Artificial island with Catholic church, Unesco World Heritage Site.
The island began as a pile of rocks, and according to legend, on July 22, 1452, two fishermen, the Moršić brothers, discovered an image of the Virgin Mary there. A small Orthodox chapel was built on this spot.
In the 16th century, Venetians took over the Boka region and the town of Perast. In 1630, they built a Catholic chapel on the site of the original Orthodox chapel. They decided to further enlarge the island by piling up stones from the mainland and sinking the old ships. The custom continues to this day. Every July 22, at sunset, the citizens of Perast take their boats and throw stones into the sea. The custom is known as fašinada.
The church visible today dates back to 1722. It houses a venerable 15th-century icon of the Virgin Mary, a work by Lovro Dobričević, now known as Our Lady of the Rocks, and an altar made of Carrara marble, a work by the Genoese sculptor Antonio Capelano.
Behind the church there is a small museum dedicated to the history of Perast. The courtyard in front of it is known as the "Place of Reconciliation". Today, the small island church functions as a sort of cultural center for the Catholics of Boka. It served as a place for public meetings and as a place to settle local disputes, especially blood feuds between the Catholic families of Boka, thus preventing many vendettas.