Castles in Vojvodina were built from the XVIII to the XX century, by wealthy farmers and Austro-Hungarian nobility. They were built far from the cities, in baroque or classic style and they were surrounded by beautiful parks and garden, necessarily with a horse farm. After the II World War was colonization and castles in Vojvodina began to lose their glory.
The beauty of Belgrade was stressed again by the soldiers of the First and Second Crusades, the French and German armoured knights of Gottfried of Bouillon and Frederick Barbarossa, who passed this way at the end of the 11th and in the 12th century. And quite certainly it was loved by the Serbian king Dragutin, who conquered it in 1284. The Despot (ruler) of Serbia, Stephen Lazarevic, wrested it from the Hungarians in 1402 and in the town charter opened his heart:
“…I found that most beautiful place of ancient times, the great town of Belgrade, which had been by chance destroyed and was deserted. I rebuilt it and dedicated it to the Virgin Mary.”
Užice is one of the macro-regional centers in Serbia, the largest city and administrative center of the West Serbia, and with its fantastic location, in the region of Zlatibor and Tara, Užice can offer so many interesting tourist attractions, making locals proud of their hometown.Užice had become a recognizable brand of Serbia and the Balkans, not only for the famous smoked ham and wine, but for its natural beauty as well.
In the city, dominate the following buildings: the building of the former City Administration, as old as the city is by itself, where is today the Cultural Centre, Library, Museum of Modern Art, Takovska newspaper and City TV. In front of the building there are white marble statue of Prince Alexander, the city founder, and the Duke Milan Obrenović as well as the bust of the famous Živojin Mišić who was just from this building leaded the Suvoborska-Kolubarska battle in 1914.
In the valley, at the confluence of the rivers Nišava and South Morava is situated Niš. The city covers an area of about 600 km: city Niš, Niška Spa and 68 suburbs. Niš is situated at the crossroads of the most important Balkan and European traffic routes.
The most attractive excursion from Belgrade is to be had on a trip down the Danube to the Đerdap gorge (“The Iron Gates”), which figures high on the list of natural world attractions. We will mention only a few points of interest for the traveller while in route to his main goal. In addition, this entire stretch of the Danube offers any number of opportunities for fishing.
The Palić Lake and town (Hungarian Palicsi-tó, Serbian jezero Palić) is situated in the north part of Serbia, near the Hungarian border. The Palić is a tourist center, the summer resort and spa, with a tradition of over 160 years. It is famous for many kinds of tourism and the most famous are as spa, climate, conference and excursion center.
Devil’s town is one of the serious candidates for the New7Wonders of nature! In the world it is rarely phenomenon clay figure that over time, are constantly changing its shape felling down and growing again.
Petrovaradin fortress – magical place for love, Novi Sad
