Franciscan Monastery of Sts Philip and James
Franjevački samostan i crkva sv. Filipa i Jakova
An 18th-century Baroque monastery and church on the hillside south of the Old Town, severely damaged in 1991 and rebuilt, with views over the Danube.
The monastery was built between 1723 and 1736. Its church is an important Baroque building in Slavonia. In 1991 it was almost levelled by artillery fire, and the monastery's valuable books and artefacts were taken to Serbia, returning only after the war. The building was fully reconstructed by the 2000s. The church and cloisters are free to visit, and a memorial plaque at the entrance tells the story. From the Old Town it is about a 10-minute uphill walk, and from the hilltop you can look out over the Danube.
Opening hours
Open during the day; closed to visitors during Mass
Nearby sights
- Vukovar Water Tower
- Memorial Cross at the Vuka–Danube Confluence
- Baroque Old Town & Danube Promenade
- Lavoslav Ružička Birth House
- Homeland War Memorial Centre Vukovar
- Eltz Castle – Vukovar City Museum
- Place of Memory – Vukovar Hospital 1991
- Vukovar Memorial Cemetery