Ostrog Monastery | The Most STUNNING Religious Site You've Never Heard Of! 🤯
Ostrog Monastery COMPLETELY blew our minds from the moment we saw it driving in.
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We arrived in Podgorica knowing that our first visit anywhere would be the Ostrog Monastery and WOW, that was a great decision. The Ostrog Monastery is a 17th-century Serbian Orthodox Church situated in the side of a mountain 900 METERS above the Zeta Valley! Initially it was hard to wrap our minds around just how high Ostrog Monastery was but once we saw it, we immediately understood its significance. We’re visiting on a weekday in March which means there aren’t many tourists at all. This allowed us the opportunity to drive the 3 kilometers straight to the upper monastery parking lot. (DISCLAIMER: Most times this is not the case unless you have elderly or children with you. Which means you will have to walk up the mountain via a staircase so make sure to wear good shoes.)
We arrived at Ostrog Monastery & started taking in the sights. Admission was free, but we went into the gift shop to buy some candles so that we could light them in honor of each of Hannah’s grandparents as well as our sets of parents. This wasn’t an expensive purchase, but we wanted to give back to the Ostrog Monastery in some way. After lighting the candles, we made our way up into the Upper Monastery.
The interior was absolutely stunning. There were rooms with various Frescos depicting a multitude of Orthodox Christian symbols. We took our time observing these & paying our respects as much as we could. Also within the monastery there was a lookout point at the top, which gave an unspoiled view of the entire valley. This vantage point alone is worthy of the long drive/hike up. Within the Ostrog Monastery’s Upper Monastery are two primary churches, which are within small caves in the mountain. One is at the top of the Monastery staircases, The Church of the Holy Cross. At the base of the Upper Monastery is the Church of the Presentation. This is where St. Basil of Ostrog’s relics are. We approached the entrance where a very kind monk ushered us in to observe the small room. It was hard not to feel the seriousness & importance of the room to the monks. It was a feeling neither of us could’ve prepared for, & surely one that we’ll never forget.
Once we completed our tour of the Ostrog Monastery, it was time to make our way to our next Airbnb location in the touristy coastal town of Budva. The drive from Ostrog Monastery to Budva took us through Podgorica & through some pretty spectacular mountaintops, before coasting down the mountain & into one of the most vibrant towns in Montenegro.
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My partner and I are getting lost starting in May. Now that you’re a few months in, do you have enough advice for a lessons learned episode? :)
@ProbablyLost
2 жыл бұрын
THAT'S AMAZING!!! As far as a lessons learned video, that's honestly a great idea! Off the top of my head, one thing that we've learned is when traveling via plane, it's pretty vital that we check out the plane ahead of time on SeatGuru. If you're unfamiliar with SeatGuru, it's basically a way to see what your seat on the plane will be like. When we flew from I believe Barcelona to Malta, we booked a window seat for the GoPro footage but that ended up being the one seat without a window. So ALWAYS check SeatGuru first😂 We've also learned that if you have any doubt before leaving on whether you'll need an item while you're gone, then odds are you probably won't need it. I know we've gotten rid of so much since our What We Packed video & it's felt AMAZING! Less really can mean more sometimes. We'll definitely try and find some more examples though & make a vlog soon to address more of these!!
Monastery is the place of miracles. One of the bigest religious places of Serbs. The "monk" U talk abouth is Saint Vasilije Ostroški. The caves where the monastery was built are actually the caves where the Saint himself hid and lived. Ostrog Monastery is a place of healing for people of different faiths. Not only Serbs but all nations of the world come to the monastery.There is a legend associated with Saint Vasilij Ostroski, that he is the only walking Saint whose socks are changed by the monks every morning. For this reason, most people try to sleep in the monastery. Never in my life have I heard that anyone has ever experienced an injury or an accident near the monastery, and you saw the appearance of the road when you went up. That land is simply holy.
Slava Ti i Milost Dragi Sveti Vasilije Ostroski! Moli Boga za nas gresne!
