Skadar Lake viewpoints

Five lookouts over Skadar Lake named by official sources: Godinje, Štegvaš, Murići, Livari and Pavlova strana.

Skadar Lake has no single viewpoint; official sources name five lookouts along the roads above its western and southern shores. Two have their own pages, Godinje and Štegvaš; Murići, Livari and Pavlova strana are listed below with what is published about them.

A pebbly lake shore with scrub, calm water and low mountains on the far side — The southern shore of Skadar Lake near MurićiPhoto: Römert, CC BY-SA 3.0

The five lookouts

Viewpoint	GPS	View and facts
Godinje (Bar)	42.234883, 19.1056282	The lake and the stone village of Godinje; free parking; end of the 4.5 km Zabes-Godinje trail
Štegvaš (Bar/Ulcinj)	42.0646437, 19.3739803	The whole lake to the north, the Bojana basin and Šas lake to the south; free parking; smart bench
Murići (Bar)	42.1580803, 19.2096236	The gorice islets with monasteries the listing dates to the 14th century; free parking; Murići beach below is a boat-tour stop
Livari (Bar)	42.1303208, 19.2277901	The lake; free parking; tagged for cycling
Pavlova strana (Cetinje)	42.36298, 19.06056 (OpenStreetMap, approximate)	Above Rijeka Crnojevića; see Pavlova strana below

The Bar coordinates come from the Bar tourist office's listing maps. The park also names Zekova glava, 164 m, with a 3.9 km hike the Bar tourist office grades difficult, and a viewpoint at the Brčelice pass on the Zabes-Godinje trail; neither has published coordinates.

Pavlova strana

Pavlova strana is the lookout above Rijeka Crnojevića, with a view over the river's wide horseshoe bend before it reaches the lake. The national park lists it among its recommended viewpoints and the Cetinje tourist office names it among its landmarks. It stands on a two-lane asphalt secondary road at Doljane, in the village of Rvaši, Cetinje municipality (42.36298, 19.06056), with a second marked lookout, "Horseshoe Bend", about 230 m west along the same road; the road is paved, with room to pull over. By car it is 17 km (about 22 minutes) from Cetinje, 24 km (about 30 minutes) from Podgorica and 44 km (about 55 minutes) from Budva.

A river looping around a steep green hill in a wide marshy valley, seen from above — The meander of Rijeka Crnojevića from the road at Pavlova stranaPhoto: ines lukic, CC BY 3.0

Fees and access

Skadar Lake National Park charges €5 per person per day. The Bar lookouts are listed by the Bar tourist office, which names walking and cycling at most of them. Kayaks can be rented from the park.