Paddling to the Island Gospa od Milosrda / Montenegro
Today we took our stand-up paddleboard and paddled around one kilometer from Bjelila to the small magical Island Gospa od Milosrda
We started our paddling tour in the marina of the small fishing village Bjelila.
This is a screenshot from a drone video I shoot last spring when I flew over the island.
The Island Gospa od Milo (which means Our Lady of Mercy) has a fascinating history reaching back thousands of years.
has been a place of great religious ceremonies
of different nationalities for thousands of years.
For example, carved stone altars are found here,
dedicated to the wife of Jupiter - the beautiful Juno Lucina,
that were left behind by the ancient Romans,
greeting their gods here."
You can find this and more interesting information about this place --> here.
When approaching the island we have been greeted by two barking dogs which soon turned out to be very friendly.
The coastal town on the other side of the bay is Herceg Novi.
In the background the Lovćen Mountains
The church with the monastery.
The campanile...
In the background is the Bay of Kotor with Tivat on the right side.
I didn't want to take the risk bringing my Nikon on the paddle board thus I just used my phone to take these pictures.
So you felt safe taking your phone on the paddle board? I thought you had a GoPro with waterproof housing.
Anyway, great weather and nice photos. Reblogged.
Thanks Otto! The phone was small enough for the dry bag. The GoPro is very limited for photography with its fish-eye lens.
OK, I understand. I wasn't thinking about a dry bag. I got one myself which I bought way back when in Hawaii, because all I ever wore there was swim trunks and maybe a t-shirt.
Thank you very much for sharing these very beautiful photographs! The nature and the local architecture are so beautiful! It's very picturesque there! All the best, take care, stay safe, and plenty of success here on HIVE and in general! 🙂
It looks like it's a very beautiful day for you to be there today, the view is extraordinary, especially behind there are several mountains so it makes the view even more perfect, especially when you are swimming and you can see a white mountain
A very beautiful place... it seems we would be very happy if we could visit a place as beautiful as this.
Wow it is a pleasurable tour with a paddle. Beautiful🙋🙋🙋
Wow. What a nice place. No one else visiting? I love it.
The tourist season is over, the best time to visit such places.
I had to go have a read, that place looks so fascinating. Sounds like it would be very buzzy though XD
Do people use the church or just anyone in the monastery?
It's not a regular church, only accessible through the monastery.
I never know where is Montenegro, now I know it has Gospa od Milosti, such a beautiful place.