Religious tourism · Six countries
Discover Orthodox Christian churches, monasteries and sacred places across the Balkans. Follow local stories through architecture, art and living traditions.
Explore the sitesOrthodox Christianity in the Balkans
Orthodox Christianity has deep roots in the Balkans, carried from Byzantium and given a distinct voice by Saint Sava, who founded the independent Serbian Church in 1219.
The medieval monasteries are its treasures: Studenica, with its marble church and 13th-century frescoes, Sopoćani and Mileševa, home of the famous White Angel. In Montenegro, the cliffside Ostrog Monastery and the monastery in the old royal capital of Cetinje remain places of pilgrimage, while Belgrade’s Temple of Saint Sava rises as one of the largest Orthodox churches in the world.
Across Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Albania and Slovenia, Orthodox communities keep their own heritage alive, from Sarajevo’s Old Orthodox Church and Tvrdoš Monastery near Trebinje to Krka Monastery in Dalmatia and the icons of the painter Onufri in Berat. Visitors are welcome to the liturgy, feast days and quiet monastery courtyards, where time still moves to the rhythm of prayer.
Studenica, Sopoćani and Mileševa, with some of Europe’s finest frescoes.
A white monastery built into a cliff, visited by pilgrims of many faiths.
Albania’s Orthodox churches and the art of the 16th-century master Onufri.
Places of faith. Stories of the region.
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Combine sacred sites, city walks and cultural landmarks across the six countries. Tell us which traditions, places and stories you would like to explore.
Plan a Balkan journey5 published sites
Sarajevo
The Old Orthodox Church in Sarajevo is one of the oldest and most valuable cultural and historical monuments in the city, dedicated to the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel. Located not far from Baščaršija, at the…
Visoko
The Church of Saint Procopius the Great Martyr is a quiet but precious guardian of one of the most valuable icon collections in all of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was built in 1857 on the southern edge of Visoko, in the…
Jajce
The Orthodox Church of the Holy Mother of God in Jajce, built in 1935, is a moving symbol of renewal and perseverance. Located outside the city walls, northwest of the Banjalučka Gate, this church belongs to the…
Bihać
Rmanj Monastery is a Serbian Orthodox monastery in Martin Brod, in the picturesque area where the Unac flows into the Una, within Una National Park. It is an important spiritual center of the northern tri-border area…
Livno
The Church of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God is the oldest Orthodox church in the Livno field, built in 1859. Since then, it has undergone several smaller and larger restorations, and the latest and most…
