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Hercegovačka Gračanica
Byzantine-style hilltop church
A Byzantine-style church on Crkvina hill, with the finest view over Trebinje.
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About Hercegovačka Gračanica
Crowning Crkvina hill above Trebinje, this Byzantine-style church was built to fulfil the last wish of the poet Jovan Dučić, who asked to rest in a church like Gračanica in Kosovo. Consecrated in 1999 and finished a year later, it holds his simple grave beside the walls. Step inside for 16 pillars, a mosaic floor in which visitors tread on a dragon, and an iconostasis made at Tvrdoš after the one at Hilandar. Around it stand a bell tower, an amphitheatre and the summer restaurant Dučić’s View, the best seat in town for a sweeping view over Trebinje.
Our take
- Best view over Trebinje
- Byzantine-style frescoes
- Poet Jovan Dučić’s grave
- Restaurant on the hill
- Address
- Crkvina bb, 89101 Trebinje
Trebinje, the Balkans - Phone
- +387 59 261 362
- Website
- gotrebinje.com
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Hercegovačka Gračanica before you go.
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