Vacationer sights in Japanese Serbia are nonetheless somewhat bit unknown and hidden from majority of tourists, who determined to journey to Serbia. Which may really be the perfect cause, you resolve to skip the crowded locations and moderately spend the time exploring this hidden a part of the nation. Japanese Serbia nonetheless retains its genuine look, upgraded with scenic nature, good meals, welcoming folks and wealthy historical past.
What to see in Japanese Serbia?
Golubac Fortress
The Golubac fortress has first been talked about in 14th century, however the fortress was there years earlier than that. It has the perfect strategic location – proper subsequent to the Iron Gates, the place the widest Danube river enters the canyon and with that the narrowest a part of it, which was onerous to go by.
The Golubac fortress was solely rebuild in 2019, so it actually shines now in all its glory. There may be an entrance charge, which really varies of the tour you want to take. The best / decrease tour across the fortress is for everybody, however the different three are tougher and just for folks older than 18 and match sufficient for some severe mountain climbing and even climbing. These three excursions are solely attainable with a information.
A pleasant view over the Golubac fortress can be taking a one-hour lengthy boat tour from town of Golubac. The tickets may be purchased at their vacationer info heart. Additionally, you will get all of the wanted details about different vacationer sights in Japanese Serbia there. If you happen to want to discover Golubac by bicycle, however you didn’t deliver yours with, their workplace additionally has bicycles to hire. We suggest you to take the brand new 8 kilometers lengthy biking tour, which is ideal to take pleasure in good views alongside the Danube river.
Djerdap Nationwide Park
About an hour lengthy drive by automobile from Golubac city, the biggest nationwide park in Serbia may be discovered. The Djerdap nationwide park is a superb place for everybody having fun with unspoiled nature, mountain climbing paths, scenic views and are eager on energetic and adrenaline vaccations. You may as well take the boat tour there, which can present you the Danube river and its canyon from a completely totally different perspective.
The Djerdap nationwide park has some very nice mountain climbing paths, however the preferred is taking you to the viewing level Ploče. The trail is 3,5 kilometers lengthy and it isn’t a tough one, so you may as well take your youngsters with (4+ years). From the viewing platform at 355 meters above sea degree you should have breathtaking views over the river and its canyon. That is additionally the narrowest a part of the river and you’ll solely be 140 meters away from Romania there. It’s a particular filling standing in a single nation, which is split to a different one with solely a river, however you may already benefit from the beauties over the border.
If you’re match for extra mountain climbing, a pleasant improve from Ploče are two extra peaks and viewing factors – Veliki Štrbac and Mali Štrbac. You have to one entire day to do all three of them, so be certain that to pack water and meals with you, as you can not discover any on the mountain climbing paths.
A really good sight and vacationer attraction in Djerdap nationwide park is the Blederija waterfall. The highway bringing you there may be fairly unhealthy, however the location is definitely worth the effort. The perfect time for visiting is summer time, as it’s a lot cooler there and you may even swim beneath the waterfall. Additionally, you will discover a good picnic spot solely steps away, which is filled with locals throughout the summer time.
If you’re not a lot into being energetic when visiting the Djerdap nationwide park, you may nonetheless do a fast highway journey round it. We began the drive at a small city Donji Milanovac, the place we first visited the newly renovated guests heart and bought a lot of helpful details about the nationwide park. Our drive continued alongside the Danube river, turning proper within the Kladovo city and headed over the Miroč mountain. We have been in a position to see there additionally the previous and conventional means of creating charcoal. Very attention-grabbing!
Tumane monastery
Finest time to go to Tumane monastery is over the weekdays. I might attempt to keep away from church holidays and Sundays, as that is most likely the most important vacationer attraction in Japanese Serbia. Every year the monastery is visited by 1 million folks. Lots of them come to Japanese Serbia solely for the Tumane monastery.
It was established in 14th century and has been energetic and closed over the centuries. About 8 years in the past, monks have opened it once more, rebuild it and began to advertising and marketing it extraordinarily nicely – additionally on YouTube and social media channels, what positive will increase its reputation.
Vineyard and distillery Pruna
It’s stated that the perfect issues are unplanned and we are able to say that additionally for the vineyard and distillery Pruna. We now have discovered this hidden gem when driving round and seen their signal, for which we determined to cease and have a look. We ended up on a tasting tour of native wine, gin and Rakija – Serbian type of brandy, which is called among the finest one in the entire nation. Beloved the tour and would undoubtedly suggest it to everybody considering this type of issues.
Archeological web site Lepenski Vir
Japanese Serbia may be very wealthy in historical past. In truth, we are able to discover there probably the most essential Mesolithic and Neolithic archaeological websites in Europe. The Danube river has been an excellent place for dwelling already for hundreds of years. The archaeological web site Lepenski vir dates again to 9.500/7.200-6.000 BC.
The Danube River
The Danube river is European second largest and right here in Japanese Serbia we discover it the widest, the narrowest and likewise the deepest. The river has been a lifestyle for hundreds of years – even as much as today. Fishing is a giant a part of folks’s traditions and these days tourism is getting an increasing number of in style too, which nonetheless has monumental creating potential.

