Krusevac Travel Guide

 viddra Says:  This beautiful building in the centre of Kruševac is the Assembly Building (Zgrada opštine). It was designed by famous Serbian architect, Nikola Nestorovic.It was used as the County Office between 1898 and 1904.The interior's very beautiful, with staircases, corridors,... 

 viddra Says:  Visit the National Museum (Narodni muzej) and admire its archaeological, historical, ethnographic, numismatic and other collections. The museum is situated in the old Grammar School building, built in 1863. It was founded in 1951. 

 viddra Says:  The memorial to the Kosovo heroes (Spomenik kosovskim junacima) is a symbol of Kruševac. It's the work of a great Serbian sculptor, Djordje Jovanovic.The memorial was unveiled at Vidovdan 1904, during the celebration of 100th anniversary of the First Serbian Uprising, in the... 

 viddra Says:  A few steps away from the Lazarica church, there's this Prince Lazar Memorial ( Spomenik Knezu Lazaru). It was made in 1971 by sculptor Nebojša Mitric.If you take a closer look at the monument, you'll see different symbols from Prince Lazar's life.Prince Lazar Hrebeljanovic... 

 viddra Says:  The 1st thing you'll notice when you come to the Lazarica Church will definitely be the doors. And they're really impressive, with wonderful details and all. The person who made them, Franz Winter, had 'golden' hands in my opinion.The doors were made of old oak trees cut... 

 viddra Says:  Visit the old 18m high Lazar's Tower (Lazareva kula) from the 14th century in the centre of Kruševac. This is all that remained of King Lazar's fort. 

 viddra Says:  Today's iconostasis (ikonostas) in the Lazarica Church was made in 1833, after the liberation from the Turks. 

 viddra Says:  When you enter the Lazarica Church and to the left, you'll find this sarcophagus with the remains of Prince Lazar (1329-1389). 

 viddra Says:  A few steps down the Lazarica Church, there's this beautiful gate (kapija). If you want, you can go through it on your way to the church. But don't just pass, stop to take a closer look at it. 

 Prasnjavi Says:  Lazarica, an endowment of Prince Lazar, has survived to the present in Krusevac, his capital. Built about 1375, it has undergone considerable changes over the centuries, and was last restored early in the 20th century. As one of the earliest structures of the Morava school,... 

 viddra Says:  Some 13km from Kruševac there's this lovely village of Naupare, a sort of open-air museum with typical Serbian old houses.Every June children from our country and abroad come here to take part in the Art Colony 'Biberce.' 

 viddra Says:  Rose-windows (rozete) above the doors and on the western facade of the Naupare Convent are well worth seeing !