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Stična Abbey
Cistercian since 1136
A working Cistercian abbey founded in 1136, home to the Slovene Museum of Christianity.
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About Stična Abbey
Founded in 1136 by Peregrin I, Patriarch of Aquileia, the Cistercian monastery at Stična is one of Slovenia’s most important monuments and is still home to monks. It became a great cultural centre, famed for the Stična Manuscripts, illuminated by its monks, and its buildings run through every major European style, from early Romanesque and Gothic to Renaissance and Baroque. Today it houses the Slovene Museum of Christianity, and visits take in the basilica, with its Baroque altar and frescoes. Individual tours run at set times, Tuesday to Sunday; groups book ahead.
Our take
- Monks in residence
- Romanesque to Baroque
- Herbal shop
- Address
- Stična 17, Ivančna Gorica
Ivančna Gorica, the Balkans - Phone
- +386 1 787 78 63
- Website
- mks-sticna.si
- Our city guide
- On our Ljubljana guide
- Price guide
- € (sights price guide)
- Opening hours
- Tours Tue–Sat 10:00, 12:00, 14:00, 16:00; Sun 14:00, 16:00
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Stična Abbey before you go.
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