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1: National Museum, Belgrade
Visitors can find this fine museum on Republic Square in Belgrade. There are over 400,000 objects of art with the pick of the collection including the likes of Rubens, Renoir, Degas and Canaletto, as well as Serbian artists such as Petrovic.
2: Djerdap National Park
Running along the banks of the Danube River, this national park is most famous for the Djerdap Gorge, which spreads over an impressive 100 kilometers. With its towering 300 meter high cliffs, the canyon at Kazan is particularly impressive.
3: Nis
See the Ottoman sights of Nis, Serbia's third largest city in the southeast. Visit the Turkish fortress, the Skull Tower and the remains of the Roman town of Mediana.
4: Nightlife
Belgrade has excellent nightlife with a range of performance arts to enjoy operas, concerts, theatre, many late night cafes & clubs. Many splavovi (rafts) on the Danube & Sava rivers in Belgrade also serve as floating restaurants & nightclubs.
5: Shopping in Serbia
Special purchases include embroidery, lace, leatherwork, knitwear, metalwork and Turkish coffee sets. Belgrade has many designer clothing shops along the pedestrian street of Kneza Mihaila.
6: Fruska Gora Mountain
The most popular one day tourist destination from Belgrade is a visit to the Fruska Gora Mountain, protected by the National Park of Nature. Fruska Gora Mountain has also been called The third Saint Mount because of its 17 monasteries. The fame of the wines of the Fruska Gora goes far back to the period of the Habsburg Monarchy. This famous wine has been sipped at the Court of Vienna, throughout Europe, America and many other countries.
7: National park Tara
Tara is one of the richest and the most valuable forest regions in Europe both in diversity and preservation of the ecosystem. It is situated in the far west of Serbia and covers the surface of 19.200 ha. On Tara there are over 1.000 plant species including the Pancic's spruce. Deep canyons and preserved vegetation are an ideal lair for many animal species including Pancic's grasshopper. The slopes of Tara are home to around 100 bird species such as golden eagle, griffon vulture, peregrine falcon, grouse... There are 24 species of mammals registered, of which 17 are protected as rare species. Particularly attractive are brown bear, chamois, doe, wild cat and otter. In the canyon of Tara there are many traces of prehistoric, antic, Roman and Byzantian cultures. Restored monastery of Raca, tombstone necropolis in Perucac and Rastiste are a valuable part of Serbian medieval heritage.
8: Husein Pasha Mosque
A prime example of Balkan Islamic architecture, the mosque was constructed at the end of the 16th century. It sits on a square base, with an elegantly domed facade and a minaret- one of the tallest in the Balkans rising beside it. The interior is as impressive as its exterior: painted polychrome ornaments, floral patterns and verses from the Koran decorate much of the mosque. While you're at the Husein Pasha mosque, also take a peek at the beautifully illuminated medieval Korans kept in the mosque one of them, more than four hundred years old, is particularly lovely.
9: Gamzigrad Felix Romuliana
Gamzigrad-Romuliana is a fortified palace and a memorial complex of the Roman emperor from the time of the Tetrarchy, Gaius Valerius Galerius Maximianus. It was built between 297 and 311, and intended to be the residence of the emperor after the vincenalia and his withdrawal from the throne. The late Roman fortified palace of Gamzigrad - Felix Romuliana was inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List in 2007.
10: Maglic Castle
Located in the southern part of Serbia, in the Ibar River Gorge, about 15 km southwest of the town of Kraljevo, Maglic Fortress is a fine example of Serbian medieval fortresses. Maglic Fortress was built in 13th century by Stephen the First Crowned in order to defend the nearby monasteries of Zica and Studenica. The fortress consists of seven towers and a dungeon tower connected with walls. Inside the fortification, there are remains of a palace, a church and barracks.
11: Golubac Fortress
Golubac Fortress was probably built in the 14th century in order to guard the entrance to the Iron Gate gorge from high cliffs overlooking the Danube. The castle was held, in turn, by Prince Lazar, Despot Stefan and Despot Djuradj. The fortress has seven tall towers. Despite the many times it has been the scene of battles, Golubac fortress is still comparatively well-preserved and represents one of the finest medieval fortresses in Serbia.
