• The frescoes of nearby Sopoćani Monastery are considered by experts on Serbian medieval art as the most beautiful of the Byzantine period.
  • Sopoćani Monastery is one of the best-known monasteries in Serbia. It was built in the 13th century by the successful Serbian King Uroš I Nemanjic, during...
  • The Sopoćani monastery was built in the second half of the 13th century, near the source of the Raška River on the outskirts of Stari Ras, the first capital of Serbia.
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  • After a period of 30 years when the monastery served as a convent it was renewed in 1996 by Bishop Artemy who brought a young brotherhood to Sopocani.
  • Sopoćani was declared Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance in 1979, and it is protected by Republic of Serbia. Art history and influence.