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  • Piva Lake, Plužine: The Canyon Reservoir and How to See It

    Piva Lake, or Pivsko jezero, is an artificial reservoir in the Piva canyon beside Plužine in north-west Montenegro. Here is what it is, how the canyon road and its tunnels work, and where to sort out a boat once you are there.

  • Nevidio Canyon: What the Guided Canyoning Trip Involves

    Nevidio Canyon is a narrow, deeply shadowed gorge in the Dragišnica and Komarnica Nature Park near Šavnik, and it is done as a guided canyoning trip rather than a walk. This guide covers the canyon's dimensions, the equipment and guide the narrow sections require, the health and age limits, how long you spend inside, and how to reach the entrance.

  • Piva Canyon: The Lake Road, the Dam and Plužine

    Piva Canyon runs about 33 km through north-west Montenegro and drops as much as 1,200 m. You see it from the road above and from the water, not by walking its floor. This guide covers the lakeside drive and its tunnels, the Mratinje dam, the moved Piva Monastery, the plateau roads to Trsa and Pišče, and what to do in Plužine.

  • Piva Monastery: Visiting the Monastery Moved for the Dam

    Piva Monastery stands above the Piva reservoir near Plužine because its original site was flooded. Here is what to see inside, how the move worked and how to fit the monastery into a Piva Lake day out.

  • Plužine, Montenegro: Piva Lake, the Canyon Road and Piva Monastery

    Plužine is a small mountain town on the shore of Piva Lake, rebuilt after the old settlement was flooded, and the practical base for the canyon road, Mratinje Dam and Piva Monastery. Here is how the town lays out, what to see and how long to give it.