Podgorica the Capital of Montenegro

A wonderful morning drive on a grand new motorway for a stop at Podgorica the capital of Montenegro.
First impressions were of a relaxed a nice city. Its rivers and bridges include the modern Millennium Bridge over the Morača River, and the stone bridge spanning the Ribnica River, plus the centuries-old Clock Tower, built by the Turks which dominates the old town. A stop at the Church of St. Dorda, a modest but interesting church, research indicates that it is almost a thousand years old, which makes it one of the oldest active Christian places of worship in Montenegro. Built in as a single-nave vaulted building, with a semicircular apse, a low dome and a belfry on a trestle with three bells. Paintings from the 16th-17th centuries, have been preserved in the church.Read more