Just 20 minutes outside Prishtina, set beside a small town of roughly 15,000 residents, this Serbian Orthodox monastery was founded in 1321 under Serbian king Stefan Milutin and it is perhaps the finest example of Serbo-Byzantine architecture in the region. Its elegant domes rise above quiet surroundings, and inside, richly colored frescoes cover the walls in intricate detail. Gračanica is intimate, accessible, an easy extension of a Pristina visit, and delivers a compact but powerful introduction to Kosovo’s medieval heritage and the cultural layers that still define the country today. It´s also UNESCO listed as one of the "Medieval Monuments in Kosovo."
Read more in my post What Do You Know About Kosovo? An Introduction, Plus 7 of Its Top Destinations.
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