Blessed with brooding mountains, sparkling fjord-like bays and medieval villages, Montenegro really is one of southern Europe's best-kept secrets. The country received just 2.5 million tourists at its peak in 2019 compared to neighbouring Croatia, which received 19.6 million.
Perched on the Adriatic Sea between Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Albania, the small Balkan country has had its fair share of tumultuous history, which partly explains why it's been kept o& the tourist trail. A new chapter began in 2006 when the country formalised its independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro (formerly Yugoslavia) to became one of Europe's youngest sovereign nations. (Only Kosovo is younger, which established independence in 2008).
Since then, the country has emerged as a luxury playground – there's more super yachts than McDonalds (although that's actually not dificult, given there isn't a single McDonalds in the whole country), and has a rapidly growing tourism economy. This is due to some
