St. George Island (Ostrovo Sveti) – The island is located in the Risan Bay, 0.5 km from the embankment of Perast, next to the artificially created island of Our Lady of the Rocks, Montenegro. There is a small cemetery with the same-name church of the twelfth century, surrounded by well-proportioned cypresses, where many sailors are buried, including the famous captain of Montenegro M. Martinović; therefore, the island is often called the Isle of the Dead. In the twelfth century, the Benedictine Abbey was organized; it is one of the oldest buildings of Boka-Kotorska Bay. Famous Ante Slović and his failed love Katica – Bokesian Romeo and Juliet – rest here. The island is closed for tourist visits.
St. George Island, Boka-Kotorska Bay, Montenegro. (Photo by Andrey Kostianoy)
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Zonn, I.S., Kostianoy, A.G., Semenov, A.V., Joksimović, A., Đurović, M. (2021). St. George Island (Ostrovo Sveti). In: The Adriatic Sea Encyclopedia. Encyclopedia of Seas. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50032-0_530
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