Our Lady of the Rocks

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Our Lady of the Rocks is one of the two small islands off the coast of Perast in the Bay of Kotor in Montenegro (the other being Sveti Đorđe ). It is an artificial island, which is gradually created by a bulwark of rocks and by ancient sunken ships were laden with stones.

The tradition of throwing rocks is still alive in modern times. Every year on July 22 will be held the Fasinada called hard when the locals throw stones into the sea so as to cause an enlargement of the island's land area.

1452 Gospa Od Skrpjela (Italian: Chiesa della Madonna dello Scarpello, dt Lady of the Rock ) was built the first church on the island. The present church dates from 1632 and was renewed in 1722 and extended.

The two islands are part of since 1979, as well as the entire Bay of Kotor World Natural and World Heritage Site by UNESCO.