Bar, Montenegro · Europe
Bar works well as a base: 15 minutes from Sutomore, 16km from Lake Skadar National Park.
Bar is a town located in Bar, Montenegro. With a population of 17,727, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Bar sits in Montenegro, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Podgorica time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Bar to your route.
The Bar massacre (Albanian: Masakra e Tivarit) was the killings of ethnic Albanians from Kosovo by Yugoslav Partisans in late March or early April 1945 in Bar, a municipality in Montenegro, at the end of World War II.
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Bar is located in Bar, Montenegro, Europe. The coordinates are 42.0937 latitude, 19.0984 longitude.
Bar has a population of approximately 17,727 people, making it a town in Montenegro.
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8 notable places within an hour's drive.
ancient ruins
A sprawling ruined town beneath Rumija mountain above modern Bar: 2,000 years of Illyrian, Byzantine, Venetian and Ottoman layers wrecked by an 1878 siege and 1979 earthquake. An aqueduct, citadel and olive groves with a 2,000-year-old tree nearby.
3 km · about 5 min drive
national park
The largest lake in southern Europe, with the Pavlova Strana horseshoe viewpoint on the winding road above Rijeka Crnojevića.
16 km · about 30 min drive
national park
The largest lake in the Balkans straddling Montenegro and Albania, a serene national park with pelicans, water lilies, and island monasteries.
19 km · about 20 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A roadside viewpoint above a near-complete horseshoe meander of the Crnojević river as it enters Lake Skadar.
24 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
A picture-perfect fortified island village connected to the mainland by a narrow isthmus, now an exclusive luxury resort.
25 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
A 2,500-year-old walled coastal town on a small peninsula, one of the oldest settlements on the Adriatic with lively beaches nearby.
30 km · about 35 min drive
photogenic
A sleepy former royal river port on a serpentine arm of Lake Skadar, its 1853 stone Danilo Bridge arching over water thick with lilies. Boats putter out through the famous horseshoe bends toward the lake.
30 km · about 35 min drive
castle
A hilltop castle above Shkodër overlooking the confluence of three rivers and Lake Skadar, with a drivable access road to the gate.
33 km · about 40 min drive
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