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(cnr Miloša Tošica & III Sandžačke; )
Buses head to Žabljak (€4.50, 1¼ hours, three
daily), Mojkovac (€6.50, two hours, five daily), Kolašin (€7, 2½ hours, five daily),
Podgorica (€10, four hours, eight daily) and Budva (€14, 5½ hours, three daily). Interna-
tional destinations include Belgrade (€18, three daily) and Sarajevo (€9, daily).
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Bijelo Polje Бијело Поље
POP 15,400
Montenegro's fourth-largest city, Bijelo Polje (pronounced 'bi·
ye·
lo
po·
lye') was once
part of the evocatively named Sandžak of Novi Pazar, the Ottoman-controlled region that
separated Montenegro from Serbia until 1912. Today 42.4% of the town's population
identify their ethnicity as Bosniak or Muslim, 36.3% as Serb and 16.1% as Montenegrin.
It's one of the most diverse cities in Montenegro with mosque minarets and church bell
towers sprouting in nearly equal profusion.
The broad Lim River skirts the somewhat shabby town centre, where you'll find lots of
cafe-bars, pizzerias, banks and the
post office
(Tomaša Žižića 2)
.
Sights
Church of St Peter the Apostle
(Crkva Sv Apostola Petra; Kneza Miroslava bb)
Predating the Ottoman invasion, this 1196 church
lost its towers when it was converted into a mosque. Once again a church it's currently in
the process of sprouting new towers, which look somewhat grafted on. Inside, the scant
remains of frescoes contrast with the bright red of the episcopal throne and a modern
iconostasis.
CHURCH
Sleeping & Eating
MB Dvori
( 050-488 571; mbdvori@t-com.me; Podgorica-Belgrade Hwy; s/d €35/61, mains €5-11; )
Southw-
est of town, this highway hotel has an old-fashioned ambience with little gables, wooden
shutters and terracotta tiling. The rooms looking over the fields at the back are preferable
to those facing the road. The restaurant serves excellent crispy-based pizza.
HOTEL, RESTAURANT
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