Church Of Our Lady Of The Rocks, Kotor Bay, Montenegro Stock Image

Our Lady of the Rocks Croatian: Gospa od Škrpjela, pronounced [ɡɔ̌ːspa ɔd ʃkř̩pjɛla] is one of the two islets off the coast of Perast in Bay of Kotor, Montenegro the other being Sveti Đorđe Island. It is an artificial island created by bulwark of rocks and by sinking old and seized ships loaded with rocks.[1] The Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Rocks Italian: Chiesa della Madonna dello Scarpello is the largest building on the islet; it has a museum attached. There is also a small gift shop close to the church and a navigation light at the western end of the islet.