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360Boka
If you are in Cetinje, you must to to the monastery. This is a true spiritual pearl of Cnra Gora. Place where the God is closer to us.
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Deerhunterus
Cetinje is a relatively small town, but it is just full of a cool tourist atractions, and this old monastery is just one of them, located in the old center and surronded by beutifell park, it is the must-see for every traveler.
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GeoffH14
This is still a working monastery so not all is accessibleThe ceiling in the church is beautiful! As are the altar and icons.I would again recommend a guided tour as this adds so much colour to the visit
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TravelbugVietnam
Cetinje is the old capital of Montenegro and has wide streets leading to the old palace. We did not go inside, but did visit the orthodox Monastery of St Peter. This is a working monastery and I don't know why it is open to tourists, as you are made to feel very unwelcome. We couldn't really get inside to see anything. Our most interesting interaction was with a man selling old Yugoslavian banknotes in the courtyard. I bought a Serbian one that was only in circulation for four years when there was no king and before the communist takeover. It was dated 1941 and had several beautiful women on both sides. This man told us about the history of the region.
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degtravel
We got a private guided tour around this museum which helped us understand some of the history of Cetinje and Montenegro. Don't go like that, a guided tour is a must or you will just see artifacts without getting the picture.
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AnnaF836
Very calm and picturesque town , if you have a spare half-day. A lot of trees & shade, but few historically-interesting objects.
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Jolyon67
St Peter's monastery is at the southern end of Cetinje close to the large car park where tour coaches park. It is a dominant building at the foot of a hill, beside a large park. It was built in the early 1700's and replaced a 15th C church whose foundations are visible close by. As other reviewers have mentioned it is unwelcoming to visitors. There is a strict dress code so a quick visit looks impossible. You can peer into the courtyard and see people decked out head to toe in long shawls. There are some nice frescoes above the main entrance.
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866valentinam
Wonderful monastery in the center of Cetinje. Magic and spiritual atmosphere, you can breath the spiritual essence of Montenegro. Cetinje itself is the heart of Montenegro history, with museums, buildings, old town.
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TelonExpert
If you are visiting Cetinje anyway, fine, but don't go just for the monastery. It is a seriously religious place where tourists are made to feel like intruders. When there are no worshippers in the chapel, you will be allowed in there for just one minute. I've seen more interesting chapels. You don't get to see anything else apart from the shop, and that isn't for nosey outsiders either.
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DVB67
Am not sure I got to see the best of this site, when we finally found it the site looked quite impressive but it certainly wasn't very inviting. I had read about the various items prior to visiting but there was a group of people in attendance who didn't look like they worked there but never the less seemed to be guarding the icons, in fact I was asked to move on as I can only think they thought I was loitering too long. I would suggest you allow at least 5 minutes for your visit but any more and expect to be moved on.