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Our Lady of the Rocks
A church on an island made by hand, stone by stone, by sailors, five minutes by boat from Perast.
- Open
- Every day; boats run most of the year
- Price
- Paid for the boat and the small museum
- Time Needed
- 1 hour
- Address
- Gospa od Škrpjela, 85336 PerastDirections
- Getting There
- Small boats from Perast's waterfront, about 5 minutes.
Why Go
Legend says fishermen found an icon of the Virgin on a rock here in 1452, and sailors began dropping stones and sinking old ships around it. The church, finished in 1632, is hung with silver votive plaques and paintings by Tripo Kokolja. Every July 22, locals row out to throw more stones.
Beside it, the natural island of St. George holds a Benedictine monastery, closed to visitors.
Nearby in Bay of Kotor
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