Hermit of St. Sava

St. Sava I - The First Archbishop of Serbia In 1196, when Sava was 21 years of age, he received the greatest gift of his life: his father, Stephen Nemanja, decided to abdicate the throne ofthe Kingdom of Serbia and become a monk in Studenitsa Monastery on Mt. Radochelo in Rashka He took the name Simeon. To replace him on the Royal Throne, the Grand Zhupan appointed his second oldest son, Stephen, as the heir. This news thrilled Sava, as it...

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Happy Descent - Ibar

"Happy Descent" is a manifestation of recreational and entertaining character. In the most unusual vessels, thousands of people gather along with inevitable trumpets and barbecues on the water. The day before the start begins the gathering of the participants of the downhill, the camper at the start. The start of the race is at the foot of the medieval fortress Maglič, 25 km upstream from Kraljevo. River Ibar flows through picturesque...

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Fishing on river Ibar

Valley of Joy, Spas and Eco-tourism ...

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Maglič Fortress at river Ibar

Maglič Fortress (Serbian Cyrillic: Маглич [mâɡlitʃ]) is a 13th-century castle about 20 km south of Kraljevo, Serbia. The castle is located atop a hill around which the Ibar river makes a curve, about 100 m above the river. The fortress protected the only road that connected the Great Morava Valley and Kosovo polje. Its name means The Foggy One from the Serbian word "Magla" (Магла), meaning fog. Maglič was included on the list of Cultural Monuments...

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Golija Biosphere Reserve

Golija-Studenica Biosphere Reserve is situated in southwestern Serbia and belongs to the inner zone of the Dinaric mountain system. It covers a mountainous region and includes a mosaic of different ecosystems such as forests, shrubs and lakes. The local population cleared parts of the forests over centuries and thus created species rich pastures and meadows which are still maintained today. In the area, many non-governmental organizations are...

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Studenica Monastery

UNESCO World Heritage: Studenica Monastery The Studenica Monastery was established in the late 12th century by Stefan Nemanja, founder of the medieval Serb state, shortly after his abdication. It is the largest and richest of Serbia's Orthodox monasteries. Its two principal monuments, the Church of the Virgin and the Church of the King, both built of white marble, enshrine priceless collections of 13th- and 14th-century Byzantine painting. The...

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Sopoćani Monastery

Flowing to the north, still following the western side of Kopaonik, the river reaches Raška, Brvenik, Bela Stena, Baljevac, Ušće, Bogutovac, Mataruška Banja, Žiča and Kraljevo, finally emptying into the Zapadna Morava. Here, the river receives its major tributaries: the Raška, Studenica and Lopatnica, from the left, and the Jošanica. In this section, the river has carved the 40 km (25 mi) long and 550 m (1,804 ft) deep Ibar...

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Megalithic observatory

River Ibar - The Cradle Of Mediterranean Civilization The Ibar, also known as the Ibër and Ibri (Albanian: Ibër, Ibri; Serbian: Ibar, Cyrillic: Ибар, pronounced [îbar]), is a river that flows through eastern Montenegro, Kosovo and Raška in Serbia, with a total length of 276 km (171 mi). The river begins in the Hajla mountain, in Rožaje, eastern Montenegro, passes through Kosovo and flows into the West Morava river, Central Serbia,...

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Poljica Republic by the river Cetina

The Poljica Republic or duchy (Croatian: Poljička republika, in older form "Poljička knežija") was an autonomous community which existed in the late Middle Ages and the early modern period in central Dalmatia, near modern-day Omiš, Croatia. It was organized as a "peasants' republic", and it's best known because of the Poljica Statute first written in 1440. Gourmand attraction Poljićki soparnik is still live remaining of that time:  ...

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Environment of the river Cetina

Cetina has its source in the northwestern slopes of Dinara. Rising from a spring at Milasevo near a small village called Cetina, located 7 km north from Vrlika, it flows a distance of 105 km to the Adriatic Sea. A large artificial lake begins near Vrlika, the Peruća Lake, which was created by a dam some 25 km downstream. Cetina then passes into the lower portion of the Sinj karst field, through the city of Sinj. After that it...

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River Cetina

Cetina (pronounced [t͡sɛ̌tina]) is a river in southern Croatia. It has a length of 101 km (63 mi) and its basin covers an area of 1,463 km2 (565 sq mi). Cetina descends from an altitude of 385 m at its source to the sea level when it flows into the Adriatic Sea. It is the most water-rich river in Dalmatia. ...

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Mount Durmitor and river Tara Canyon

Durmitor National Park comprises Mount Durmitor plateau and the valley formed by the canyon of the River Tara, incorporating three major geomorphologic features: canyons, mountains and plateaux. Because of its geographical location and range in altitude, the park is under the influence of both Mediterranean and alpine microclimates, which has resulted in an exceptional range of species. Geologically, Durmitor and Tara canyons are made up of...

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River Tara Rafting

The canyon is part of the Tara River rafting route. The one-day rafting route, from Brstnovica to Sćepan Polje, is 11 mi long and it takes 2 to 3 hours. This part of the canyon is the most exciting because the river has the biggest drop in elevation in the shortest length. There are 21 out of 50 rapids in that part of the Tara. The rapids are Brstanovići, Pećine, the very dangerous Celije rapids and Vjernovički rapids. If one decides...

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Bučevica cave

Exploration of Bučevica cave    ...

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Tara - Bajlovića sige

The Tara River Canyon (Serbian: Kanjon rijeke Tare), also known as the Tara River Gorge, is the longest canyon in Montenegro. It is 82 kilometers (51 miles) long and is 1,300 meters (4,300 feet) at its deepest, making it the deepest river canyon in Europe. The canyon is protected as a part of Durmitor National Park and is a tentative UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Tara River cuts through the canyon. All along its flow, the Tara gets large quantities...

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Rakitnica

That night the grizzly bear come to visit us. We were placed in "klanice" where usually sheep stay over night. That was a horrible experience.  This is the first sight in the morning:  We walked all the way to Konjic. ...

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Amazing Rakitnica Gorge

Stećak, Bogumils, religions, people`s stories and destinies surround this exceptional gorge made of white marble.  Probably the wildest place where I ever been.       ...

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Rakitnica Canyon

Rakitnica is the main tributary of the first section of the Neretva river known as Upper Neretva (Serbian: Gornja Neretva). The Rakitnica river formed a 26 km long canyon that stretches between Bjelašnica and Visočica mountains. At almost 1,500m, the village of Lukomir, with its unique stone homes with cherry-wood roof tiles, is the highest and most isolated mountain village in the country. The village is the only remaining traditional...

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Canyon

A canyon or gorge is a deep narrow valley with steep sides. It is often with a stream flowing through it and is most often carved from the landscape by the erosive activity of a river over geologic timescales. Rivers have a natural tendency to cut through underlying surfaces so will eventually wear away rock layers to lessen their own pitch slowing their waters; given enough time, their bottoms will gradually reach a baseline elevation—which is...

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