Montenegro Solo Female Travel Safety Tips and Advice

On this page you will find first-hand, unbiased, and real safety tips, advice and reviews from women traveling solo, submitted directly from their personal experiences in the country.

Their opinions are unfiltered and submitted independently as part of the Solo Female Travel Safety Index, a ranking of 210 countries and regions based on how safe they are for women traveling solo.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers.

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Montenegro Country data

We have compiled a few data points below that can help you better understand Montenegro and have more context when thinking about travel safety.

Official country name: Montenegro.

Etymology: The country's name locally as well as in most Western European languages means "black mountain" and refers to the dark coniferous forests on Mount Lovcen and the surrounding area.

Capital: Podgorica, though Cetinje retains the status of "Old Royal Capital".

Independence / foundation: After World War I, during which Montenegro fought on the side of the Allies, Montenegro was absorbed by the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, which became the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929.

When the latter dissolved in 1992, Montenegro joined with Serbia, creating the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and, after 2003, shifting to a looser State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.

In May 2006, Montenegro invoked its right under the Constitutional Charter of Serbia and Montenegro to hold a referendum on independence from the two-state union and it bacame the youngest country in Europe.

Population: 602,445.

Currency: Euro (EUR)
1 USD = 0.91 - 0.93

Time zone: UTC+1

Languages spoken: Serbian 43%, Montenegrin (official) 37%, Bosnian 5%, Albanian 5%, Serbo-Croat 2%, other 3%, unspecified 4%.

Religions: Orthodox 72%, Muslim 20%, Catholic 3%, atheist 1%, other 1%, unspecified 3%.

Climate: Mediterranean climate. Hot and dry summers and autumns, and relatively cold winters with heavy snowfalls inland.

Real GDP (ppp – purchasing power parity): $13.6 billion.

Real GDP per capita (ppp): $22,100.

Main airports: Podgorica Airport, Tivat Airport .

World heritage sites in Montenegro

There are over 1,100 world heritage sites spread across more than 165 countries. New ones are added every year, and some may be removed from the list for various reasons.

Number of UNESCO listed sites: 4.

Top world heritage sites:

- Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor.
- Durmitor National Park.
- Stećci Medieval Tombstone Graveyards.
- Venetian Works of Defence between the 16th and 17th Centuries: Stato da Terra – Western Stato da Mar.

Interesting facts about Montenegro

- The country has a 52 km coast with 117 beaches including a nudist colony in the south on the border with Albania.

- You can stay at a luxury hotel that is on its own 14th century island in Montenegro, Sveti Stefan.

- Montenegro is home to Europe’s biggest canyon in terms of volume, Tara Canyon. It’s also one of the few countries in the world to include environmental protection in its constitution.

Further reading: N/A.

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About the Solo Female Travel Safety Index

Safety matters to solo female travelers, you told us so in our annual Solo Female Travel Survey, where year after year, women prove that this is their most important concern when traveling solo.

We wanted to do something about it, so we built these country-specific pages where you can find reviews and scores for 7 key variables affecting the safety of women traveling solo.

How to use the Safety Index

On this page, you will find the country score and the personal opinions on safety of other women traveling solo.

You can sort the comments by:

• The level of experience traveling solo of the reviewer (beginner = <5 trips solo, Intermediate = 5 to 10 trips solo, Experienced = >10 trips solo).
• The age of the traveler.
• Whether they are a visitor or local.
• The date they were posted.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers. 

Thus, the lower the score, the safer the country.

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