King Nikola's Palace, Bar

Visiting

This is a small royal compound, not one house. The Large Palace, flanked by two six-sided guard towers, holds the museum. The Small Palace, a court chapel and a glass winter garden, a gift from the Italian king, stand around a park of rare trees.

Inside, the collections run in order from prehistory to the early twentieth century: archaeology, old weapons and decorations, ethnology and art, with some original interiors partly restored. Climb to the upper floors for the painted walls found in the restoration, now shown as exhibits in their own right.