. The fortress had only one resident, the Dizdar Aga (Turkish official).
In the past Žabljak was home to a significant Albanian community. They were largely expelled in different waves during the late 19th century expulsion of the Albanians fleeing to Turkey, Kosovo (Pristina) and Macedonia.
Source: Wikipedia
The Pavlova Strana viewpoint
This the most famous spot of the Skadar Lake area - a must see best experience at Skadar Lake.
It is a long the road around the Skadar Lake.
As well you can see the spot from the boat and have the view to even Albania on good weather.
You get stunning views from several places along the road and there are two options for parking.
The first one is just a pullout from the road and it has room for a few cars. At this spot, you are closest to the river and it is easy to just step out of the car, take in the view and snap some photos.
Unless you have a camera with a wide-angle lens, you will have to make a panorama to fit the whole scene. At this spot there can also be vegetation obscuring part of the river. The view is gorgeous though, and the photos turned out alright.