Historic sites

Gračanica Monastery

Kosovo Pristina Gračanica

Gračanica Monastery
Photo: Robot8A, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A Serbian Orthodox monastery built in 1321 by King Milutin, one of the masterpieces of late Byzantine architecture, with a cascade of domes and arches, and fine frescoes inside. It's part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.


Dress modestly; it's a working convent. It's just 10 km from Pristina, where the Newborn monument, the National Library's unusual domed building and the Ethnographic Museum are worth a look.

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