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Ottoman-Era Neighborhood in Podgorica, Montenegro

Stara Varoš, Podgorica

Stara Varoš is an Ottoman-era neighbourhood in Podgorica, Montenegro.

Stara Varoš, Podgorica
Stara Varoš, Podgorica · Wikimedia Commons
The place

Stara Varoš is an Ottoman-era neighbourhood in Podgorica, Montenegro. It was the core of the city between the 15th and 19th century. Much of the neighbourhood was damaged or destroyed during the bombing of Podgorica in World War II, though some buildings and monuments remain.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Stara Varoš, Podgorica

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Podgorica City Stadium

    Podgorica City Stadium is an all-seater multi-purpose stadium in Podgorica, Montenegro. Its seating capacity changed over the years due to several renovations, as of 2019 it has 11,080 seats.

    1.1 km · Football stadium in Montenegro · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    University of Montenegro

    The University of Montenegro is a national public university of Montenegro. Its central administration and most of its constituent faculties are located in the country's capital Podgorica, with campuses in Nikšić, Cetinje, and Kotor.

    1.6 km · university located in Podgorica, Montenegro · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ

    The Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ is an Eastern Orthodox church located in Podgorica, Montenegro. It is under jurisdiction of the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral of the Serbian Orthodox Church and serves as its cathedral church.

    1.5 km · Podgorica's Serbian Orthodox cathedral · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Millennium Bridge

    The Millennium Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge that spans the Morača river in Podgorica, Montenegro.

    1 km · cable-stayed bridge · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Doclea

    Doclea or Dioclea, also known as Diokleia or Diocleia, was an ancient Illyrian, Roman and Byzantine city, in the region of the Docleatae tribe, now an archeological site near Podgorica in modern Montenegro. It was an episcopal see from the late Roman period through the Early Middle Ages.

    3.6 km · archaeological site in Montenegro · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Mediterranean University

    Mediterranean University is a university located in Podgorica, Montenegro. It was founded on 30 May 2006, is the first private university established in Montenegro and is organized in 6 faculties.

    1.4 km · university in Podgorica, Montenegro · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Montenegrin National Theatre

    The Montenegrin National Theatre is located in Montenegrin capital of Podgorica. It was founded in 1953, in the beginning as a city theatre, under the name Titograd National Theatre.

    700 m · national theatre in Podgorica, Montenegro · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Church of the Holy Heart of Jesus

    The Church of the Holy Heart of Jesus is the only Roman Catholic church in the city of Podgorica, Montenegro. It was built in 1969, replacing the city centre church which was destroyed during the bombing of Podgorica in World War II. The church is a unique example of brutalist architecture, and is located in the Konik neighborhood.

    1.3 km · Catolic church building in Podgorica · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Depedogen

    The Ribnica Fortress is a historic Ottoman fortress located in the Stara Varoš neighborhood of Podgorica, the capital city of Montenegro.

    400 m · 15th-century Ottoman fortress in Montenegro · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Independence Square, Podgorica

    Independence Square, is the central town square of Podgorica, Montenegro. It is located in Nova Varoš, which is the administrative and socio-cultural heart of the city.

    700 m · square · Wikipedia

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Getting to Stara Varoš, Podgorica

Airports
Podgorica / Podgorica Golubovci Airbase (TGD), 8 km · Dubrovnik Ruđer Bošković (DBV), 83 km · Tirana Mother Teresa (TIA), 120 km
Stations
Podgorica railway station, 800 m · Špiro Mugoša Airport, 2.9 km
  • Dubrovnik → Stara Varoš, Podgorica
    97 km · quickest by road, 4h 17m · €15–21
  • Rinas → Stara Varoš, Podgorica
    118 km · quickest by road, 4h 27m · $11–16
  • Prishtina → Stara Varoš, Podgorica
    158 km · quickest by road, 5h 45m · $20–27
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Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Stara Varoš, Podgorica. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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    HvarHR

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    ThasosGR

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    Mount AthosGR

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