Ostrovo Golem Grad Travel Guide

 tmoerkens Says:  Normaly you will only see the non-venomous Dice Snake (Natrix tessellata). But do not pick them up Because as a defense it spreads a very bad smelling secretion from its cloaca.95% of all snakebite are the result of people handeling snakes or trying to kill them.Snakes will... 

 Pijlmans Says:  Sveti Petka (St Peter) is a small 14th-century church on the island Golem Grad.Unfortunately, many of the frescoes have been destroyed.Some of them apparently deliberately, judged by the names and dates carved into the church walls.See the link below for the interior of St... 

 Pijlmans Says:  Sveti Petka (St Peter) is a small 14th-century church on the island Golem Grad. Unfortunately, many of the frescoes have been destroyed. Some of them apparently deliberately, judged by the names and dates carved into the church walls.See the link below for the exterior of St... 

 Pijlmans Says:  If you go by boat around the island, and you look carefully, you will see the ruins of some buildings and a church on the cliffs. 

 Pijlmans Says:  You can hire a boat (with captain) in Konsjko or Stenje, respectively a 30 or 90 minute trip to the island Golem Grad.Note that it is hard to get to Konjsko by ordinary car, since the asphalt road stops soon after Stenje. Note that you are allowed to navigate around the... 

 Pijlmans Says:  Just some pictures of this amazing island... 

 Pijlmans Says:  Golam Grad is a sanctuary for many birds.We even saw pelicans!The trees that stand on top of the high cliffs of the island were black with birds at some places...You should click on the pictures to magnify them and see the birds! 

 Pijlmans Says:  Golem Grad means Big Town.Zmiski Ostrov means Snake Island.But Zelka Ostrov (Turtle Island) would have been appropriate as well! 

 Pijlmans Says:  Only the ruins of the 14th-century church of St Dimitri remain to be found on the island Golem Grad. 

 Pijlmans Says:  Golem Grad (Big City) is also called Zmiski Ostrov, Snake Island.We saw many big snakes. I do not know if they are poisonous. Be careful where you walk and do not step on them!The snakes are probably more afraid for you than you should be for them...They disappear quickly if... 

 Jannick-DK Says:  Among the discovered remains and foundations on the island of Golem grad the only preserved church is the one dedicated to St. Peter. The church of was erected and the frescos were painted in the 14th century, in 1360, during the reign of tzar Volkašin.The church is in very...