Onogost

Yes, as advertised (just) over the entrance door in this town now known as Niksic, there really is a restaurant inside!
Cigarette stalls mark many crossroads.

The Serbian Orthodox St Basil of Ostrog Cathedral is filled with icons, a few Byzantine and many early 20th C ones in a more realistic style. Like many such churches, there are no pews but stalls surround the walls.
The stones or 'stecci' are medievil tombstones from between the 12th and 16th C. Of note are the pre-Christian burial stones. Made by unknown masons, (who called themselves 'blacksmiths',) their decorative motifs are a fusion of Slavic pagan and Orthodox / Catholic symbolism.
The once Royal palace is now the local museum.
The steelworks can be seen lurking in the background of the cemetery it helped populate.

BTW, the place is famous for its beer too. Called Niksicko I believe it was named after its principal effect.Weiterlesen