Perast Island, the Man-Made Island using Stones - Montenegro Perast, a charming village in Montenegro, is home to the legendary Our Lady of the Rocks, a man-made island with a fascinating origin story. According to legend, two fishermen discovered an icon of the Madonna and Child on a small reef in the bay. Each time they tried to move it to a church in Perast, the icon mysteriously reappeared on the reef. Taking this as a divine sign, the people of Perast vowed to build a church there. Over centuries, sailors and locals threw stones into the sea and sank old boats to create the island
