The islet
Blue dome.
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A small man-made islet off the town of Perast in the Bay of Kotor, one of two islands facing the town, built up by dropping rocks and sinking old ships loaded with stone, and crowned by a Catholic church with a blue dome and a small museum. Legend says local sailors found an icon of the Virgin Mary on a rock in the sea on 22 July 1452 and vowed to drop a stone in the water after every safe voyage, until the island rose over time. Locals still keep the custom every year with a festive procession of boats. Perast itself is a small, quiet town on the water, with Venetian stone palaces and church towers, and small boats leave from its shore for a crossing of just a few minutes. The return boat is a few euros, per visitor guides, with a small fee for the church and museum. Come early in the morning, before the tour buses.
Blue dome.
On the water.
Just minutes.
Off Perast, Bay of Kotor
By small boat from the Perast waterfront in a few minutes; the return fare is a few euros, per visitor guides.