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Đavolja Varoš (Devil's Town)

Serbia Toplica Kuršumlija

Đavolja Varoš (Devil's Town)
Photo: Dimo Dimov, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

More than 200 earth pyramids, 2 to 15 m high, each topped with a stone 'cap', formed by erosion on a hillside in southern Serbia. Legends say they are wedding guests turned to stone. Two springs of highly acidic, mineral-rich red water flow nearby.


A short walking trail leads around the formations. It's about 90 km from Niš. Combine it with the Prolom Banja spa nearby.

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