Lake Skadar by car from Petrovac: Virpazar, Godinje and Murići

Leave in the morning through the Sozina tunnel toward Virpazar and open the prepared route for navigation. On a phone, use the three consecutive navigation parts in the map section. They retain every destination and the return through Sozina.

The parking lot in the prepared navigation is on the approach to the center, before the main bridge. Explore the bridge, square and landing place on foot. Walk past the moored wooden boats to the stone bridge and look at the meeting of waterways around which the settlement grew. Allow about 40 minutes for this walk. The car stays here while you visit Besac and have lunch.

From the center of Virpazar, continue uphill on foot to Besac Fortress. Allow about 15 minutes for the climb. The complex has steps and several levels.

During the visit, explore the towers, ramparts and former barracks, then make your way to the view over Virpazar and the lake. From this height, you can see why the position was useful for watching the approach from the lake. A restaurant now occupies part of the restored complex.

Walk back down from Besac to the town in about 15 minutes and stop at Pelikan restaurant, in the center of Virpazar. Its cooking draws on the lake region, while the traditional interior, including its hearth room, gives the meal a different setting from Petrovac’s seaside terraces.

Allow about an hour and 15 minutes for lunch and a rest. Take your longer meal break here before leaving for Godinje and Murići, so your later time on the shore does not depend on a remote restaurant being open. Then return to the car.

Godinje is about three kilometers from Virpazar along the local road. Leave the car on the approach to the old part of the village, outside the narrow passages between the houses. Allow about an hour for parking, the walk and the return to the car.

Follow the public village paths past the closely grouped stone houses. Look at their vaults and terraces, and the way the cellar and living quarters fit together. This is an exterior visit: the interconnected private cellars are not public passageways through the village. A winery visit and tasting would need a separate arrangement with the host and are not included in this route.

After Godinje, follow the lakeside road toward Murići viewpoint. The viewpoint is on the panoramic road above the shore, before the descent to the beach. About 45 minutes is allowed for this drive, longer than the basic navigation estimate because of the bends, narrow stretches and places where vehicles must pass each other.

Spend about 20 minutes at the viewpoint. From here, you can make out the lake islands known locally as gorice. The elevated view shows how they lie along the shore before you descend to the water. The onward drive to the beach follows a separate, steeper local access road.

The beach approach is about three and a half kilometers from the viewpoint. Allow about 15 minutes to drive down, with another ten minutes for parking and walking to the shore.

An hour and a half is set aside for the lakeshore itself. Walk along the sand-and-pebble beach and look at the rocky outcrops extending into the lake. In the warmer months, you can also take a break for a swim here.