Sveta Gora

Experience history, spirituality, and meaningful moments

Basilica of Our Lady of Sveta Gora

Step inside a church that has stood for centuries, witness the intricate architecture, and learn about the spiritual journey that shaped our hilltop sanctuary.

A Sacred Place for Your Wedding

Celebrate your love in a space filled with history and sacred beauty. Our team offers guidance for meaningful ceremonies that honor tradition and your personal story.

Marian Museum

Visit the Marian Museum and admire paintings, statutes and other Marian memorabilia. For those of you who are especially curious, we have a secret artefact – a mammoth’s tooth! There are also many World War I museums, bunkers and tunnels in the close area for the history enthusiasts.


Mass & Service Times

Holy Masses

On Sundays: at 8:00, 10:00, 11:30, and 16:00.

On obligatory feast days (Christmas, Corpus Christi, Assumption, and All Saints): at 8:00, 10:00, 11:30, and 16:00.

On other feast days: at 8:00, 10:00, and 17:00.

On weekdays:

  • Morning Mass at 7:00 in the Presentation Chapel.
  • Evening Mass from May 1 to November 2 at 17:00 in the Basilica; during the other 6 months, it is in the Presentation Chapel.
  • Every day—except Sundays—the Rosary is prayed in the Basilica at 17:45, followed by Vespers.

Groups without their own priest who wish to have a Mass should call (05) 330 40 20 to arrange a time.

Confession

Always before and during Mass.

On Sundays: from 7:45 to 12:00 and from 15:30 to 17:00.

At other times, ring the monastery bell.

Marian museum is open on Sundays from 9:00 to 18:00; closed in winter (from November 1 to April 1).


While the church complex is the heart of Sveta Gora, the surrounding area offers much more — walking paths, viewpoints, historical sites, and places to simply slow down and take in the landscape.