Durmitor and Žabljak are popular tourist destinations all year round. The cold winter, when skiing is particularly popular, summer, when tourists bathe in the Black Lake and walk along the mountain, and spring, when forest flowers on the slopes of the Durmitor mountain display their most beautiful colors, are all great opportunities to visit the mountain. Žabljak and Durmitor offer everyone enjoyment and fun activities.
The Devil’s Lake or Vražje Lake is situated at 1411 meters above sea level and is part of the Durmitor National Park. Legend has it that this lake got its name (literally translated as “Devil’s Lake“) because long ago a fire-breathing red winged horse lived at the spot. Every night, the horse would emerge from the lake, mating with mares who grazed at nearby pastures, beating them afterwards so as not to carry his seed. However, one mare actually foaled the devil horse’s fruit, and the foal was called Jabučilo. From that day on, the lake was called Vražje Lake.
The Snake’s lake or Zminje Lake – The beautiful Zminje Lake is located at the source of the Mlinski Spring. The lake itself is hidden in the depths of a forest, and the profound silence it affords will make you want to just sit and enjoy this earthly paradise. This lake is the most clear-cut example of a Gorsko oko (literally translated as Mountain Eye), overlooking the local mountain peeks. The lake is almost eight meters deep, and is situated at 1520 meters above sea level.
The Black Poda Old-growth Forest is an old pine forest located in the Tara river basin, between Bistrica and Dobrilovina, situated at a height of 950 meters above sea level. The forest consists mostly of black pine trees, which is why it has the name Crna Poda. This Old-growth forest is one of the last 3 of its kind. It has a diversity of 26 different plant habitats with over 220 different plant species and sub-species, the most abundant of which are pine, spruce, fir and beech trees, some of which are more than 500 years-old.
Momčilo’s Town is situated 8 kilometers east from Žabljak, at the edge of the Jezerska Plateau, just above the Tara river. Here, visitors can see the remains of the medieval town of Pirlitor, dating back to the 14th century, which is believed to have been build by Vojvoda Sandalj Hranić Kosača, who is believed to have been the mightiest ruler of the state of Bosnia. Pirlitor used to be the only fortified spot in the area, and Kosača dwelled in the city in 1453. It is thought that one of the hills in the area was named Sandaljev.
The Fish lake or Riblje Lake is located close to Vražje Lake. It gets its name (literally translated as “Fish Lake“) thanks to its many species of fish. In addition to this, many medicinal herb species grow around the lake itself. The area surrounding the lake is often called “Durmitorska bajka“, meaning The Fairy tale of Durmitor. The lake is located in an area called Grčka Strana, at a height of 1409 meters above sea level. The lake registers a depth of 5,5 meters at its deepest spot.
