"Let's go to Morača" starts on Friday

The traditional event "Let's go to Morača" will be officially opened on August 2, and the Tourism Organization of Podgorica and the Secretariat for Culture and Sports of the Capital City are preparing a rich musical and sports-recreational program.

"All visitors to the city beach on Sastavci will have the opportunity to try kayaking on the Morača River, with a licensed instructor, to play chess, bago or darts on the beach, on weekends during August. In order to further promote and affirm the Morača River, as well as its potential for the development of selective forms of tourism and numerous sports, at the end of August/beginning of September, we will also organize a Regional Kayak Competition that will gather a large number of fans of that sport", concluded TO Podgorica.

The Tourist Organization of Podgorica says that in the current year they continue to improve the tourist offer by creating and developing innovative diversified tourist products by participating in specialized fairs and using digital promotion channels, which ensures a uniform visit of tourists throughout the year.

They state that the capital is an increasingly attractive tourist destination, which organizes a large number of events for its visitors even during the summer.

57.400 tourists visited the capital of Montenegro in the first five months of the current year, which is 4,47 percent more compared to the same period last year, according to the Tourism Organization of the Capital City of Podgorica. They add that the recorded increase in the number of overnight stays, which is 13,16 percent higher than the observed period in 2018, is proof that Podgorica is becoming an increasingly meaningful tourist destination where visitors are staying longer and longer.

"It is a pleasure to point out that, in addition to being profiled as a MICE destination, Podgorica is also attractive in terms of tourism, thanks to the organization of a large number of cultural, musical, sports, gastronomic and other events. During the summer months, we highlight the 'Podgorica cultural summer', an event that programmatically includes segments from all areas of art: music, theater, film, literature, fine arts. Until September 21, as part of this manifestation, citizens and visitors of Podgorica can enjoy numerous performances, exhibitions, book promotions, concerts, of which we can single out the Party Bus (July 6), the International Folklore Festival for Children and Young People 'Skoči kolo let's jump' (July 11-14), and the impressive concert 'Music on the water', announced from TO Podgorica.

As an event that gathers the largest number of visitors from TO Podgorica, they single out the "Podgorica Market", which was organized for the first time in the period from December 2018 to January 2019.

"To the delight of both us in the administration of the Capital City and our fellow citizens,Podgorica market' has revived the city center in the right way and given a completely new spirit to Podgorica. It is events like this that contribute to the creation of a more complete tourist product and attract an even greater number of tourists to our city", said TO Podgorica.