In front of the Colosseum and the Sagrada Familia: "Our Lady of the Rocks" in the top 5 most beautiful places in Europe

The island of Gospa od Škrjela (Our Lady of the Rocks) near Perast in Boka Kotorska was included in the list of the 25 most beautiful places in Europe, as chosen by the influential magazine Travel & Leisure.

The popular destination in Montenegro took a high 4th place on this list.

The authors state that driving along the road that surrounds the Bay of Kotor offers many scenic pleasures - "but no one deserves to stop and look more than Our Lady of Škrpjela, an artificial island on the coast of Perast that is made of rocks and dominated by a Roman Catholic church from the 17th century".

The magazine that published the list has a network of hundreds of writers and photographers around the world, regularly providing its readers with local insight into the best places to stay, eat, see and explore. They cover small towns and big cities, discover hidden gems and proven destinations, beaches and lakes, mountains and valleys, national parks, cruises, top gastronomic experiences...

Of the destinations in the region, only two places in Croatia won a place on the list: Plitvice Lakes National Park (10th place) and Dubrovnik Walls (19th place).

Here is the complete list of the 25, according to their choice, the most beautiful places in Europe:

1. Villa Rufolo, Ravello, Italy
2. Egremni beach, Lefkada, Greece
3. Pena Palace, Sintra, Portugal
4. Gospa od Škrpjela, Montenegro
5. Bruges, Belgium
6. Abbaye Notre-Dame de Sénanque, Gordes, France
7. São Miguel, Azores
8. Keukenhof, Lisse, Netherlands
9. Château de Chambord, Loire Valley, France
10. Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia
11. Colosseum, Rome, Italy
12. Lapland, Finland
13. San Fruttuoso, Italy
14. Isle of Skye, Scotland
15. Seljalandsfoss, Iceland
16. La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain
17. Neuschwanstein Castle, Schwangau, Germany
18. Geirangerfjord, Norway
19. Walls of Dubrovnik, Croatia
20. Hallstatt, Austria
21. Grand-Place, Brussels, Belgium

22. Ushguli, Georgia
23. Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark
24. Blue Lagoon, Iceland  
25. Rakotzbrücke, Kromlau, Germany

Source: Investitor