Finest Japanese Serbia vacationer sights – scenic drive alongside Danube River
Ram Fortress
As a result of superb Danube river, which was the proper place for travelling up to now, it additionally represented strategic level. No surprise we discover quite a few fortresses alongside the river shores. One, which we additionally visited and liked, was the Ram fortress, constructed by Turks (Ottomans) in fifteenth century and absolutely renovated by them in 2018 too.
These days the Ram fortress is magnificent like earlier than and has the proper view over the Danube river. Turks / Ottomans have been extraordinarily developed in constructing nice structure and should you e book a information to take you across the fortress, you can see many attention-grabbing info to show it. Are you able to think about they already had heating, sewage and working water within the fortress from fifteenth century?

Finest Japanese Serbia vacationer sights – Ram Fortress
Silver Lake / Srebrno jezero
If you’re a bicycle owner, you most likely heard for the 2 biking paths working alongside the Danube river – EuroVel6 and Eurovel13. Each these routes will take you go the Silver Lake, a useless meander of the Danube river, which is great place for tenting and having fun with the summer season on the Danube river, together with swimming.

Finest Japanese Serbia vacationer sights – Silver Lake
Historical ruins Viminacium
The Romans left their footprints additionally in Japanese Serbia and that’s with the most important metropolis on the Balkans. Dated in 1st century AD the Viminacium was a metropolis with 35.000 to 40.000 inhabitants, which was destroyed by the Huns in fifth century.
A guided tour (taking each full hour) will present you the ruins, which have been found up to now – amphitheater, one of many 4 thermal baths and cemetery with tombs. The whole space of town is unfold over 450 hectares and to this point it has been solely 4-5% that’s found.
An attention-grabbing discovered was additionally a mammoth skeleton, which was a giant shock. It appears to be like like each time somebody digs into the bottom, one thing new is discovered.

Finest Japanese Serbia vacationer sights – Mammoth skeleton additionally discovered close to the Viminacium
Serbian Meals
Do you know that some folks go to Serbia just for its meals? If you’re a meat lover, you would possibly discover your paradise right here. Many of the meat is grilled and fairly heavy. You need to strive čevapčiči, pleskavica, which is the preferred meat meals in Serbia for positive. However Japanese Serbia is legendary for the fish too – the Danube river is wealthy with totally different type of fish, however largely catfish and sander. We ate grilled sander and liked it. Don’t overlook to strive čorba – fish or meat soup, or pita (phyllo dough with totally different fillings – curd cheese, cabbage, potato, spinach.)
When you can be visiting actual Serbia you can be virtually all the time welcomed with a shot of Rakija – Serbian brandy and a few actually know tips on how to bake it in perfection – sure, Rakija is baked, not cooked.
Folks
Final however not least – Japanese Serbia are additionally its folks. You’ll nonetheless discover right here true Serbian hospitality, which is slowly disappearing in greater cities. You’ll virtually all the time be greeted with a giant smile and a shot of Rakija, so be ready to make new mates right here too.

Finest Japanese Serbia vacationer sights – Milena, the proprietor of Asin tenting web site
Japanese Serbia and its vacationer sights are for everybody on the lookout for true, genuine Serbia, the place you may nonetheless discover uncrowded locations, magnificent nature of the Djerdap nationwide park, distinctive historical past and welcoming folks, who will soften your coronary heart even not realizing your language.
We’re extraordinarily pleased that our journey was supported by the Serbian Vacationer Group, however however, the above checklist of finest vacationer sights in Japanese Serbia was written solely from our personal experiences.