Bicycle tour from Nis to Pirkovac Monastery is a very interesting route due to several things. Its length depends on the path you can take. The old road to Aleksinac is about 30 kilometers long. The second road is through the villages of Kamenica, Cerje, and it is a little shorter, but with a much […]
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Temska monastery
Temska Monastery, or St. George’s (Sveti Djordje) Monastery, is one of the oldest and most important monasteries of the Serbian Orthodox Church. It is located near Pirot, about 20 kilometers. It is about 50 millimeters from Knjaževac. It is about ninety kilometers away from Nis. And from Belgrade about 300 km. It is located by […]
Fetislam fortress near Kladovo Eastern Serbia
Ancient Ottoman or Turkish name for town Kladovo was Fetislam. This fortress was built for keeping peace and protection of their borders in that time. Name was given after Turkish words Feht-ul-islam, which means gates of peace, or protector of faith. Also it’s purpose was to be foundation camp for expanding Ottoman Empire further. It […]
Donji Milanovac eastern Serbia
About Donji Milanovac Serbia Donji Milanovac is small place in Bor county, in Majdanpek town. Certainly, it is not one of biggest places. More than 3000 citizens are living here today. As also in the surrounding area, here can be found very old traces of humanity and human origins from long time ago. They can […]
Bridge of Emperor Trajan in Djerdap Eastern Serbia
Emperor Trajan’s bridge Emperor Trajan’s bridge. Or Via Traiana. Once, there was one of greatest achievements of all time. Among other things, ancient bridge built in time of Emperor Trajan is located also here. Near Kladovo, connecting it with today’s Turn Severin town in Romania. Reason for doing so grandiose project was to conquer them. […]