Mesic Monastery Mesić is the nunnery of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the Banat Diocese, close to Vrsac, dedicated to the birth of the Saint John the Baptist. The name of the Mesić Monastery comes from the stream of the...

Mileseva Monastery Mileševa Monastery, the main endowment of King Vladislav /1234 - 1243/, grandson of Stefan Nemanja and the fourth in the lineage of Nemanjic Dynasty is located in the valley of Milesevka River, 6 km to the east of...

Naupara Monastery Some 30 km south of town of Kruševac, at the foot of Jastrebac Mountain, lies Naupara village with the Monastery of the same name. The church of Naupara Monastery is dedicated to the Nativity of the Mother of...

Nova Pavlica Monastery Nova Pavlica Monastery was built by the heroic Brothers of Musić Family killed in the Battle on Kosovo Field. Musić Brothers were sons of Musa, the great Duke of Ibar District and nephews of Prince Lazar whose...

Ovcar-Kablar Monasteries A remarkable number of medieval monasteries are hidden between sharp steep sides of Ovcar and Kablar mountains on the small geographical region, close to Čačak, on the left bank of the Zapadna Morava river. Ovčar-Kablar Monasteries were founded...

Pavlovac Monastery Pavlovac Monastery is located on Kosmaj Mountain, in the village of Koraćica, beside the Pavlovac stream, after which it got its name. Monastery was built according to wish of despot Stefan Lazarević. At the end of the 14th...

Peć Patriarchate - The Patriarchate of Peć The Pec Patriarchate - "Pecka Patrijarsija" is UNESCO heritage site of Serbia and among the most prominent and the most respected Medieval Monasteries in Serbia. The Monastery Complex of the Patriarchate of Pec...

Petkovica Monastery Petkovica Monastery is Medieval Orthodox Monastery of the Serbian Orthodox Church located in the south-western part of Fruška Gora Mountain, close to the stream of Remeta, between the tiny and sleepy villages of Divoš and Šišatovac. The most intense...

Poganovo Monastery - St John Theologian Monastery The Monastery of Poganovo with its beautiful Church dedicated to Saint John the Theologian is one of the most precious and most significant among the Serbian medieval monasteries and Medieval monuments of culture...

Pridvorica Monastery Pridvorica Monastery is located in the deep seclusion of Central Serbia, in the tiny village of Pridvorica, 20 km to the south-west of Ivanjica towards Studenica Monastery. Monastery of Pridvorica is surrounded with intact nature and wilderness of...

Pustinja Monastery Pustinja Monastery - "Desert Monastery" is founded in the 13th century during the reign of the Serbian King Dragutin and is dedicated to the Virgin Entrance to the Temple. Besides the legend, the present day church of Pustinja...

Raca Monastery Just next to the Raca river, in the close proximity of Bajina Bašta, there is Medieval Raca Monastery. Raca Monastery was built in the 13th century as the probable endowment of the Serbian King Dragutin Nemanjić, who later...

Rakovac Monastery The Rakovac monastery church is dedicated to SS Cosmas and Damian and lies on the northern slopes of Fruska Gora Mountain, besides the Rakovac stream. The church of Rakovac Monastery is one nave structure of inscribed cross basis,...

Rakovica Monastery Rakovica Monastery, with the church dedicated to the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel, was built between 1377 and 1385, during the reign of Prince Lazar Hrebeljanovic. The original monastery was resettled to its current location beside the Rakovicki...

Ravanica Monastery Ravanica Monastery is monument of culture of extraordinary historical significance located in the foot of Kucaj Mountains, close to Senje village, some 10 km east of town of Cuprija and the E 75 highway in Central Serbia. Ravanica...

Rudenica Monastery Rudenica Monastery with the Church dedicated to Saint Ilija is located in the vicinity of Aleksandrovac, only few kilometers from Veluće Monastery. Rudenica Monastery is situated above the village with the same name, at the edge of forestry...

