TIVAT BAY

Church of St Sunday 

(Sveta Nedjelja)

 Swathed by pines and silver olive trees it sits alone. Its red roof and cyan blue domes glinting in the afternoon sun.

Church of St Sunday (Sveta Nedjelja) Tivat Bay by Flavia Brilli

Translated as either 'Holy Sunday, 'Saint Nedelya, or even as 'Saint Sunday', this orthodox church, built in 1867, sits on the crest of a mountain overlooking Tivat Bay close to Kamenari village. Even though today the meaning appears to refer to the holiness of the day of Sunday, it may have originally referred to the martyr Saint Kyriaki, or ultimately to Jesus Christ.

Church of St Ivan

Church of St Ivan, Bogisici, Tivat Bay, Montenegro.

Church of Jovan and St Ivan

Situated in the Tivat village Bogisici on the Lustica Peninsula, only a smalll fence separates today these two ancient churches. Though the precise dates of these churches remains unknown, the Church of St. Ivan is known to be the oldest since medieval frescoes found inside are evidence of its earlier construction.

Church of St Jovan 

Mozaic of St Jovan over door entrance of church of St Jovan, Bogisici, Kotor Bay

View of the iconic Lovcen Mountain from the church of  St Jovan.

View of the iconic Lovcen Mountain from the churches of  St Jovan and St Ivan looking westward.

VERIGE

Church 'Our Lady of the Angels' (Gospa od Anđela) 

 

Church 'Our Lady of the Angels' (Gospa od Anđela) Verige, Kotor Bay, Montenegro by Flavia Brilli

Church 'Our Lady of the Snows', (Gospa od snijega)

Church 'Our Lady of the Snows' (Gospa od snijega) Kotor Bay, Montenegro by Flavia Brilli

DUBROTA

 

Church of St. Eustachius, Dubrota. 

Church of St. Eustachius, Dubrota, Kotor Bay, Montenegro by Flavia Brilli

Church of St. Peter, Ljuta, Dubrota. 

KOTOR BAY

KOTOR BAY



LJUTA

The beautiful baroque church of St Peter in Ljuta village on Kotor Bay
Completed in 1780, the church is made of ashlar stone brought from the island of Korcula in Croatia.

Church of St. Eustachius

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HERCEG NOVI

Church of St Nicholas, Žlijebi village, Herceg Novi

Adjacent to a sheer precipice, the church of St Nicholas gazes towards the entrance of Herceg Novi Bay, 700 meters above sea level. Built in the 16th century its location on the slopes of Mount Orjen affords it a wonderful view of the bay.

Savina Monastery, Herceg Novi, Kotor Bay

Surrounded by lush countryside, the Savina Monastery contains the relics originating from the time of Nemanjic royal family  Including the artefacts of Empress Jelena, the cross of Saint Sava, and the shroud from the Tvrdos monastery. The monastery complex features a Baroque cathedral, an 11th-century church, dormitories with the treasury, and the church of St. Sava isolated on a nearby hill. The monastery's architecture is a mixture of styles--Byzantine, ancient Greek, Roman, and Baroque. Above the door on the inside of the small church, look for an inscription from 1831, which notes that the structure was built in 1030. Several layers of frescoes on the inner walls illustrate the life of Jesus. 

The iconic and beautiful Savina Monastery, Herceg Novi, Kotor Bay, Boka Kotorska, Montenegro by Flavia Brilli

Church of St Nicholas, Baosici, Herceg Novi

The Church of St Nicholas sits high above Baosici village. Its beautiful location affording panoramic views of Tivat Bay. 

PERAST

St NICHOLAS

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