Montenegro is a small country full of things to see and hidden gems to explore! When you visit the Skadar Lake National Park, you can’t miss the town Rijeka Crnojevića. This town is a perfect stop after hours of driving on the narrow roads in the mountains.

We came to this city after driving around the Skadar Lake for 1 hour and we go amazed by the cute, old bridges. In the 19th and the 20th century Rijeka Crnojevića was the biggest Montenegrin port and a leading trade center. In the 15. century it was even the capital of Montenegro for some time. Now Rijeka Crnojevića is a very small, sleepy town with less than 200 inhabitants.

But still, there are a lot of people around the Old Bridge, because it feels like the center of the town. If you would like to go kayaking or you want to explore the river on a boat, next to the bridge you will find a lot of tourist guides and opportunities to choose from.

You definitely have to stop here a little bit to relax and admire the view of the bridges while drinking your coffee or eating your lunch.

There is a confusion on the internet about these bridge names: Danilo’s Bridge, Old Bridge, Rijeka Crnojevića bridge, New Bridge.... If you’ll search for them, you will find the same photos for all the bridges, although there are two bridges! On Google Maps it’s clearly visible that the Rijeka Crnojevića bridge (which is the new bridge!) is the first one when you enter the town, and the second one is the Old Bridge (Danilo’s Bridge), which is next to all the restaurants and boats. Sometimes Rijeka Crnojevića bridge appears on the internet with photos about the Old Bridge. Don’t believe them! Even wikipedia is confusing, because they put the photos of the Old Bridge under the article name Rijeka Crnojevića bridge.

If you didn’t rent a car and you’re looking for a great guided tour to visit all these places, you can find a tour that fits you by clicking here.

You definitely don’t need a lot of time to visit all the places in the town, but you can spend more time to explore the surroundings of Rijeka Crnojevića.

2. Old Bridge - Stari Most, Danilo’s Bridge

This is the biggest bridge on the Crnojević river and one of the important attractions of Cetinje municipality. It was built by Prince Danilo at the end of the 19th century. The bridge connected Rijeka Crnojevića with the medieval town of Obod, located on a hilltop across the river, which was the location of a first Southern Slavic printing house.On the left bank of the river, adjacent to the bridge, Danilo also built a one-story house, popularly called Mostina.

Next to this really old looking bridge there are lots of restaurants and cafeterias. If you compare the prices to other cities in Montenegro, it’s very cheap! We loved the Turkish coffee in the restaurant next to the bridge.