Sopocani Monastery

From Nis we drove around three and a half hours through rural countryside, small villages, some vineyards and fields of fruit trees. The seanery changed as we travelled on winding roads and along small valleys with rivers. Before arriving at Sopocani Monastery.
The Sopoćani Monastery, an endowment of King Stefan Uroš I of Serbia, was built from 1259 to 1270, near the source of the Raška River in the region of Ras, the centre of the Serbian medieval state. It is a designated World Heritage Site, added in 1979. The frescoes of the interior were very interesting and quiet well preserved.Weiterlesen