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Studenica & Žiča

The coronation church of Serbia's first king and the white-marble monastery of Studenica

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Duration: 12 hours
Travel style: Private
Pace: Classic
Starts and ends: Belgrade
Guiding: EnglishAll languages on request
Price: From €219per person, based on 2 guests travelling together · indicative

The day

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Full day Žiča and Studenica
Leave Belgrade early and drive south to Kraljevo. At Žiča, on the edge of the town, see the church where Stefan the First-Crowned was crowned king and where the independent Serbian Church had its first seat. Continue up the Ibar valley, past the fortress of Maglič on its crag, and into the Studenica valley. Spend unhurried time at Studenica, Stefan Nemanja's foundation, with its marble Church of the Virgin and the smaller King's Church, before a late lunch and the drive back to Belgrade.
- Kraljevo
- Žiča Monastery
- Maglič Fortress
- Studenica Monastery
- Driving:465 km · about 6 h 40
- 1 h walking
Included: Private vehicle with driver, private guide.

Belgrade – Žiča – Studenica – Belgrade; about six and a half hours of driving in total. Short, easy walks at each monastery.

Driving times are approximate and don’t include stops. Every day can be adjusted: tell us what you’d change when you enquire.

What’s included

Included and not included

Included

Private vehicle with driver from and back to your Belgrade accommodation
Private English-speaking guide for the day

Guiding in all languages available on request, subject to availability.

Not included

Lunch and drinks
Donations at the monasteries

Why this day

Why you’ll love it

Studenica Monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Frescoes of 1208–09 in the Church of the Virgin
Žiča, the red church where Stefan the First-Crowned was crowned
The Ibar valley road beneath Maglič fortress

Signature moments

A guide all day

Your guide travels with you all day, so the long road south becomes part of the story: the Nemanjić dynasty, the first Serbian archbishopric and how these churches survived.

Before you choose

Is this day for you?

A good fit if

Travellers based in Belgrade who want to see Serbia's most important medieval monastery without an overnight stay.

Couples
Friends
Mature travellers
Solo

Maybe not if

Anyone who dislikes long days in the car: this is a full day with more than six hours of driving. The seven-day Monasteries & Medieval Serbia journey is the slower alternative.

Pace and effort

A long day of about 12 hours, with more than six hours on the road, short walks and time inside two churches.

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Studenica & Žiča

Your day, step by step