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- AttractionSopoćani MonasteryThe endowment of King Stefan Uroš I, whose 13th-century frescoes rank among the finest surviving medieval paintings in Europe.
- AttractionChurch of St Peter and PaulThe oldest surviving church in Serbia, standing on a hill above the city on ground that was sacred long before Christianity.
- AttractionĐurđevi StupoviStefan Nemanja's endowment of around 1170, set on a height above Novi Pazar and named for the two towers that once flanked it.
- AttractionAltun-alem MosqueThe city's principal mosque, built in the first half of the 16th century, its name meaning "golden jewel".
- AttractionThe Raška RiverThe river that gave the region its name rises west of the city and runs straight through its centre.
- AttractionIsa-beg's HammamThe endowment of the city's founder, and one of the oldest and largest Ottoman-period baths in Serbia.
- AttractionLejlek MosqueA 15th-century mosque that takes its name from the storks which nested at the top of its minaret.
- AttractionAmir-aga's HanA 17th-century caravanserai, left over from the days when the town lived off the caravans on the road to Dubrovnik.
- AttractionThe Arap MosqueHasan Čelebi's endowment, recorded in 1528, burned in 1689, rebuilt — and demolished in 2018 during works announced as a restoration.
- AttractionTraces of the bazaar in the city fabricHow the Ottoman layout of streets and craft shops can still be read in the centre of Novi Pazar.
- AttractionThe old bazaarThe trading quarter is as old as the city itself — the name Novi Pazar means exactly "new market".
- AttractionThe valley of denimIn the 1990s the city sewed twenty million pairs of jeans a year. The story is smaller now, but not over.
- AttractionTextiles todaySewing is still what the city does best — only the selling has changed.
- AttractionThe marketThe fastest way to understand what this region does: cheese from Pešter, sudžuk, clothes off the stall.
- AttractionCrafts in the bazaarThe workshops still standing in the rows of the old trading core, grouped by trade.
- AttractionModern shoppingAlongside the bazaar and the market, the city has the usual modern retail and shopping streets.
- AttractionThe City StadiumHome of FK Novi Pazar and the loudest place in town on a matchday.
- AttractionThe city poolThe pool in the sports park, the most useful address in town over the summer.
- AttractionThe Pendik hallThe city's sports hall — and the address of the tourist information centre.
- AttractionThe heritage walkA walking route through the old core linking the fortress, the bazaar, the hammam and the mosques.
- AttractionJankov KamenThe highest peak of Golija at 1,833 metres — a full day out from Novi Pazar.
- AttractionUp the Raška valley to PazarišteA route west of the city along the river to the plateaus holding the Stari Ras fortifications.
- AttractionGolijaThe most densely forested mountain of south-west Serbia and the country's first UNESCO biosphere reserve.
- AttractionRogoznaThe mountain that closes the Novi Pazar basin to the south — nearer than Golija, and far quieter.
- AttractionThe Pešter plateauThe highest plateau in the Balkans — cold and open — whose eastern edge reaches into the Novi Pazar municipality.
- AttractionNovi Pazar SpaThermal springs three kilometres from the city, known in antiquity and used right through the Ottoman period.
- AttractionThe Raška ValleyThe road west of the city that takes you from the main square to Sopoćani and the Ras fortifications in about twenty minutes.
- AttractionViewpoints over the cityNovi Pazar sits in a basin, so every ridge around it shows you the whole city at once.
- AttractionWalking in the surroundingsFrom short climbs to the fortifications above town to full-day routes on Golija.
- AttractionGreen space in townThe park inside the fortress, the promenade along the Raška and the sports park — a green belt you can walk end to end in half an hour.
- AttractionNovi Pazar FortressA fortress in the middle of the city, today a public park inside its ramparts, with the watchtower that has become Novi Pazar's emblem.
- AttractionStari RasThe fortified core of the Serbian medieval state, today an archaeological site on the hills west of Novi Pazar.
- AttractionMantijeSmall meat pastries baked in a round pan and poured over with soured milk — the dish Novi Pazar is known by.
- AttractionNovi Pazar ćevapiThe other thing the city is proud of, and a subject nobody here jokes about.
- AttractionNovi Pazar sudžukA dried beef sausage counted among the region's own products.
- AttractionCoffee, tea and the aščinicaThe city is known for its teahouses and aščinicas — places where you sit for longer than the errand requires.
- AttractionPies and bakeriesStretched dough in a round pan — burek, zeljanica, sirnica — and a bakery on nearly every corner.
- AttractionSjenica cheese and lambProducts of the Pešter plateau, an hour's drive from the Novi Pazar table.
- AttractionOriental sweetsBaklava, tulumbe and urmašice — what is ordered after a meal with coffee, and all of it steeped in syrup.
- EventSandžak Cultural SummerTwo months of open-air concerts, theatre and film across the old town.
- EventNovi Pazar Film DaysRegional independent cinema screened under the stars.
- EventOld Bazaar Craft FairFiligree, leather and textile masters open their workshops.
- EventRaška Valley Trail RaceA scenic trail run from the city to the springs of the Raška.
- NewsPetrova Crkva restoration completedConservation work on Serbia's oldest church has been finished.
- NewsNew riverside promenade opensThe Raška embankment has a new pedestrian promenade downtown.
- NewsSopoćani reports record visitorsThe UNESCO monastery welcomed more travellers than ever this spring.
- Blog48 hours in Novi PazarA weekend itinerary for first-time visitors.
- BlogA taste of SandžakThe dishes you have to try, and where to find them.
- BlogCrossroads of empiresHow Byzantium, Serbia and the Ottomans shaped one city.
- PlaceNovi Pazar Fortress15th-century Ottoman citadel in the city centre.
- PlaceAltun-Alem MosqueOne of the oldest mosques in Serbia.
- PlacePetrova CrkvaThe oldest intact church in Serbia.
- PlaceĐurđevi StupoviHilltop monastery of St. George.
- PlaceSopoćani MonasteryUNESCO monastery famous for its frescoes.
- PlaceStari RasFirst capital of the medieval Serbian state.
- PlaceCity StadiumHome of FK Novi Pazar.
- PlaceHotel VrbakIconic modernist hotel over the Raška.
- SectionUseful informationThe numbers, addresses and habits worth knowing before you arrive in Novi Pazar.
- SectionFirst time in Novi PazarA suggested way to spend one or two days if this is your first visit.
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- SectionRas Museum
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