Dominican Monastery, Bol, Croatia

In at the place in Bol where once was a bishop's palace today is the Dominican Monastery. It was built in 1475 and very close to it is a small church of Our Lady of Mercy. The most precious heritage of both monastery and church is the renaissance painting of Madonna and Child with Saints.

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Kevin Landells (3 years ago)
Beautiful mass this Sunday morning at 8am. Peaceful and relaxing. Looking forward to my next visit

Niko Vujevic (3 years ago)
One of the hidden gems of the Adriatic. Great beach, nice archaeological museum, great chapel.

Joao Raimundo (3 years ago)
Museum is nice, but a bit underwhelming as it’s small and has no air conditioning (during July and August you will be sweating inside). Nice church

Jukka Miettinen (3 years ago)
Quite simple and small monastery. Worth of visiting once. The museum part is the artefacts there are amazing and really historical.

Šafarek Film (4 years ago)
It is a beautiful monastery surrounded by beaches.

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