Saint Achilles Church Arilje The church in Arilje is dedicated to the Bishop Achilles of Larissa (Greece) who was a passionate fighter against the Arian heresy and boldly denounced the heretic Arius. St Achilles participated in the First Ecumenical Council...

Saint Apostles Peter and Paul Church Ras Novi Pazar The Church of Saint Apostles Peter and Paul in Ras, the former seat of bishops of Raska and the Serbian Medieval state is located on the tranquil hill above Novi Pazar....

Saint George Church and Royal Mausoleum Oplenac Topola is cozy small town some 80 km south of Belgrade, set at the foothill of the highly important historical place, fully surrounded with wonderful greenery and forests. Topola is one of the...

Saint George Monastery Temska Temska Monastery with the church dedicated to the Holy Martyr Saint George has been built in the second half of the 16th century on the ruins of the fortification from the 11th century by Dejanovic Family...

Saint George Pillars - Djurdjevi Stupovi Monastery Djurdjevi Stupovi Monastery near Novi Pazar is shrine dedicated to Saint George at the site of Ras also known as the "Saint George's Pillars Monastery" which is unique represent of the Serbian culture,...

Saint Nicholas Monastery Kuršumlija Monastery of Saint Nicholas in Kuršumlija is the first endowment of famous Stefan Nemanja, the founder of mighty Nemanjic Dynasty and of the Medieval Serbia. The Saint Nicholas Monastery was built between 1159 - 1165 on...

Saint Prohor of Pcinja Monastery The Monastery of Saint Prohor of Pčinja is one of the oldest Serbian Monasteries which recently celebrated 950 years of its existence. The Monastery of Saint Prohor of Pcinja is situated right on the border...

Saint Roman Monastery Djunis Monastery of Saint Roman is located in the valley between Razanj and Djunis, close to the village and river of Morava. Sveti Roman - the Saint Roman Monastery as sacral holy place is dedicated to the...

Saint Sava Orthodox Cathedral Belgrade The Temple of Saint Sava in Belgrade – Hram Svetog Save - the Saint Sava Orthodox Cathedral is one of the chief landmarks of Belgrade and probably of Serbia, and far the most monumental structure...

Sisatovac Monastery In 1520 the Abbot Teofilo and monks Ilarion and Visarion of the Zica Monastery, who fled after Turkish persecution to the western part of the Fruska Gora Mountain, had built the new shrine of Šišatovac Monastery dedicated to...

Sisojevac Monastery Sisojevac Monastery, dedicated to the Holy Transfiguration, is located in the village of Sisevac, beside the spring of Crnica River. Monastery was probably built in the eight decade of the 14th century, to be first mentioned in 1398...

Soko Monastery The newly established Soko Monastery has been constructed in 1991 in the magnificent scenery of Ljubovija town and the Drina River in west Serbia. The Soko Monastery is dedicated to the Saint Nikolai Velimirović which is celebrated on...

Sokolica Monastery Sokolica Monastery is dedicated to the Shroud of the Holy Virgin, and is situated on the steep inaccessible slopes of Sokolica hill /hawks nests/, 10 km east from Zvecan Fortification, above town of Kosovska Mitrovica. It is assumed...

Sopoćani Monastery Sopocani Monastery is the Medieval Monastery of Serbia set in deep seclusion, 16 km west of Novi Pazar, near the spring of Raska River, close to the Stari Ras - the center of the Serbian Medieval State. Sopocani...

SS Apostles Peter and Paul Church Rsovci village Surely one of the most interesting shrines of Pirot and Stara Planina Mountain is the church of Saint Peter and Paul which was probably built by hermits from Sinai who stayed here...

SS Cosmas and Damian Monastery Zociste SS Cosmas and Damian's Monastery is situated in the tiny village of Zociste, 5 km south-east of the Orahovac village, near Prizren. It has been built in the time of the Serbian Medieval Nemanjic...

