In looking at places to live after we retire (or DJT wins in 2020) I tend to love this little town in Montenegro called Cetinje. It was the old (like 1908) capital of Montenegro. After Montenegro was shoved into Yugoslavia, the capital was moved to Titograd / Podgorica.
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| Main Street on a May Tuesday |
It is the right size for a semi-retirement location, about 15,000 people, but two international airports within an hour's drive (the only 2 international airports in Montenegro).
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| Sidewalk cafes on that May Tuesday at lunch.. |
I love this little city. It is quiet and bit run down, but with some architecture and potential. It is like a fixer upper house. Most tourists avoid Cetinje, or hit it for a few hours between Podgorica and the coast.
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| The old French Embassy (in the Art Nouveau style of the Metro in Paris - same years) |
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| Another view of the old French Embassy |
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| Old Congress, now history and art museum. |
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| A little sign re the building above. |
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| Old Government house, now Ministry of Culture |
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| Old church with a brutalist sculpture of the Yugoslav revolution |
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| Just a cool building |
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| Old Tsarist Russian Embassy |
And then there is the building that has a nice 3 bedroom condo on the 1st floor for less than $100K. And if that is advertised on international site, what else is there?!
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| Yes, I want this.... |
The weather is pretty good. A little cold in the winter (but not as cold as New York). It is less than 15 miles from the Adriatic, but over a serious hill/mountain, so it also gets some winter winds from the Hungarian plain. It's no LA, but it is nice.
There is also a terrifying road to Kotor from here. It is less than 30 miles on the road, but takes a good long time. Seriously times bends on that road....
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| I drove it. Scared the shit out of me. |
Even though it is less than 25 miles, I don't think you could go for dinner and a drink in Kotor! From the website The World's Most Dangerous Roads...
The road starts in the fields of Cetinje, at the base of the Lovcen
mountain, in Cetinje, a treasure of Montenegrin cultural and historical
heritage. After 1 hours 20 mins driving, the road ends along one of
Montenegro's most beautiful bays, in Kotor, a city of traders and famous
sailors, with many stories to tell. The Old City of Kotor is a well
preserved urbanization typical of the middle Ages, built between the
12th and 14th century.
This road has humbled many egos. It’s not for
the sissies and shouldn’t be attempted by novice drivers. The road is in
dreadful condition and requires strong nerves to negotiate it. The
surface of the road is asphalted and includes more than 30 steep hairpin
turns. The road is very curvy with a pleasant ascent and nearly no
traffic. The views are spectacular and particular the morning light
gives this landscape an indescribable touch.
