Podgorica: one of Europe’s greenest cities
Green spaces are a great way to have cleaner, healthier cities and encourage people to get out and about. That’s why Podgorica has been renovating old parks, building new ones and creating children’s playgrounds.
So far, 16 new parks and 51 children’s playgrounds have been created by the city administration. That’s 230,000 square meters of public green space created and 10,000 tree seedlings planted.
The city is proud that in February 2022, the European Environment Agency ranked Podgorica among the five greenest cities in Europe in the category of “urban green areas.”
Podgorica’s parks are varied. One features pine trees as a backdrop, with fields for football and other sports, as well as the 2.5-kilometer-long fitness track, the longest in Montenegro. Another, the forest park of Tolosi, hosts a recreational trail for all ages.
The development of parks and increased funds for green areas continue to be high on the city’s list of priorities.
Advisor – Environment and mobility
