A Serbian Orthodox monastery built into a vertical cliff face, 900 m above the Bjelopavlići plain, one of the most visited pilgrimage sites in the Balkans. The upper monastery, a white building that seems to grow out of the rock, holds the relics of St Basil of Ostrog.
Dress modestly. The road up is narrow and winding; you can park at the lower monastery and walk the last stretch. It's about an hour from Podgorica.
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