Ancient Belgrade – SingidunumBelgrade is strategically located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers. The first fortress was built by the ancient Celts; later, it became a Roman stronghold and then a Byzantine fortress. The foundation of today’s fortress dates to the time [...]
Sirmium was the Roman capital of the Lower Pannonia province. At the end of the 3rd century AD, it became one of the four capitals of the empire as a result of Diocletian's reforms and was home to the Illyrian legions. The remains of ancient [...]
Žiča Monastery was built in the 13th century by Stefan Nemanja and Saint Sava as the center of the new Serbian Archbishopric, responsible for the country religiously and replacing the center (archbishopric) in Ohrid, Macedonia. The design is influenced by the monasteries on Mount Athos, [...]
A half-hour drive from the Maglič Fortress is the Studenica Monastery, the jewel in the crown of the Valley of the Kings. It is a World Heritage Site, built at the end of the 12th century (1196) by Stefan Nemanja I, the founder of the [...]
From Studenica Monastery, we will continue south for about an hour through the winding roads of the Golija Mountains Nature Reserve or through the Ibar River Valley to the next historical site, Gradac Monastery. This is one of the gems of the Valley of the [...]
Sopoćani Monastery is located on a hill overlooking Novi Pazar. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned for its wonderful and unique frescoes from the 13th century. The monastery was built by a Serbian king in 1270 as atonement for his sins, with the [...]
Lim Valley and Mileševa Monastery The Lim River carves a valley parallel to that of the Ibar River, with the Pešter Plateau lying in between. This valley hosts the main road that connects Serbia to Montenegro and the Adriatic Sea. Prijepolje, situated in this valley, [...]
Guča is a small, sleepy town for most of the year, but it comes to life and transforms into a kind of Balkan Woodstock for a week in August during the world's largest trumpet festival—the Guča Festival. With tents scattered everywhere and the streets filled [...]
Topola, nestled in the heart of Šumadija, is a royal city established by the Serbian hero Đorđe Petrović, known as Karadjordje (Black Hand), in the late 18th century. It served as the hub of the 1804 rebellion against the Ottomans. The city was overtaken and [...]
Kruševac is a relatively large city in Serbia, with 80,000 inhabitants. It was founded by Prince Lazar in 1371 as the capital of his Principality of Moravia, the largest and most significant of the principalities that emerged from the disintegrated Serbian Empire. The city's church, [...]
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