Male Orthodox monastery Savina (Savinov monastery) was founded in 1030 by fugitive monks who left the territory of modern Bosnia and Herzegovina – Trebinje. It is located in the city of Herceg Novi, a fifteen minute walk from Batorskoj embankment.

Savinov the monastery is one of the oldest Serbian monasteries. It is surrounded by picturesque deciduous-coniferous forest (Savinova Oak split in the path. Also in the extensive grounds of the monastery you can see the orange trees and banana trees.

The monastery complex consists of a Small assumption Church, Bolshaya Uspenskaya Church, the Church of Saint Sava, two cemeteries and private building. Side by side stand Uspensky Church – Small and Big, surrounded by pine trees and adjacent buildings, and an old stone tombs.

In Church architecture of the Great Church of the assumption serves as an excellent example of the Baroque style. She was built in XVII century, especially for its construction was brought the stone of korčula, the island in the territory of modern Croatia. Inside the Church accommodates fifteen unique iconostasis, a giant Golden chandelier and the miraculous icon of the Mother of God Savvinskaya.

The little Church famous for the fresco painting, dated XVвеком. It depicts scenes of religious holidays and the passion of Christ.

The Church of Saint Sava is located on the hill above. According to the legend it was built Sava himself in the XIII century – the Patriarch and founder of the independent Serbian Church. Near the Church is an observation deck, once where you can see magnificent views of Bakalarski Bay and the Great Church of the assumption.

The monastery's library consists of about five thousand books, among which fifty – handwritten (e.g., the gospel of 1375). There is also a Russian primer, whereby in 1820, he attended the monk is the ruler of Montenegro – Metropolitan and poet Peter Betronic Njegos, the legendary representative of the Montenegrin dynasty.

Sacristy is famous for the fact that it stores a large icon of the eighteenth century Nicholas, the cross XIII century, St. Sava and many other items of a monastery Tvrdos (Herzegovina) and Mileshevo (Serbia).