Lake Plav is located in the Montenegrin municipality of Plav, it is geographically in the north-east of the country. The peculiarity of the lake is that it - glacial. As a rule, glacial lakes form a melting glaciers or snow-firn strata, which cover a glacier is much higher boundaries of his power. The larger glacial lake, so, consequently, larger than it was formed glacier.

Lake Plav is a mountain massif Prokletije, near its northern slopes. The altitude of the glacial lake is nearly one kilometer - 920 meters. The lake is no more than three kilometers, width - about two. The maximum depth of the reservoir - nine meters. The water level varies slightly each year, and in winter the lake freezes completely.

One of the major advantages of natural Lake Plav is the abundance of its waters a rare fish. Fishermen will be pleasantly surprised by the impressive number of trout caught.

About appearance in this area of ​​the lake provides one of the legends. According to this legend, the site of the lake was once a settlement, which spent the night Saint Sava. But the man from whom he stopped unjustly slandered him, then cursed this settler Sawa ("You will carry the water"). After this incident to settle gushing water from all directions - and there was Lake Plav.

The nearest town - a city of swimming, which mostly Albanians live. The proximity of Kosovo does not affect the locals, swimming - peaceful area.