Historic sites
Belgrade Fortress (Kalemegdan)
Belgrade
A fortress on a ridge above the meeting of the Sava and Danube rivers, fought over by Romans, Byzantines, Ottomans and Austrians, now surrounded by t…
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Natural features
Đavolja Varoš (Devil's Town)
Kuršumlija, Toplica
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.
Historic sites
Golubac Fortress and the Iron Gates
Golubac, Braničevo
A medieval fortress with nine towers climbing the cliffs at the entrance to the Iron Gates, the dramatic gorge where the Danube cuts through the Carp…
Historic sites
Petrovaradin Fortress, Novi Sad
Petrovaradin, South Bačka
A huge 18th-century fortress on the Danube, called the 'Gibraltar of the Danube', with a clock tower whose hands are reversed, so that boatmen could …
Historic sites
Studenica Monastery
Raška
One of the most important Serbian Orthodox monasteries, founded in the 12th century by Stefan Nemanja, founder of the medieval Serbian state.
Natural features
Tara National Park and the Drina
Bajina Bašta, Zlatibor
A national park of forested mountains along the Drina River on the border with Bosnia.
Natural features
Uvac Gorge
Nova Varoš, Zlatibor
A river that winds in tight meanders through a deep limestone canyon in south-western Serbia, a nature reserve famous for its large colony of griffon…