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Gospa od Skrpjela, Bay of Kotor, Montenegro

Church of Our Lady of the Rocks, built 1630 and renovated 1722, and Museum, on Gospa od Skrpjela, an islet created artificially in the 15th century to mark the spot where a miraculous image of the Virgin was found on the cliffs, in the Bay of Kotor near Perast, Montenegro. The Bay of Kotor area is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Church of Our Lady of the Rocks, built 1630 and renovated 1722, and Museum, on Gospa od Skrpjela, an islet created artificially in the 15th century to mark the spot where a miraculous image of the Virgin was found on the cliffs, in the Bay of Kotor near Perast, Montenegro. The Bay of Kotor area is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen