Church Sv.Ilija-Dobrota

The photo shows the Church of St. Elijah in Dobrota (Kotor municipality).

Here are the key details about this specific and picturesque temple:

Unique location: The church was built on the very monolithic rock above the sea on the Plagenti cape/peninsula in Dobrota, within the complex of today's Institute of Marine Biology (the former property and palace of the famous Dobrot seafaring family Radoničić).

Age and style: It represents an extremely old sacral building that originates from the pre-Romanesque / proto-Romanesque period (11th-12th century, although some sources mention an earlier origin).

Architecture: It is built of crushed stone and covered with rough stone slabs (which is clearly visible in your photo). It is modest and small in size, with a shallow apse and a characteristic "horsetail" bell tower.

Cultural property: Due to its historical and architectural value, the church is protected as a cultural monument. In the sea in front of the rock itself and the church there is a recognizable stone cross erected on a rock in the sea.