12: National park Kopaonik
National park Kopaonik is situated in central Serbia and its surface of 11.810 ha covers the highest parts of the mountain range bordered with the valleys of the rivers Ibar, Josanica, Toplica and Brzecka. The flora of Kopaonik has over 1.500 plant species. In the national park there are 91 endemic and 82 subendemic plant species. The wealth of this flora is represented in two local species: Kopaonik houseleek and Kopaonik violet. The highest parts of Kopaonik are inhabited by eelpout which inhabits only the highest mountains of Europe, golden eagle, mountain lark, red crossbill and other animal species.
13: Celije Monastery
Celije Monastery is located in Western Serbia, near the Gradac river, about 6 km southwest from the town of Valjevo. Celije Monastery was originally built in the late 13th century. During its history the monastery was devastated several times and it was finally reconstructed in the 18th century. Nowdays, the monastery houses an icon school in traditional techniques of artistic style.
14: Silver Lake
It is called Serbian sea because of its characteristics and beauty and for being one of the clearest and the cleanest lakes in the country. Nice beaches suitable for many sports on water resemble a sea with a little bit of imagination. The lake is 14 km long and 300 m wide. National championship in water skiing takes place on this lake since 2001. Kitesurfers, windsurfers and canooists have been comming here regularly for years.
15: Belgrade Zoo
Belgrade Zoo is situated in the very centre of Serbian capital, thus occupying one of the most attractive city locations - the Kalemegdan park. Established in 1936, it is known as the ZOO of good hope, and one of the oldest urban animal kingdoms in Europe. Although it spreads across a modest area of 7 ha, this institution has a remarkable collection of animals. There are about 2.000 animal specimens currently living in the zoo, that is about 270 species, and their number is increasing almost on daily basis.
16: Viminacium
Viminacium was a military camp and the capital of Roman province Upper Mesia. It is situated 4 km from the confluence of the Mlava into the Danube and 12 km from Pozarevac. The most important remains of the town lie on the right bank of the Mlava where once were a military camp and a settlement from late I century. Christ's monogram from II century was discovered in Viminacium and represents the oldest proof of early Christianity in this region.
17: Zica Monastery
Zica Monastery is the memorial of the first Serbian king, Stefan I. The construction of the main church of the monastery, the Church of Christ's Resurrection, started in 1206 and was finished before 1217, when Stefan received his royal crown from Rome. Zica is an important monastery for the history of Serbian people and their Church. Saint Sava, as the first archbishop of independent Serbian Church, made this monastery the center of the Church, which gained independence in 1219. Saint Sava also crowned his brother Stefan I and ordained the first bishops there. Stefan I's heirs, his sons, Radoslav and Vladislav were crowned and the first archbishop Arsenije, Saint Sava's successor as the Head of the Church, was ordained in the monastery.
18: Ljubostinja Monastery
Ljubostinja Monastery is located in the south-central part of Serbia, in the valley of River Ljubostinja near the town of Trstenik. According to the legend, Ljubostinja monastery was founded by Prince Lazar Hrebeljanovic and Princess Milica in 1388. After the battle of Kosovo, when Lazar was killed, Milica became a nun. Architecturally, the church was dedicated to the Dormition of the Holy Virgin, belonging to the Morava School. The monastery is famous for its rich exterior, sculptured windows, lunettes and rosettes.
19: Ethnographical Museum
The outstanding Ethnographical Museum has a comprehensive collection of Serbian costumes, folk art and items of everyday existence. The costumes show a superb quality of weaving and embroidery using russet browns, wine reds and muted yellows. Some retro-designer just has to discover these patterns. Agrarian tools and equipment take up much of the top floor, with several displays of rooms furnished to reflect various periods of time and different communities.
20: National Museum
The 3rd floor of the National Museum is an art gallery displaying just part of a very large collection of national and European art, including works by Picasso and Monet. Nadezeta Petrovic (1873-1915), one of Serbia's first female artists, is well represented. The lower floors (prehistory) have been closed for several years.