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Podostrog Monastery - Podmaine

Montenegro

85310 Budva

Historical sources are silent about the origin of the monastery. Folklore says only that he is "very old". We find the first information about...

Religious sites

History and tradition

Starodoganjska Mosque

Montenegro

81000 Podgorica

It is one of two last existing mosques today in Podgorica and the oldest. It was built by Skender-beg Caus at the end of the 15th century, and was cal...

Religious sites

History and tradition

Valdanos Bay

Montenegro

85 360 Ulcinj

According to historical data, Valdanos Bay was the main port of Ulcinj pirates and the scene of naval battles. Valdanos and Valdanos Bay attractive ar...

Protected natural areas

Coastal natural heritage

Cattedrale di San Sabino

Puglia

The St. Sabinus Cathedral in Bari is an extraordinary example of Apulian Romanesque art and features millennia-old treasures, most importantly its Succorpo.

Religious sites

Architecture

Culture and Art

Kosmač Fortress

Montenegro

85310 Budva

It was built by the Austrians in the period 1841-1850., on the border line between Montenegro and Austria. The location chosen and fortress by itself ...

Architecture

History and tradition

National Park Skadar Lake

Montenegro

85000 Bar

It is the largest lake on the Balkan Peninsula and Southeast Europe and is divided between Montenegro and Albania. The National Park was declared in 1...

Protected natural areas

Lakes and rivers

Virpazar

Montenegro

85000 Bar

The name of this locality is old. It was first mentioned under the name Vir in the Charter of King Vladislav in 1242, by which this ruler donates it t...

Villages and old cities

Protected natural areas

Lakes and rivers

Haj Nehaj Fortress

Montenegro

85000 Bar

We find the oldest mention in Venetian documents and it dates from 1542. An engraving of Bar from 1550. shows Nehaj under the inscription "Nechagi...

History and tradition

Coastal natural heritage

Remains of the Monastery of the Mother of God of Ratac

Montenegro

85000 Bar

There is no written information about the time of establishment. It was first mentioned in documents in 1247., but it is certainly much older. Its fou...

Religious sites

Geological sites

History and tradition

Rural settlement Godinje

Montenegro

81305 Virpazar, Bar

The village is connected to the 10th century by Prince Vladimir of Duklja, who loved to stay in this area, and that is how got its name (in Montenegri...

Villages and old cities

Protected natural areas

Lakes and rivers

Island Beska with Monastery

Montenegro

85000 Bar

The second group of Balsic's mausoleums is located on the elongated island of Beska. Both churches on Beska are picturesque. In St. George is not ...

Religious sites

Protected natural areas

Lakes and rivers

Moracnik Monastery

Montenegro

85000 Bar

Moracnik is the last island in a series of islands of the Skadar Lake towards Albania, with Balsic's endowments. The Church of the Mother of God i...

Religious sites

Protected natural areas

Lakes and rivers

Old Olive Tree

Montenegro

85000 Mirovica, Bar

It is the symbol of Bar, and the oldest tree in Europe, that has been proven to live for 2,240 years. It is launched the traditional manifestation ...

Protected natural areas

History and tradition

Museo Fondazione Ettore Pomarici Santomasi

Puglia

The Santomasi Scacchi Museum houses some of the most important evidence of Gravina in Puglia's rich cultural heritage.

Culture and Art

Museo Sigismondo Castromediano

Puglia

The Sigismondo Castromediano Museum in Lecce illustrates and narrates the social, cultural and artistic evolution of Salento, contributing, through culture, to the well-being of the community.

Culture and Art

Praskavica Monastery

Montenegro

85310 Budva

It is the spiritual and political center of Pastrovici and is named after a nearby stream, whose water tastes like "praskvica" - peach. It was...

Religious sites

History and tradition

Church of St. John

Montenegro

Religious sites

History and tradition

Island Sveti Stefan

Montenegro

85315 St. Stephen, Budva

It is a kind of natural phenomenon. The founding of that settlement dates back to the 15th century, which coincides with historical sources. It was fi...

Coastal natural heritage

History and tradition

Culture and Art

Remains of Kastel and Lazaret

Montenegro

85300 Petrovac, Budva

It was a quarantine - a military hospital, and then a barracks for the Austro-Hungarian army (which inherited the Venetian), probably from the middle ...

Geological sites

History and tradition

Archaeological site Miriste

Montenegro

85300 Petrovac, Budva

This site is a remain of the Roman and early Byzantine site Miriste. At this place, a Roman villa began to be built at the 2nd century and existed for...

Geological sites

History and tradition