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On the slopes above the village of Goransko, about 55km north of Nikšić on the main road (E-762) to Srbinje. Founded 1573 by Savatije, Metropolitan of Hercegovina. Impressive gilt iconostasis dating from 1638–39 and rich treasury. Originally stood much lower down slopes, but was moved to present location with building of dam and flooding of gorge.

Monastery, Cetinje

Founded by Ivan Crnojević in 1484 as the residence of the Metropolitan of Zeta, and from 1516 the seat of the Vladika, the Orthodox ruler-bishops of inland Montenegro. The original monastery was destroyed in an explosion in 1692. The present structure dates from the 18th century, and was heavily restored after the First World War.

Gospa od Škrpjela

Near Perast, on Boka Kotorska. Built 1452 on an artificial island. Used as model by Swiss painter Böcklin for his well-known painting The Isle of the Dead (1880, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).

Hussein Pasha Mosque, Pljevlja

Founded 1569 by Hussein Pasha Boljanić, this is a good example of a provincial Ottoman mosque.