The island of Badija

THE ISLAND OF BADIJA is the largest of the twenty-two archipelagos of islands between Lumbarda and the peninsula Pelješac. Located in its protected southern cove is a Franciscan monastery and church built in late gothic style and dating back to the mid 14th century. Special attention should be given to the beautifully preserved gothic-renaissance large cloister square completed in 1477. The monastery has recently being returned to the Franciscans having being expropriated in 1950 and used as a sport tourist centre. It has been renovated in the traditional “perdun”, when Catholics on the 2nd August in many boats of all sizes make a pilgrimage to St. Mary of Škoja seeking forgiveness.

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Badija