Ostrog Monastery

The Ostrog Monastery is a Serbian Orthodox Church monastery that is located in Montenegro, high up in the massive rock of Ostroka Greda, against an almost vertical backdrop. It honors Saint Basil of Ostrog (also known as Sveti Vasilije Ostroki), who is buried here. The Bjelopavlii plain can be viewed from the monastery. The monastery is in the Danilovgrad Municipality, 15 kilometers from Niki and 50 kilometers from Podgorica. The most frequented pilgrimage site in Montenegro is the Ostrog Monastery. The monastery, which is a part of the Serbian Orthodox Church, was established by Vasilije in the 17th century and is hewn into the cliff face of the substantial Ostroska Greda rock.

Numerous Orthodox, Catholic, and Muslim travelers worship here in the hope that their illnesses would be cured since this amazing fresco-covered cave-church housing Saint Basil of Ostrog's remains. The Ostrog Monastery is home to outstanding artwork and architecture as well as stunning views of the Bjeloplavlici plain. One of the most popular tourist destinations in the Balkans is the Orthodox monastery of Ostrog. Over 100,000 people visit it each year. Individually or in groups, Christians from all over the world travel there. It stands for the site where all religious groups converge, including Muslims, Catholics, and Orthodox. According to pilgrims' accounts, many people have been healed and helped to decrease their life's challenges by praying beside his body.

Location: Никшић, Danilovgrad