Europe

There simply is no way to tour Europe and not be awestruck by its scenic beauty, epic history and dazzling artistic and culinary diversity.

OPLENAC (Опленац)

07In the heart of the Šumadija, in the near vicinity of the town Topola, slowly arises the rocky hillside called Oplenac. The St. George’s Church, also known as Oplenac, is the mausoleum of the Serbian and Yugoslav royal house of Karađorđević. It is an imposing five-domed building...

KRAGUJEVAC (Крагујевац)

We made a short stop in regional hub Kragujevac to recharge our Telenor sim cards. It lies in Central Serbia on the Lepenica River. Here at the beginning of the 19th century, Karadjordje led the first Serbian uprising against the Turks. It was the capital of Serbia from 1818 to 1841...

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...