Miracle on the Montenegro Coast

Despite the small size of this country, nobody has been able to describe in a few words Montenegro. She will talk you with their “wild beauty”, and even his unusual islands. They are scattered throughout Montenegro like little pearls.

This is one of the largest island fortress on the Adriatic coast. Located on a tiny island Lastavitsa a diameter of only two hundred meters. Construction of the fort began in the middle of the XIX century on the initiative of the Austrian General Mamula, who was governor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in Dalmatia. The fortress was built with the most advanced technology of the military art of those years. It completely blocked their guns sign of enemy ships in the Bay of Kotor. Despite its military mission, during both world wars, the castle was a prison in the fighting did not participate. Thanks to this well preserved.

On the island stands a picturesque Benedictine Abbey, which was first mentioned in 1166 as the property of the city of Kotor. Study of the few surviving fragments of the original architectural decoration led to the conclusion that the Abbey has existed at least in the IX century. In the 14-16 centuries the Abbey of St.. George was under the jurisdiction of Kotor. In 1535, the group killed perasttsev the purpose of which the abbot of the island, thus achieving independence for the city of Kotor and the rule of excommunication from the Catholic Church. In 1571, pirate Karadoz burned down the city together with the Abbey of the island. In 1603, the inhabitants of Perast restored church. In 1634 the patronage of the island was transferred to the Senate of Venice (Senate of Venice). It was under Venetian control of Perast has reached the highest degree of prosperity. In 1812, the Abbey was occupied by the French, and in 1814 – the Austrians.

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