Welcome to Piva Nature Park — a pearl of northern Montenegro, where nature shows its most beautiful face.
Piva Nature Park is located in the far northwest of Montenegro, between the state border with Bosnia and Herzegovina and Durmitor National Park. It stretches across a significant part of the Plužine Municipality, encompassing the cadastral areas of Brijeg, Brljevo, Vojvodići, Vučevo, Jerinići, Mratinje, Nedajno, Nikovići, Miloševići, Stabna, Trsa, Unač, Crkvičko Polje, and Šarići.
This nature park serves as a natural link between two national parks — Durmitor in Montenegro and Sutjeska in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its importance has been recognized and confirmed by numerous national and international documents and initiatives.
What can you discover
in the Piva Nature Park
NATURAL BEAUTY
The „Piva“ area is characterized by an extraordinary variety of natural forms – mountainous areas with rich pastures and forests, magnificent canyons of Tara, Piva and Sušica, and mountain lakes such as Stabanjsko and Trnovačko, which attract numerous nature lovers and adventurers from the country and abroad.
The park stands out for its richness of ecosystems and habitats. Elements of alpine flora and fauna are present on higher mountain peaks, while canyons and river valleys, thanks to the warmer air, hide traces of Mediterranean species.
Over 1,500 species of plants have been recorded in the park, including more than 80 rare and endangered species, as well as approximately 2,000 species of mushrooms. Dense forests of white and black pine, beech, fir, maple, ash and spruce create a home for many animals – from bears and wild boars to roe deer that inhabit deciduous forests.
RIVERS
The rivers Tara and Piva abound with brown trout, grayling and bream, while in the mountain lakes you can also find characteristic representatives of Montenegrin high mountain waters – newts or marmots.
SETTLEMENTS IN
NATURE PARK
The landscape is completed by about twenty small villages, harmoniously integrated into the natural environment, with traditional architecture and numerous cattle ranches. These elements of the cultural landscape testify to the long history, culture and heritage of Piva, where special living conditions were created that preserve the unique harmony of man and nature.
CULTURAL HERITAGE
The area of Piva is known not only for its exceptional nature, but also for its rich cultural heritage, which testifies to the long history and permanent presence of man in this area. At the crossroads of mountain roads and trade routes, Piva has preserved an authentic blend of spiritual, architectural and ethnological traditions that shaped its unique identity.
Piva is recognizable by the tradition of folk architecture – stone houses with wooden roofs, dry walls and katuns, which for centuries served cattle herders during summer grazing. These elements fit perfectly into the natural environment and represent an example of the harmonious relationship between man and the mountain environment.
The cultural landscape of Piva is also enriched with numerous folk customs, songs and games, which are still cherished today through local events. Oral traditions, epic songs and folk costumes preserve the spirit of past times and bear witness to the rich creative expression of the people of this region.
Thanks to its well-preserved tangible and intangible values, Piva represents one of the most authentic areas of Montenegro, where history, tradition and nature intertwine into a unique whole.
