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Monastery of the Holy Archangels
The ruins of the great monastery of Emperor Stefan Dušan, in the gorge of the Bistrica above town.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- Half a day
- Address
- Bistrica gorge, 20000 PrizrenDirections
- Getting There
- A 45-minute walk up the river from the old town.
Why Go
Dušan, the most powerful Serbian ruler, built the monastery in the 1340s as his burial place. The Ottomans tore it down for stone; its foundations and mosaics lie beside a small working monastery in the green gorge.
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