The mission of the day was easy: go to Perast by bicycle. Of course, seeing the transparent waters of the Kotor Bay, we got a little lazy ... 'What if we leave it for later and take a bath?'But no! We managed to get the pleasant thought of a refreshing dip out of our heads, we put our asses on the bike seat and pedaled!
The 8 kilometers that separated us from the beautiful city of Perast were nothing boring: on our left the bay accompanied us quietly and on the right we left behind stone houses with colorful balconies and scented flowers. Occasionally a car overtook us, but tranquility was practically our companion. Everything was perfect, until we passed through an area where mussels were raised ... mother of the beautiful love that plagues! We accelerated with our racing cars in a sprint that even Contador just finished a 1 kg chuleton with green salad and dopaine sauce (presumably, eh?) And we continued towards the already nearby Perast.
Perast is a small jewel of Montenegro where they have the privilege of living only about 300 people. Walking through its streets has been one of the things we liked most about this trip through the Balkans: its Baroque architecture, the Venetian past, how calm and beautiful it iss ... ains, suddenly we wanted to move to live there!
Although if Perast is famous for something it is for its two islets that are the true protagonists of the place:
SAN JORGE ISLAND (Sveti Dorde)
On this island you can visit a Benedictine monastery of the 12th century and a cemetery (where characters from the nobility of Perast rest).
ISLAND OF OUR LADY OF THE ROCK (Gospa od Škrpjela)
The only artificial island of the Adriatic has a very peculiar history: on July 22, 1452, sailors, returning from a complicated journey, thought they saw the silhouette of the Virgin on a rock that stood out from the water. Considering it a kind of miracle, they decided to pay tribute to the Virgin Mary by building a temple in her honor. Today the Gospa od Škrpjela is one of the most typical images of Montenegro ... and it is beautiful!
As a curiosity to tell you that on July 22 of each year one of the oldest regattas in Europe, the 'Fašinada ',during which hundreds of boats approach the island of Our Lady of the Rock and throw stones into the water ... apparently it brings luck 🙂
