Saint George

The island of St. George is located in the municipality of Kotor opposite the city of Perast in Boka Bay, and it is a natural island, not an artificial one like the island of Our Lady of the Rocks next to it. The monastery (which is the only building on the island) was mentioned for the first time in 1166, when it passed to the old ownership of Kotor and was used to control The city of Perast, and its ancient stone structure shows that it was built in the ninth century, and there is almost nothing left of the ancient Church of St. George due to the constant bombing of the island by the invaders as well as the occurrence of the earthquake in 1667, and the island is a burial place for the famous captains of Perast, so it contains many evidence The graves in the churchyard have unique ritual emblems. Today, the picturesque St. George Island is a landmark in the Bay of Kotor, and tourists often go there by boat.