I’m in Budva right now and going to Ostrog on Thursday. Can’t wait. I’m Orthodox and love visiting monasteries. I live 20 mins from a very famous one in the US.
@ProbablyLost
10 ай бұрын
Man I love that!!! This video is older for our channel & honestly, we want to come back so bad just so we can do a better video on this monastery. The drive from Podgorica to Ostrog Monastery is so interesting, but that ride up the side of the mountain is another level. Hope you had an amazing visit & thank you so much for taking the time to watch our video!!!
@gobucs3146
10 ай бұрын
@@ProbablyLost it was great and Amazing venerating St Basil. I don’t know how they built that. I’m used to the roads though, my wife is Serbian. Definitely will be coming back, but need to when it’s less busy. A lot of people there. When did you go? I missed it.
@ProbablyLost
10 ай бұрын
@@gobucs3146 we visited in February of 2022!!
@gobucs3146
10 ай бұрын
@@ProbablyLost oh winter. Good time to go to monastery I guess. Thanks
@Ages_of_domination
6 ай бұрын
@@gobucs3146it is built out of the stone, it is carved literally right out of the side of the mountain.. Vasilije did this alone, during the time of the turks occupation of the region
As a Montenegrin it was nice to see how appreciative you are of my country. I wish you all the best and God bless you.
@ProbablyLost
10 ай бұрын
We truly mean it when we say we adore Montenegro. It's near the top of our list of favorite countries we've been to. The people are so incredibly kind & hospitable, & the beauty of the country speaks for itself! Thank you so much for your kind words & for taking the time to watch our video!:)
HVALA
It's beautiful Serbian monastery. Looking forward visiting when coming to Montenegro
@ProbablyLost
Жыл бұрын
It's an amazing place & we love Montenegro so much!!
@dejan375
Жыл бұрын
@@ProbablyLost Will you go to the brother Country Serbia?
You're so cool! 😊 The Ostrog monastery is the place where I got recovered of my illness... If you ever again come here, I'm from Serbia, but my home town is in Bosnia and Herzegovina, you're so welcome in my home!!! 🎉 I'd be my pleasure to be your host. Kristina
@ProbablyLost
Жыл бұрын
Awww thank you so much Kristina!!! We'll definitely be down in that area at some point again & will make sure to reach out:) Those countries are seriously so cool & have SUCH rich history/culture. We plan to get back there & spend A LOT more time visiting. Thank you so much again for the kind words & for watching our video! It means the absolute world to us!!!❤️
Can’t wait to go there again! Hopefully this coming April! Thank you for video ❤️
@ProbablyLost
10 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for watching!!!:)
SLAVA I MILOST SVETOM VASILIJU OSTROSKOM CUDOTVORCU
visiting later this month. cant wait!
@ProbablyLost
2 жыл бұрын
You're going to love it!!
Beautiful !!
@ProbablyLost
2 жыл бұрын
RIGHT?? We were blown away!
Hriste Boze 🙏🏻☦️
✨✨✨🎗️GLORY AND MERCY TO OUR SAINT VASILIJE❣️🎗️✨✨✨ Beautiful video, God bless you!
How would you guys compare the mountains of Tennessee to Montenegro?
@ProbablyLost
3 ай бұрын
SOOO different🤣 both are incredibly beautiful though!! Thank you so much for watching!!
It nice to see your respect for our holy monastir. Yes Ostrog is in crna gora but it is of all srbijan people. Just asking you dud you notice the height of our people. My wife say we are too tall. You seem like nice couple. збогом и Бог с тобом
@ProbablyLost
Жыл бұрын
So we didn't notice anything different as far as height goes, but I will say we saw one gentleman who we believe was a monk at the monastery & he was EXTREMELY tall. Thank you very much for the kind words & for watching our vlog!!!!
Where jou from?
@ProbablyLost
Жыл бұрын
Hi Marija!! We're from Nashville, Tennessee in the USA!
@marijapanic1683
Жыл бұрын
@@ProbablyLost wonderful ❤️❤️❤️
SLAVA BOGU.AMIN