Monastery of the Holy Archangels
Manastir Svetih Arhangela
The ruins of a 14th-century monastery in the Bistrica Gorge, which served as the mausoleum of Serbian emperor Stefan Dušan. A small monastery and riverside trail remain today.
Manastir Svetih Arhangela was built between 1343 and 1352 by Serbian Emperor Stefan Dušan as his mausoleum. It was once one of the most magnificent monasteries in the medieval Balkans. During the Ottoman period it was dismantled, and its stone was used to build the Sinan Pasha Mosque. Today visitors can see the foundations of the cathedral and chapel, remnants of mosaic floors, and rebuilt monastic quarters. The site is guarded by KFOR and police. It is about 40 minutes' walk from the old town up the Bistrica River, through a quiet gorge. Free admission; entry requires showing a passport.
Opening hours
Open daytime
Nearby sights
- Prizren Fortress
- Church of the Holy Saviour, Prizren
- Albanian League of Prizren Complex
- Gazi Mehmed Pasha Mosque (Bajrakli)
- Sinan Pasha Mosque
- Gazi Mehmed Pasha Hammam
- Shadërvan Square
- Old Stone Bridge (Prizren)