The most beautiful religious buildings Budva (Будва)

Just next to the previous one, we can finally see the church of Santa Maria in Punta dating back to 840. First Benedictine and then Franciscan, it was requisitioned in 1807 by the Napoleonic troops to shelter their horses. A bell tower with three windows adorns the church and its slabs reveal Latin inscriptions. It once housed the famous miraculous icon of the Mother of God (Our Lady of Budva) from the 14th century, considered the patron saint of the town.

Built in 1804, this church features paintings by Corfu-born artist Nicholaos Aspioti. The entrance has three bells and the windows are in the shape of a round dome. The church's iconostasis was created by Greek icon painters in the ^19th century and is of exceptional artistic merit! The whole area around the church is beautifully paved. In front of the church is the tomb of Stefan Mitrov Ljubiša, a Budva-born writer and politician.

Small church dedicated to Saint Sava built in the 12th century. It is a very small Romanesque building with a nave and a small apse. Its past remains unclear and several hypotheses emerge where it would have been used by Catholics and also by Orthodox. Renovation work, after the earthquake of 1979, has helped to elucidate the history of its creation. The frescoes bear an inscription dated 1143. Never mind the history, the view is magical!

The church, which was the seat of the local diocese until 1828, has been rebuilt many times and is distinguished by an imposing bell tower and a large episcopal residence, both dating from the 19th century (1867). The exact origin of the church remains unknown. Historians believe that its foundation dates back to the 9th century. Inside the building is the 12th-century icon known as Our Lady of Budva, which is still used in the procession on June 24, the day of the saint.