Perast · Things to do

The icon: an artificial island built from centuries of dropped stones, holding a chapel lined with 2,500 silver votive plates.

The 55m campanile is the one climb in the village, and the only spot that frames both islands in a single shot.

Bujovic Palace explains how a village of 1,600 produced admirals for Venice and a naval school for Peter the Great.

Rentals on the promenade let you circle both islets under your own steam, and reach corners the tour boats never stop at.

Steep lanes behind the seafront pass abandoned stone houses to viewpoints looking straight down on the roofs and both islands.