Njeguši
Његуши / Njeguši
A plateau village in the Lovćen mountains, cradle of the Petrović-Njegoš dynasty, famous for its air-dried ham and smoked cheese.
Njeguši sits on a plateau at about 900 meters above sea level, at the foot of Mount Lovćen. It is the homeland of the Petrović-Njegoš dynasty, which ruled Montenegro for more than two hundred years, and the village preserves the stone house where the poet-prince Njegoš was born, now a small memorial museum. The village is best known for Njeguški pršut, a ham air-dried in the mountain wind, and smoked cheese. Roadside farmhouse restaurants serve platters of ham paired with mead. It is usually visited as a stop on a day trip along the Kotor serpentine road, Lovćen and Cetinje, and is about 1 hour's drive from Kotor.
Opening hours
Open all day (restaurants about 09:00–20:00)
Nearby sights
- Lovćen National Park
- Kotor Serpentine Viewpoint
- St. John's Fortress & City Walls
- Church of Our Lady of Remedy
- Cathedral of Saint Tryphon
- Maritime Museum of Montenegro
- Church of St. Luke, Kotor
- Church of St. Nicholas, Kotor