The embassies
Cetinje’s former embassies are quite fascinating, and it’s fun to track them down – basically, look for any oldish building sporting a crest. Nearest the bus station is the grey French embassy, covered with an assortment of lemon and blue tiles. Down on Trg Dvorski, the Serbian embassy contains the aforementioned ethnographic museum, and the Bulgarian one is now a great café. Further down the road, the crumbling British embassy is now a music academy; turn left for the Turkish embassy, now home to the Faculty of Drama, and the pick of the bunch – the gorgeous, peach-coloured Russian embassy.
Trg Dvorski and Trg Revolucije
The Palace of King Nikola sits at the southern end of Trg Dvorski. Prior to becoming king in 1910, Nikola was a military leader and poet (as well as a prince, of course), and his old palace is full of regal bric-a-brac. Opposite this is the Ethnographic Museum, which mainly features nineteenth-century costumes. Down the road in Trg Revolucie you’ll find the Biliarda, once the residence of King Petar II, and named after a billiard table – still visible today – that he once had hauled here from Kotor. Near the Biliarda you’ll find the National Museum, worth visiting for its first-floor art gallery, and nestled into the hillside across the square is Cetinje Monastery. All these sites are open daily 9am–5pm, and can be visited on a €10 combined ticket, or cost from €3 to €5 each.