Podgorica as the capital of Montenegro is its administrative, economic and traffic center. That is probably why you will visit this town for the first time. A stranger would desire to be here on a beautiful spring day, when locals spend a lot of time on the streets and promenades and when the town is dynamic, colorful and youthful. However, if a stranger comes here to Podgorica on a cold windy day or on in unbearably hot summer he must have a really good reason to stay here. Because it has an undefined architecture of a post-communist, ‘transition’ town, Podgorica does not leave a strong impression like great capitals of developed countries do. This town is more than any other similar to its inhabitants. When handsome, neat and slightly arrogant local students, businessmen and women walk around, Podgorica is self-sufficient. On the other side, when the weather is bad and nobody is outside, Podgorica is quite impersonal. The town was bombed 70 times during the Second World War and so, traces of its past were almost completely deleted. Anyway, Podgorica’s past from the Roman age to the present days was not characterized with a rich material culture. Because of a convenient geographical position, it has always been an important transit location and trade centre. During Ottoman rule, Podgorica was a significant Turkish bastion. From here, Turks could more easily control the surrounding rebellious communities. Since the greatest chunk of Podgorica’s history passed in wars and battles, there was really no time for it to grow into a magnificent city. Construction of the present Podgorica began after the Second World War. Today, one third of Montenegrin inhabitants lives in this economically most developed town of the Republic. Although it is not very attractive for tourists, Podgorica is a lovely place to live in.