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ŽIČA MONASTERY (Манастир Жича)

We arrived late in the afternoon at an early 13th-century Serbian Orthodox Žiča monastery near Kraljevo. The monastery, together with the Church of the Holy Dormition, was built by the first King of Serbia, Stefan the First-Crowned, and the first Head of the Serbian Church, Saint Sava...

SRETENJE MONASTERY (Манастир Сретење)

We left our truck around 4 kilometers away on a crossing and took our scooter to drive a narrow road leading to Sretenje Monastery. It is located on a plateau below the peak of Ovcar, at the source of the Korona stream, elevated about 800 meters above sea level. The first written remark...

KADINJAČA MEMORIAL (Кадињача)

We left curious Drina River House behind, and before we left the city, we took very expensive diesel (170,90 RSD / l) and AdBlue (10 l / 999 RSD) to be able to reach the impressive socialistic Kadinjača Memorial Complex. This complex built in the year1952 commemorates fallen Partisan...

DRINA RIVER HOUSE (Кућица на Дрини)

We made a shortstop next to world-famous house located on a small rock in the middle of the Drina River between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The original wooden house was built in 1968 by a group of swimmers who needed shelter. Until 2019, it was destroyed 7 times during the high...

TARA NP (Тара)

The curvy and narrow road brought us to the mountain of heavenly scenery – Tara National Park. It is situated in Western Serbia, circumscribed by one of the deepest canyons of Europe – the river Drina canyon. Tara NP is home to the unique and one of the most diverse flora and fauna in...

DRVENGRAD (Мећавник)

We visited the famous Ethno village Drvengrad set between two mountains Tara and Zlatibor on Mećavnik hill. It was created by film director Emir Kusturica for the production of his film “Life is a miracle” (entrance 250 RSD). Every year it hosts the Kustendorf festival, an event visited...

SHARGAN EIGHT (Шарганска осмица)

Part of the railroad track that had once connected Europe to the Adriatic Sea over the hills, bridges, and inaccessible sceneries, today represents Shargan Eight. The track of 760 mm gauge width passes through the most beautiful mountain areas of Mokra Gora with 5 bridges and 22 tunnels...

UVAC CANYON (Увац)

The Uvac River’s spectacular meanders are the highlight of the 75-sq-km Uvac nature reserve in southwestern Serbia. The river Uvac is a natural southern border of the Zlatibor mountain and the main tributary of the river Lim. It is also a natural border between Serbia and Bosnia and...

GOLIJA MOUNTAINS (Голија)

We left Studenica Monastery in rainy and foggy weather, we drove (105 km / 3 hours) through serpentines of the Route 30 and 21 via Golija Mountains through Ivanjica town to Sjenica. The mountain is part of the Dinaric Mountain range and is heavily forested with significant biodiversity...

STUDENICA MONASTERY (Манастир Студеница)

The curvy road brought us to one of Serbia’s most sacred sites, UNESCO-listed Studenica Monastery. It was established in 1196 on the slopes of Mt. Radočelo near Studenica River by the founder of the Serbian empire (and future saint) Stefan Nemanja and developed by his sons Vukan...