Located in the municipality of Kotor opposite Perast in the Buka Bay, St. George Island is a natural and not an artificial island like the neighboring island of Our Lady of the Rocks. The monastery (the only building on the island) was first mentioned in 1166, when it moved into the possession of ancient Kotor and was used to control the The city of Perast, and its ancient stone structure shows that it was built in the ninth century, and there is almost nothing left of the ancient Church of St. George due to the constant bombing of the island by the invaders, as well as the earthquake in 1667, and the island is a burial place for the famous Perast captains, so it contains many testimonies The graves in the church yard have unique liturgical emblems. Today, the picturesque St. George Island is a prominent landmark in the Bay of Kotor, and tourists often go there by boat.