Krug oko Korita from Podgorica, Medun and Grlo Sokolovo

Medun stands on a long rocky rise in Kuci. The Illyrian town of Meteon developed here in the late fourth or during the third century BC. Some of the large stone blocks from its walls survive alongside the later medieval and Ottoman fortifications. Different types of masonry, the remains of towers and the walls show that the site developed over more than one period. As you climb, you can see how the rock itself was used as the basis of the defences.

At the foot of the fortress is the Marko Miljanov Museum, dedicated to the military leader, humanist and writer who lived from 1833 to 1901. The museum building previously housed the Ottoman judicial authorities, and Miljanov lived there from 1878 until his death, writing most of his works. The museum introduces you to the setting where Miljanov, drawing on his experience as a military leader, devoted himself to recording stories and the life of his region.

The exhibition explains both the man and the community he came from. Manuscripts, first editions and photographs introduce Miljanov as a writer, while weapons and everyday objects illustrate his era. Traditional costumes and household items represent life among the Kuci and neighbouring tribes. The collection includes objects from the wider region, along with a smaller number of surviving belongings of Miljanov himself.

The museum opened in 1971. Its current permanent exhibition was created after the restoration of the building damaged in the 1979 earthquake and opened in 1987. The church and Miljanov's grave stand on the rise above the house. A visit connects the surviving fortifications, the house where he wrote and his burial place.

Kucka Korita is a plateau at about 1,300 m above sea level, at the foot of Hum Orahovski, which rises to 1,833 m. Its pastures and farmland have long served the people of Kuci, and today there are churches and holiday homes alongside them. This open landscape is the starting point for the walk to Grlo Sokolovo. Its mountain location explains why conditions here differ from those on the Podgorica plain, especially in spring and autumn.

The trail you follow towards the canyon was once used by border patrols. From the settlement and meadows, it enters a beech forest and ends at the site of a former military observation post, now arranged as a viewpoint. The walk gradually reveals the edge of the plateau. From the marked approach and viewpoint, you look out at cliffs that seem inaccessible from farther away.

From Grlo Sokolovo, you can see the deep Cijevna Canyon and the mountains towards Albania, including the Prokletije range. Rocky slopes drop towards the valley, with a succession of peaks rising above them. The view has both breadth and depth, making it worth pausing to trace the relationship between the plateau, the canyon and the mountains across the border. This visit stays on the Montenegrin side, without crossing the border.

The official guide links the name Grlo Sokolovo to the wooded hill of Soko and the steep rocky hollow that descends from it towards the river. A local legend also tells of a falcon that brought water to a wounded soldier and so helped his mother find him.

Delaj is one of the villages in the Zatrijebac area along the edge of the Cijevna Canyon. Stone walls divide fields and pastures, leaving signs of farming and livestock raising in the landscape. After the walk through Korita, this part of the drive shows how settlements are spread along the canyon rim.

The large cross at Delaj is 10 m high and was erected in 2010 with donations from the faithful. The platform and nearby viewpoint look out towards the Cijevna River, which flows far below the road. On a clear day, Lake Skadar is also visible on the horizon. The view from Delaj faces the lower part of the canyon and the lake, complementing the earlier view from Grlo Sokolovo towards the Prokletije mountains.