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Reževići Monastery
Reževići Monastery (Manastir Reževići), perched on a scenic coastal plateau overlooking the Adriatic Sea between Budva and Petrovac, is one of coastal Montenegro's most ancient and revered spiritual sanctuaries. Founded in the 1220s by King Stefan Nemanjić and expanded in 1351 by Emperor Stefan Dušan, the monastery complex served for centuries as the spiritual, judicial, and cultural heart of the autonomous Paštrovići clan. Repeatedly sacked and burned by Ottoman raiders and French Napoleonic forces, the monastery has survived centuries of destruction. Local tradition speaks of unexplainable divine lights, phantom choir voices echoing from empty stone chapels, and protective guardian spirits watching over ancient clan tombs.