- We reach in the Ostrog monastery on the parking of the Lower monastery, from where by local transport and through serpentines we reach the Upper Monastery.
- Built into the vertical rock face, Ostrog Monastery in Montenegro dates back to the 17th century when Vasilije (also known as St Basil) started construction to.
- Hiking to Ostrog Monastery in the manner of the ancient pilgrims remains a popular way to get there – but that’s also largely due to practical reasons.
- One of the most popular pilgrimage places in the whole world for Orthodox Christians is the Ostrog monastery in Montenegro.
- We arrived in the Ostrog monastery on the parking of the Lower monastery, from where by local transport we go to the Upper Monastery.
- The story of the Ostrog monastery can never be explained or shown to anyone with pictures, because this story is different.
- The upper monastery is situated at the altitude of 900 m on a nearly vertical mountain of Ostrog, from which opens a wonderful view of plain Bjelopavlica.
- The Ostrog Monastery was founded in the middle of the 17th century by one of the most revered saints in the Serbian Orthodox Church today, St. Basil of Ostrog.
- In fact, the monastery is a known meeting point for Catholics, Muslims, and Orthodox Christians. Besides its religious significance, the Ostrog Monastery is a...
- Resting improbably – miraculously? – in a cliff face 900m above the Zeta valley, the gleaming white Ostrog Monastery is the most important site in…