Orthodox monastery Savina (Savinovskij Monastery) was founded in 1030 by fugitive monks, who have left the territory of modern Bosnia and Herzegovina - Trebinje. It is located in the town of Herceg Novi, a fifteen minute walk from the waterfront Bokatorskoy.

Savinovskij Monastery is one of the oldest Serbian monasteries. It is surrounded by beautiful deciduous-coniferous forest (Dubrava Savinov), divided into footpath. Also, in the vast area of ​​the monastery you can see the orange trees and banana trees.

The monastery complex consists of the Little Church of the Assumption, the Great Church of the Assumption, the church of St. Sava, the two cemeteries, and privately body. Side by side are the Assumption Church - Small and Big, surrounded by pine trees and surrounding buildings, as well as the old stone tomb.

The church architecture Big Assumption Church is a beautiful example of the Baroque style. Erected she was XVIIveke, especially for its construction was brought a stone from Korcula, an island in what is now Croatia. Inside the church holds a unique iconostasis of fifteen, a giant golden chandelier and the miraculous icon of the Mother of God Savvinskaya.

Small church famous fresco, dated XV century. There are scenes of religious holidays and agony of Christ.

The church of Saint Sava is situated on the hill above. According to legend, it has built himself Savva in the XIII century - the patriarch and founder of the independent Serbian church. Next to the church is an observation deck, being where you can see magnificent views of the bay and most Bokatorsky Assumption Church.

The library of the monastery has about five thousand books, among them fifty - manuscript (for example, the Gospel of 1375). Also here is the Russian primer, thanks to which in the 1820s studied the monk ruler of Montenegro - Metropolitan and poet Peter IIPetrovich Njegos, a representative of the legendary Montenegrin dynasty.

The monastery is famous for its sacristy that are stored a large icon of St. Nicholas of the XVIII century, the cross of the XIII century Saint Sava and many other items from the monasteries Tvrdoš (Herzegovina) and Mileshevo (Serbia).