It has a population of 2,418. Kolašin is the centre of Kolašin Municipality and an unofficial centre of Morača region, named after Morača River. Kolašin is also a centre of winter tourism and pearl of Northern Montenegro. Kolašin is full of hotels and apartments for rent during the skiing season, but last years town is also very crowded during summer because of famous mountains around Bjelasica, Sinjajevina and Komovi, hiking destinations, relaxing ambience, pleasant summer temperatures during the hottest days of the summer and numerous sports events. In 2023, Kolasin hosted the MOSI Games and gathered around 2,000 athletes in the city. Lisnati sir and smočani kačamak is originally from Kolašin. The largest number of tourists come from Israel, France, Italy, Spain, Poland, Germany, Slovakia, UK, USA and the Balkan countries.
Getting to Kolašin
Good geographical position of Kolašin is seen in its great connection with the rest of the towns in the republic. You can come to Kolašin from Podgorica airport that is 80 km away; through Belgrade airport, and then over the highway Belgrade – Podgorica, or maybe through Dubrovnik airport which is somewhat longer.
Worth seeing
Botanic garden of the Slovenian biologist Danijel Vincek. In which on a relatively small space he treasures hundreds of various plant species. Plant species, which are dominant in the garden, are characteristic for the areas of Durmitor, Bjelasica, Prokletije, and Sinjajevina.
Things to do
Winter tourism. Ski centre organizes transport to the ski centre with their own buses. Kolašin has three ski clubs. Today the ski centre on Jezerine is far famous for the quality of its service with a high quality funicular railway and several ski lifts which can take you up to 1950 m above the sea level. There are numerous hotel facilities on Jezerine. Fishing. Nearby the town there are rivers rich with trout.
Where to eat
National restaurant Savardak with national food. It's 3 km from city center in direction to 1450 Ski resort. Try special menu and eat Kačamak. Bambi bakery, Vojvode Mine St. (Pink sign on Main Square). Cheap and friendly local bakery, kevapi, burek, pastries.
Getting around Kolašin the local way
- Get inTivat Airport () – This airport has regular flights from Belgrade throughout the year, and has charter flights from major European destinations during the summer.
- Get inThere is a regular ferry line from Bar to Bari in Italy.
- Get inThere is also ferry service from Bari, Italy, to Dubrovnik in Croatia.
- Get inFrom there, bus service is available to Montenegro - the Dubrovnik bus station is adjacent to the port where the ferry docks.
- Get aroundThere are normal buses and minibuses, depending on the destination.
- Get aroundHitchhiking works pretty well in Montenegro, although the general warnings apply.
- Get aroundA unique opportunity to discover the wild beauty of Montenegro is also by helicopter.
From Wikivoyage: Montenegro, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
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