Ulcinj - the southernmost town in Montenegro, is the center of the municipality of the same name. According to legend, the fortress was held in Ultsinskoy pirates famous prisoner - Miguel de Cervantes. For a long time the city remained a pirate, even during the reign of the Ottoman Empire.

Attractions in the city a lot, but the church of St. Nicholas is a very special structure.

The first mention of the church of St. Nicholas in Ulcinj date from the end of XIX century. However, the history of the emergence of the church began even earlier - before the building of the temple on the site was a monastery dating from the XV century.

According to historical data, shortly before the time when Ulcinj was liberated from the Turks (who were forced to hand over the territory since suffered defeat in the Russian-Turkish War), more in 1869. Orthodox believers Ulcinj built near the White Mountains own temple.

Turkish law stipulates that no building is erected in the city could not exceed the height minaret of the mosque. The builders of the church of St. Nicholas came very resourceful: they built a spacious church, dug deep into the earth. So the law was not violated.

Later, the church was converted into a mosque, but since 1890 it has again become Orthodox church of St. Nicholas. Today, the church building is an exhibition ultsinskogo Archaeological Museum.