Fortress
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Grmožur Fortress
Grmožur Fortress, situated on a barren stone islet in the southwestern waters of Lake Skadar, is widely known as the 'Alcatraz of Montenegro.' Built by the Ottoman Empire in 1843 and captured by Montenegrin forces in 1878, King Nikola I converted the isolated fortification into a penal colony for non-swimmers, political opponents, and dangerous felons. Surrounded by murky lake waters and inhabited by thousands of nesting birds and snakes, the ruined island fortress has inspired haunting tales of drowned convicts, spectral guards, phantom light displays, and eerie midnight cries echoing across the lake.