Reclaiming Its Place in the Sun ; It Used to Be the Place Where You Would Find Hollywood's Biggest Stars. Now the Charms of Montenegro Are Attracting Tourists Once More. Mike Smith Packed His Bags and Headed There

Western Mail › August 29, 2009

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MONTENEGRO has the attraction of being a sunny Mediterranean destination that lots of people would have trouble finding on the map. But it won't stay like that for long - and it certainly didn't use to be the case.

Richard Burton and other Hollywood stars used to take their luxurious breaks on the stunning coast of what is now one of Europe's youngest and smallest nations when it was still part of Yugoslavia.

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Reclaiming Its Place in the Sun ; It Used to Be the Place Where You Would Find Hollywood's Biggest Stars. Now the Charms of Montenegro Are Attracting Tourists Once More. Mike Smith Packed His Bags and Headed There

While there is much, much more to this country of just 600,000 people than the beaches, picturesque coastline and pretty historic ports, it is undoubtedly the coast that is the major draw.

There are hiking trails in the virgin forests, ski resorts, lakes and mountains and an o...

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