Why visit
Why visit Belec — St Mary of the Snows
A humble hilltop village hides one of the most breathtaking baroque church interiors in Croatia — Belec's parish church is a gilded riot of pink stucco, cherubs and trompe-l'œil frescoes commissioned by the countess Elisabeth Erdödy in 1674..
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Estimated visit
45 minutes
Best season
Any time
Where
Belec, Croatia
Category
Church
History
A humble hilltop village hides one of the most breathtaking baroque church interiors in Croatia — Belec's parish church is a gilded riot of pink stucco, cherubs and trompe-l'œil frescoes commissioned by the countess Elisabeth Erdödy in 1674.
“Belec's interior was almost entirely painted by a single artist, Ivan Ranger, whose exuberant frescoes decorate several small Zagorje churches — Croatia's own micro-Tiepolo.”
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