The
Studenica Monastery lies at the end of a 12-kilometre road which begins
in the small town of Usce and winds its way through the Ibar gorge. It is
beautifully set on the wooded slopes of Mount Radocelo.
Throughout the history of medieval Serbia, Studenica was the most prominent and the most revered monastery. It served as a residence for Stefan Nemanja, the founder of the Nemanjic Dynasty, and for his son Sava, the first Serbian archbishop.
The monastery now comprises three churches: the Church of the Virgin, St. Nicholas and King’s Church.
