Оplenac — Attraction in Topola Municipality

St George Church is the five-domed church built in the style known as Serbian–Byzantium, a sort of oriental gothic style, between 1910 and 1930, by King Peter I who was a grandson of the founder of the royal family who led the Serbs in an uprising against the Ottoman Empire that had controlled the Balkans for centuries. The revolution was successful, the Ottomans were booted out and in 1811 Karadjordje was confirmed as the lawful ruler of Serbia and his heirs after him. At St George’s Church four of Serbia’s kings and 18 members of the Karadjordje dynasty are buried in the crypt, their tombs made of onyx from Decani in Kosovo, and representing the pearl of Serbia’s cultural and historical heritage. The most important characteristic of church is the mosaic that covers much of the interior walls, made from Murano glass from Venice. The huge candelabra which is made of melted weapons from the Battle of Kajmackalan in WWI and in the shape of the medieval crown of Serbia but upside down, symbolising Serbia’s mourning at the loss of their country at the Battle of Kosovo in 1389. Entry tickets are 300 Serbian Dinars which is around GBP2.5 or Euro 3. The price includes entrance to St George’s Church (the curator is happy to give you lots of information in English), King Peter’s house (a small summer villa built in 1912 for his own use and today a museum), the villa of King Alexander I and Queen Mary (closed to visitors at the moment) and entry to the tower and Church of Our Blessed Lady of Karadjordje Town, dating...

Very interesting place to visit and spend the day.

Birthplace of the Serbian royal dynasty Karadjordjevic.

If you buy a ticket in the morning, which applies to all the historic locations in the city, you will have enough time to visit the church, mausoleum of King Petar I Karadjordjevic, Karadjordje city (the leader of the First Serbian Uprising for the release of the Ottoman Empire), hunting house with all the medals family Karadjordjevic as well as the winery, which was restored a few years ago and produced in small quantities excellent wine.

At the end of the day, the in the hotel oplenac you will be able to refresh yourself with Oplenac wine and Serbian...

If you want to enjoy a peaceful day outside Belgrade we would higly recommend to do the trip to Avala tower and then to Oplenac. It will take you about an hour and 40 min in one direction by car and about half an hour less when you return but it is very relaxing and the nature is beautiful also whole the way. You can buy the tickets (400 RSD for adults and 300 RSD for teenagers) in the St George church to enter and see the tombs. The same tickets include also entrance to small museum next to the church as well as another related sights in Topola we decided to skip. The view from Oplenac is great. However, you should do the trip in...