Prevlaka Island (Island of Flowers)
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Although officially considered to Prevlaka is an island, in fact, it's - the peninsula, because between him and the opposite shore - only a small strip of land, which is only covered by a strong surge of water. Isle of Flowers it is called, because here in abundance abundant blooms Black Sea vegetation. The island is known for the fact that in the old days in its territory a monastery of St. Michael the Archangel.

Prevlaka is located in Tivat bay. Near the airport is there to which road leads through specially rebuilt bridge. The island has a small size: 300x200 m.

Once he rightly bore the name of the Island of Flowers - Here grow a large number of trees, plants and flowers, olive groves, but everything changed when in times of socialist Yugoslavia did it resort closed for the military, then they are very little left of its former bloom. In the period of wars and the collapse of the country's refugees flocked here from Bosnia, which destroyed a large part of the gardens. But a beautiful beach on the island preserved, and in the shadow of the many flowering plants to hide from the sizzling sun.

The second attraction of this place are the remains of an ancient monastery that was once the residence of the Metropolitan. The first monastery on the island, dating back to the 6th century, is Miholska Prevlaka, and from the 13th century, at a time when the state experienced its heyday Zeta, here was the residence of the Orthodox Metropolitan. Zeta diocese located in the monastery of St. Michael the Archangel to the middle of the 15th century, the island is not the tragedy occurred.

The Venetians decided to destroy the Orthodox monastery. They had their man who delivered food to the monastery, as a result, during the celebration of the patronal feast of all the inhabitants of the monastery had been poisoned. But to a crime not disclosed, it was announced on the plague, and the old monastery destroyed.

In the 19th century the restoration of the Monastery of the Archangel Michael engaged the Countess Catherine Vlastelinovich, under her leadership, the island was built Trinity Church, and today it is possible to venerate the relics of the Prevlaka 70 monks slain martyrs.

After the death of the Countess rebuilding of the temple stopped, and only recently was renovated room with cells and a small church. Today, living in a monastery three monks.

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Prevlaka Island (Island of Flowers)