Moračnik Monastery

#29 among destinations in Montenegro

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The Moračnik Monastery is a Serbian Orthodox monastery on Moračnik island on Skadar Lake in modern-day Montenegro. It is positioned across from the village of Bobovište, whose residents used it as their church before they converted to Islam. ()

Completed: 1417 (607 years ago)Coordinates: 42°8'24"N, 19°15'26"E

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BarMontenegro

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Moračnik Monastery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rumija, Prečista Krajinska, Beška Monastery, Beška Island.

4.1 miSW
Peak between Lake Skadar and the Adriatic
Rumija
106 min walk • Rumija is a mountain in southern Montenegro, situated between the Adriatic and Lake Skadar. The highest point is Rumija, which is 1,594 m high.
5 miSE
Church
Prečista Krajinska
127 min walk • The Prečista Krajinska is the name for the ruins of a church located in the region of Skadarska Krajina, southern Montenegro. It was the second burial site of Jovan Vladimir, the ruler of Duklja, after his widow Kosara renewed it and transferred his remains from Prespa.
2.2 miNW
Monastery
Beška Monastery, Bar
57 min walk • The Beška Monastery is a Serbian Orthodox monastery on Beška island on Skadar Lake built in the Principality of Zeta of the Serbian Despotate. It has two churches within its complex, the Church of St. George and the St Mary's Church.
2.2 miNW
Island
Beška Island
57 min walk • Beška is an island in Lake Skadar in the Montenegrin municipality of Bar.
~70 ftNE
Island
Moračnik Island
1 min walk • Moračnik is an island in Lake Skadar in the Montenegrin municipality of Bar.

Moračnik Monastery

Facts and practical information

Moračnik Monastery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Rumija

Prečista Krajinska

Beška Monastery, Bar

Beška Island

Moračnik Island