Durmitor National Park

Durmitor is Montenegro's main mountain park, a limestone massif in the north with, according to the national tourism board, 48 peaks above 2,000 m and a scatter of glacial lakes. Žabljak is the base: from here you can walk to Black Lake, hike higher into the peaks or visit the Tara Canyon.

Summer and early autumn suit walking, while winter brings skiing. Weather turns quickly at altitude, so we would carry layers, stay on marked paths and tell someone your route, as the FCDO advises. It is a long drive from the coast, so we would plan at least a night here, ideally two, and treat it as the cool, green counterpoint to a hot July on the Adriatic.