Visovac Monastery, Croatia

Postcard

The Visovac Monastery is a Roman Catholic monastery, located on the island of Visovac, encircled by a lake within Croatia’s Krka National Park.

Visovac was first settled by Augustinian monks, who established a small monastery and church dedicated to the Apostle Paul in the 14th century. A new Franciscan monastery was built in the 18th century.

Stamp

In 2013, Croatia Post issued a series of commemoratives entitled “Croatian Fauna — Amphibians.” This stamp pictures a fire-bellied toad.