Kotor Bay
![]() St. George's Convent |
![]() Close-up |
![]() Our Lady of the Rock Church |
![]() Closer view |
![]() Our bus took the ferry across the bay |
![]() Homes on the hillside |
![]() Shortcut across the bay |
![]() More buildings on the bay |
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The islands of St. George and Our Lady of the Rock (Sveti Juraj and Gospa od Skrpjela) are in the middle of the bay. Legend states that fishermen from Perast (town on shore) found an icon of the Virgin and Christ on a rock. They decided to sink more rocks and the wrecks of old boats to make an island and on it a church which would bear the name of the icon. Since then it has been the unwritten promise of Perast sailors to drop a new rock around the island before every voyage they make, as a contribution to the stability of the foundation of the church. |
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