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Town and municipality in Northern Montenegro
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Žabljak is a small town in northern Montenegro, and is the centre of Montenegro's winter tourism. The town of Žabljak and the whole municipality (including Durmitor, Sinjavina, and the Tara Canyon) offer breathtaking mountain landscapes and plenty of opportunities for both winter and summer sports.
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Fancy upscale restaurant with some excellent food, including some special local cuisine.
Fine family restaurant popular with locals. Offers some tasty local delicacies. Do not order the Cevapi here; it is not home-made.
Good breakfast foods (omelettes; breads and jam), but espressos are not very good.
Excellent Durmitor local dishes at fair prices. Homemade Cevapi, soup, and lamb dishes are very tasty.
Restaurant with cheap and delicious national food.
By taxi
Travelers can hire a direct taxi transfer from Podgorica airport to Žabljak for €70.
By bus
By car
You can get to Žabljak either by departing the road from the coast to Serbia at Mojkovac or take the route Podgorica - Šavnik - Žabljak, the first route being the higher quality road.
By train
The nearest railway station is in Mojkovac 71 km from Zabljak, and it's on the Belgrade-Bar railway line. A taxi from there costs €70 (2022-08-01).
Žabljak is a very small town, so everything is within walking distance. You can get to some of the lakes around the town only by foot. However, some chairlifts, skiing pistes, etc., are reachable only by car.
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