Diverse, welcoming, and a hell of a lot of fun – everything you never heard about Serbia is true. Best of all, this landlocked country in the heart of the Balkans is still delightfully off the tourist trail. While the feisty Serbian spirit is embodied in Belgrade’s world-class nightlife, look beyond this historic metropolis and you’ll discover a crucible of cultures and unsullied outdoors ripe for exploration.
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...
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...
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...
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...
Novi Pazar, town, southwestern Serbia. It lies in the Raška River valley, in a rough and hilly country near the site of Stari Ras, which was the capital city of the medieval Serbian state in the 12th–14th century. The town was rebuilt by the Ottoman Turks after their conquest of the...
This Serbian Orthodox Monastery was built in 1170 on a hill surrounded by woods above the city of Novi Pazar. It was commissioned by Stefan Nemanja, who dedicated this church to St. George for letting him out of the dungeon cave, in which his brothers put him. The monastery represents the...
The Sopoćani Monastery, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, is an endowment of Serbian king Stefan Uroš I (1243-1276). The monastery was built around the year 1260 near the source of the river Raška, 17 kilometers from the town of Novi Pazar. The church has a form of the Romanesque three-nave...
We stayed overnight below Gradina hill near the city of Novi Pazar. In the morning we walked the steep trail (950 m) to the Stari Ras, a 12th-century fortress. It was built there to defend the capital city of the first Serbian state on the accession of the Nemanjić dynasty in 1159. The...
On the way to Stari Ras we have crossed the largest mountain range in Serbia Kopaonik (162 km / 5 hours). Its highest peak is Pančić’s peak that is 2,017 meters above sea level. One section of the mountain is a protected zone of the National Park Kopaonik (car’s eco-fee 700 RSD)...
The narrow road brought us to The Đavolja Varoš (Devil’s Town) situated on the south slopes of Mt. Radan, on the right bank of the Tuta reka (Yellow River). Đavolja Varoš is a unique example of the action of erosion. It is a complex of stone pyramids (entrance 350 RSD) located in...