Mariastern Abbey, Banja Luka

Cheese and More!

Yes, our goal was Trapist cheese but we got so much more. Based upon previous reviews we expected the cheese shop to only be open on Sunday for the morning mass. We arrived before 10 a.m. and saw no...

The most upset experience

Our visit was before noon on Sunday, the spacious carpark had only a few cars at the time we arrived. We walked inside the church ground to the side entrance, which is show room for cheese selling...

Interesting place "off the beaten track"

You can reach this abbey by taking the bus from the centre of Banja Luka. There are only 2 trappist monks remaining; the church itself can only be visited during mass, but they have a small shop where...

Interesting history lesson

Monk that welcomed us was very helpful with his history lesson about this monastery and their trapist cheese making operation.

Must see

But not because of church itself,it's nothing special, but you have to listen father Franjo and his hostory lesson. You should also try their original trapist cheese, which they are producing over 200...