Montenegro's beautiful coastline is about to make the country the latest hotspot on the Adriatic, according to Kieran Falconer of The Times.
The inceasing number of tourists coming to Montenegro has been helped by celebrity interest in the country: Cathrine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas were house hunting there, James Bond played poker there in Casino Royale and the Rolling Stones played on Jaz beach earlier this month.
Prices are also rising, especially in popular areas such as the stunningly beautiful Kotor Bay, and the "captivating and livley" Unesco heritage town of Kotor. The country has come a long way very quickly and now is the perfect time to discover its charms.

Fed up with all the rain we've been having lately? Thinking of booking a last-minute holiday somewhere warm and sunny? We have been looking at flights to see if we could still find any bargains.
For July, the cheapest flights were £135 return, including taxes, flying from London Gatwick to Dubrovnik with Croatia Airlines. Check Lastminute for dates as they have a calender view option, showing instantly which dates are cheapest. Prices in August were from just under £200.
Throughout the summer Thomsonfly also have a few flights available from London Luton to Dubrovnik from around £200.
So there are a few bargains still to be had, but don't hang around - they'll soon be gone!

On Monday evening the biggest cultural event ever held in this newly-independent nation took place on Jaz beach, Budva - The Rolling Stones' 'Big Bang' concert. Among the 55,000 people estimated to have attended were the presidents of 3 countries - Bulgaria, Serbia and Croatia - who joined the entire Montenegrin government in the VIP area. Jagger apparently commented that he had never seen a more beautiful country than Montenegro.

With Serbia's internationally renowned Exit Festival taking place in Novi Sad next week, Montenegro has decided to host a summer festival of its own. Organised in co-operation with the Exit team, Refresh will be held inside Kotor's ancient city walls, in Maximus disco. Montenegro's inaugural music festival takes place from 9th-12th August 2007, with Robert Owens and Ian Pooley among those appearing.