Stara Pavlica Monastery The ruins of Stara /Old/ Pavlica Monastery stand lonely, close to the village graveyard, on a steep cliff above the railway which connects Skopje-Pristina-Kosovska Mitrovica-Raska and Kraljevo, in Pavlica village, on the right bank of the Ibar...

Studenica Monastery The magnificent Medieval Studenica Monastery is the 'mother church' of all Serbian shrines. Studenica Monastery is situated in the beautiful Studenica River Valley in central Serbia, 200 km south of Belgrade and 39 km south of Kraljevo. It...

Sukovo Monastery Sukovo Monastery is Medieval Orthodox Monastery located 18 km east of Pirot in south-east Serbia, on the road to Zvonacka Banja Spa. The Sukovo Monastery is set at the right bank of the Jerma River in the close...

Tresije Monastery On the northwestern slope of Kosmaj Mountain lies Tresije Monastery. Many have written about the beauty of Kosmaj Mountain, the highest mountain of northern Šumadija, and many will write about the monastery hidden in its forests that surround...

Tronosa Monastery Legend says that Tronosa Monastery is named after the three tiny rivers that join in one, nearby the monastery field. It is believed that the Monastery of Tronosa is founded by Queen Katarina /Katelina/, the widow of Serbian...

Trška Church The Medieval Monastery of Trška crkva Church lies in Homolje region, on the road connecting Žagubica and Petrovac na Mlavi, by the Ribari village, 4 km west of Žagubica. On this spot there was the Medieval settlement or...

Tuman Monastery Tuman Monastery is located 9 km from Golubac on the left bank of the Tumane river, at the foot of the Golubac Mountains, entirely surrounded with lush forest which greatly provides wonderful beauty of this shrine. The Tuman...

Uvac Monastery Uvac Monastery, also known as the Vuvac Monastery is one of the most inaccessible Medieval monasteries of Serbia. The Uvac Monastery can be best reached if possible by the terrain vehicle, with plenty of patience and love, along...

Velika Remeta Monastery The Velika Remeta Monastery is one of the 16 Medieval Monasteries on Fruska Gora Mountain. The Monastery is located in the valley, in the east part of the Fruska Gora Mountain, northwest of the village bearing the...

Veluće Monastery Veluće Monastery is located in the village of the same name, surrounded with the famous Zupa vineyards, in central Serbia. It is away some 10 km southeast of Trstenik and 22 km from Krusevac, on the gentle slopes...

Visoki Dečani Monastery Magnificent Visoki Decani Monastery is situated 15 km south of Pec, in the western part of the southern Serbian province of Kosovo called Metohija, in the picturesque and hardly accessible valley of Decanska Bistrica river, surrounded by...

Vraćevšnica Monastery The Monastery of Vracevsnica, dedicated to St.George, is situated on the southern slopes of the Rudnik Mountain. Vracevsnica Monastery lies on the road connecting Gornji Milanovac and Kragujevac, hidden in the heart of thick forests and meadows, so...

Vratna Monastery Vratna Monastery is set hidden between the high peaks of the Miroc Mountain, right beside the Vratna River in East Serbia - the Timocka krajina region. You can notice the Vratna Monastery only from its eastern side, approaching...

Vrdnik Monastery - Ravanica Vrdnik Monastery, officially Ravanica Monastery of Srem district, is one of the most significant medieval Monasteries of Fruška Gora Mountain, situated in the famous Vrdnik Banja spa. Vrdnik Monastery was first mentioned in the Turkish records...

Vujan Monastery Vujan Monastery is located on the woody south slope of Vujan Mountain, on the road between Čačak and Gornji Milanovac, 4 km from the tiny village of Prislonica known by its well-preserved traditional village architecture and country tourism...

Žiča Monastery Žiča Monastery is the joined endowment of King Stefan the First-Crowned and his son Radoslav and younger brother Rastko Nemanjić /later Saint Sava, the first Serbian Arch-bishop/ from the early 13th century /built and fresco painted 1206-1220/. In...