King Milutin annexed eastern Serbia at the beginning of the 14th century, and to strengthen his presence and Serbian rule, he built a series of monasteries. Two of them can be found near the city of Negotin, which is located on the Bulgarian border not [...]

After exploring the captivating sites in the Balkan Mountains, we will head to Belgrade, Serbia's vibrant heart. To avoid retracing our steps, we plan to return to Belgrade via the stunning Iron Gates Canyon along the Danube. On the way, we'll stop at Golubac Fortress, [...]

Smederevo Fortress is considered the best example of open-air medieval fortifications in Europe. The fortress was built in 1427 by the Serbian ruler Đurađ Branković, the last of the Serbian kings, to serve as the new capital of Serbia. Its design was modeled after the [...]

Belgrade was initially established as a fortress on the Danube by the Celts in the 3rd century BC and was later rebuilt by the Romans and Byzantines. In the 13th century, Serbs from their mountain strongholds captured it and transformed it into a Serbian-Slavic city. [...]

The city of Novi Sad is the second largest in Serbia, and its metropolitan area has about 400,000 people. It is a center of culture, economy, and government on the banks of the Danube. On the south side of the Danube is the city fortress [...]

Just a few kilometers south of the Petrovaradin Fortress lies the town of Sremski Karlovci, a significant destination on the Christian and historical route. At the end of the 17th century, the Serbian Patriarchate relocated there, transforming the town into a Serbian Orthodox holy city. [...]

South of Novi Sad lies a low mountain region called Fruška Gora, which became the center of Serbian monastic life starting in the 18th century, following the great migrations from Kosovo. The mountain is home to around twenty monasteries, some dating back to the 12th–15th [...]