Stari Ras
Novi Pazar · Stari Ras and the monasteries (UNESCO)
The remains of medieval Ras, one of the first capitals of the Serbian state, 10 km west of town; UNESCO since 1979.
How to get there
- 8 km from the centre
- Website
- hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.html?curid=268151
About
Ras (Serbian: Рас; Latin: Arsa), known in modern Serbian historiography as Stari Ras (Стари Рас, "Old Ras"), was a medieval fortress complex located in the vicinity of former marketplace of Staro Trgovište, some 10–11 kilometers (6.2–6.8 mi) west of modern-day city of Novi Pazar in southwestern Serbia. Old Ras was part of the Eastern Roman Empire and was then a frontier fortress that switched hands between the First Bulgarian Empire and the Byzantine Empire, in the end becoming one of the first and main capitals of the medieval Serbian state.
From other cities
- Beograd → Novi Pazar 11 departures on weekdays, from 4 h 10 min
- Novi Sad → Novi Pazar 3 departures on weekdays, from 6 h
- Kraljevo → Novi Pazar 11 departures on weekdays, from 1 h 30 min
- Kragujevac → Novi Pazar 7 departures on weekdays, from 3 h
Nearby
- Spomeničko područje Starog Rasa Attraction · 90 m
- Ras Restaurant · 485 m
- Hotel RAS Pazarište Hotel · 493 m
- Stari Ras and Sopoćani Attraction · 1193 m
- Ras Fort · 1193 m