Zavala Monastery

Zavala Monastery (13^th century) is some 40 kilometers southwest of Trebinje. The tradition has it that the monastery is an endowment of King Dragutin. When the time of its foundation is discussed, the year of 1271 is frequently mentioned, as inscribed in an old monastery seal. Here, in early 17^th century a famous painter Georgije Mitrofanović dwelt. Prior to his arrival in Zavala he frescopainted monastery Hilandar on Mount Athos. In Herzegovina, apart from this monastery, he frescopainted Dobrićevo monastery near Bileća.