Two hours from Prishtina, westward toward the mountains, the most striking landmark near the town of Deçan (pop. 40,000) is one of the Balkans´ most important medieval sites. Founded around 1335 (also under Stefan Milutin), this Serbian-Orthodox monastery complex—still in active use by a dozen or so monks—is a blend of Romanesque and Byzantine and includes monastic residences, a refectory, a belltower, a treasury, various utility buildings, defensive walls and towers, and most notably the Balkans´ largest medieval church by far (98 feet wide and 118 feet tall) with an exterior in pink-and-white marble
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