Belite skali ("White rocks") nature trail & St. George medieval basilica

Description

Category Heritage
Type of protection Natural park; Natural landmark
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Eco trail “White Birches” connects the most interesting tourist places in the village of Lyutibrod. It passes by the historical place “Rashov dol,” remains of a medieval church from the XII-XIV century, an early Christian basilica from the 5th century and the ancient settlement “Koriten grad”. One of the churches – “St. Georgе,” is better preserved and has been declared a cultural monument. During its centuries-long existence, it has undergone many partial destructions and repairs. It was relatively well preserved at the end of the 19th century. The church has a rectangular plan, with three semicircular apses, without a narthex. The interior of the church was divided into three, with two pairs of square pillars and arches transferred above them. The three ships were arched and placed under a common gable roof. The massive construction and the steep terrain made it necessary to strengthen the longitudinal walls of the church – from the north with buttresses, and from the south with pilasters. Inside the church was painted, and today only individual fragments are visible in two layers, the upper one dates from the XIV century.