Novi Pazar
Built around 1265 by King Stefan Uroš I (who is buried here), this Unesco-listed monastery was destroyed by the Turks in 1689 and restored in 1926…
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Novi Pazar
Novi Pazar (meaning 'new marketplace') is the cultural centre of southern Serbia's Sandžak region with a majority Muslim population, which is immediately obvious on the approach to town from the lanky minarets that dot the hilly cityscape. Turkish coffee, cuisine and customs abound; the old bazaar's hectic lanes are chock-full of cafes and shops peddling Turkish goods from jewellery to jeans. And yet, some of the most sacred Orthodox sights – a Unesco-listed monastery and the oldest church in the country – are on the outskirts of Novi Pazar: this was the heartland of the medieval Serbian state of Raška.
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Novi Pazar
This wonderful regional museum occupies a mid-19th-century Oriental-style building. Its permanent collection covers the archaeology, ethnology, history…
Novi Pazar
Dating from the 9th century (according to the oldest written sources) but with 6th-century foundations, this small stone basilica located on a hill 3km…
Novi Pazar
This renovated mosque (named after a miracle-working gemstone) was built in the mid-16th century, and is one of the oldest Islamic buildings surviving in…
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