MONTENEGRO GUIDE
Our Lady of the Rocks
FULFILLING A CENTURIES OLD PROMISE
In the stunning, coastal town of Perast, once a year on the 22nd of July, one of the most unique of Boka Bay’s many traditional celebrations takes place - Fašinada. A procession of boats, strung together and decorated with poplar branches, leaves the town and - laden with rocks - gently winds it’s way toward Gospa od Škrpjela - Our Lady of the Rocks Island. Carrying only the local priests and the descendants of the most influential of Perasts citizens and ancient seafarers, the procession makes it’s way to fulfil an unwritten promise made centuries ago by the sailors and fisherman that lived along the shores of Boka Bay. 04
