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Orthodox monasteries

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Orthodox monasteries Byzantine style Frescoes and religious icons serve to illustrate the Old Testament, the New Testament and hagiographic accounts in a Byzantine style. © OT Serbie

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Built between the 12th and the 16th century, the Orthodox monasteries of Serbia form an exceptional architectural heritage which conceals priceless riches. Religious frescoes and icons represent the Old Testament, the New Testament and Byzantine hagiography. Three monasteries are listed as World Heritage Sites by Unesco: Sopocani, Studenica and Decani. South from Belgrade, the monasteries of Zica, Ravanica, Manasija and Gradac are also worth visiting. In the north of Serbia, the valleys of Fruska Gora National Park ("Holy Mountain") boasts 18 monasteries, which are remarkable for the fusion of the Byzantine and Baroque styles. Most of the monasteries were built between the 15th and 16th century, when the patriarch of the capital had fled the Turkish empire and settled in Sremski Karlovci. Krusedol and Hopovo monasteries are the most famous.

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