Location: Cetinje
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Cetinje (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Цетиње [pronounced [ t͡sětiɲe]]), is a city and Old Royal Capital (Montenegrin: Prijestonica / Приjестоница) of Montenegro. It is also the historic and the secondary capital of Montenegro, where the official residence of the President of Montenegro is located. According to the 2011 census, the town had a population of 13,918, while the Cetinje municipality had 16,657 residents.as of 2011.
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1. Fairy of Lovcen
2. Mausoleum at Eagle Hill
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4.5 based on 12 reviews
The Mausoleum of Bishop Danilo is the the first preserved public monument in Cetinje, and from its plateau there is a panoramic view over Cetinje. The idea for the monument to Bishop Danilo, as well as the model for it, was made by Princess Jelena herself, the future Helen of Savoy, Queen of Italy, with the help of French architect Frouchet and sculptor Votiere.
3. River Tsrnoyevicha
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4.5 based on 41 reviews
Reviewed By planetogra - Tewantin, Australia
My comments & photos on review "Pavlova Stana Viewpoint" are a bit more comprehensive. Crnojevic River with its serpentine meanderings over to Lake Skadar, is so picturesque. Non more so than the Horseshoe Bends. You can swim in the river with boats from Rijeka Crnojevic village.
4. The Monastery of Saint Peter (Sveti Petar Cetinjski)
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4.0 based on 253 reviews
Reviewed By rade-bg - Belgrade, Serbia
This is one of the most important Monasteries of Serbian Orthodox church and it holds some of the most important Christian relics. The right hand of John the Baptist and piece of the true cross are laid in coffin over the remains of Serbian Saint Peter from Cetinje. The most amazing is the story that surrounds arrival of St John the Baptist hand in Monastery in Cetinje. It is believed to be the same relic that Saint Luke has found and that was hold in Constantinople under Byzantine emperors until its fall under Turks. Than as act of favor to the knights of Malta, Sultan Bajazit has granted them hand of John the Baptist, piece of true cross and icon of Holly Mather painted by Saint Luke. Those relics have remained in possession of knights of Malta until they had to leave island. After their retreat the knights decided to give all 3 relics to the Russian Czar and Romanov family as their patron. The relics remained in St Petersburg until Russian revolution and were miraculously saved by the only remaining Romanov family, aunt Olga who first managed to escape with relics to her royal relatives in Copenhagen, but then decided to give relics to Serbian royal family Karadjordjevic, as most of survivals of Russian nobility and officers after revolution have escaped in Serbia and were seeing Karadjordjevic royal family as their patrons. The relics have remained in Belgrade in the chapel of Kradjordjevic palace until Nazis occupied Belgrade. Than the relics and Kradjordjeivici treasure were sent to another great Monastery of Saint Vasil Ostroski near Niksic in Montenegro. The relics remained there until liberation from the Nazis and were taken by the new Communist Government in special treasure vaults. After several attempt from Serbian orthodox church to retreat the relics they were returned and are now in Cetnjski Monastery. For me personally this is one of most amazing stories as well as religious spiritual experience.
5. Court Church on Cipur
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4.0 based on 47 reviews
6. Monument to Ivan Crnojevic
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4.0 based on 39 reviews
On occasion of celebrating five centuries from the establishment of Cetinje, a monumental sculpture of the founder of the city Ivan Crnojevic made by academic sculptor Ante Grzetic was erected in 1982. The monument depicts a strong male figure holding a shield and a sword in his hands, as symbols of defence and justice.
7. Vlah Church
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4.0 based on 13 reviews
The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin, known as the Vlaska Church, was erected in the 15th century and is the oldest religious building mentioned in Cetinje. The architectural form of today's Church dates back to 1864. One of the specifics of this church is a fence around the church courtyard made out of rifles captured in the Montenegrin wars against the Ottoman Empire between 1858 and 1878.
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