Lovćen rises directly behind Kotor — a dramatic limestone massif that the serpentine road climbs in 25 hairpin turns, every one of them with a view back over the bay. The park itself is a high karst plateau of dark beech forest and grey limestone, with the Mausoleum of Njegoš at its summit reached by a tunnel and a final stair of 461 steps.
Cetinje, the old royal capital, sits on the eastern side of the massif. The whole drive from Kotor to Cetinje takes about an hour and a half; the Kotor Serpentine alone is one of the great mountain roads of Europe. Allow most of a day for a proper visit, including a stop at the mausoleum and lunch in one of the Njeguši villages on the way.