Only 110 miles from Belgrade lies the spectacular Tara Mountain. Some of the best views in Serbia found here. The entire place is abundant with water, mountains, and forests. During the pandemic Tara Mountain gained more and more popularity, – people were eager to flee urban areas and find peace in isolated corners of nature.
SERBIA TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
When you browse for Serbia photos, chances are that you will probably stumble upon one of the Tara Mountain views – Banjska Stena, to be exact. This is one of the most popular Serbian tourist attractions, and you can see why. The view stretches over Drina canyon, which is the third deepest in Europe. The territory on the other side of the river is Bosnia and Herzegovina.
When you gaze through old pine tree branches while standing in the shade, upon a vast region of green mountain peaks, you can’t help but feel humble. Nature can be this magical. And that’s Serbian tourist attractions for you – pure magic!
Besides Banjska Stena, there are a few more beautiful viewpoints in Tara National Park like Crnjeskovo, Bilješka Stena, Osluša, Sjenič, etc. Given that the park is huge, it can be somewhat challenging to cover more than one or two per day.
TARA NATIONAL PARK SERBIA
Tara National Park Serbia covers an area of 25,000 hectares at an altitude of an average of 1,200 meters. The highest peak is Kozji Rid – 1,591. About 80% of the whole Tara National Park is covered in forests.
The typical forest area is among the richest ecosystems in Europe when it comes to a variety of species. The endemic species that Tara National Park Serbia is especially proud of is Pančić or Serbian Spruce. The tree endured in Drina canyons for millennia, surviving the most recent Ice Age that ended about 11,000 years ago. The 19th-century Serbian scientist Josif Pančić was looking for the spruce tree in this area for over 20 years, until 1875. It now bears his name. Pančić Spruce is so resilient that it was often able to endure polluted city conditions throughout the world. Hence the nickname – a living fossil of the European flora.
Other symbols of Tara National Park are the largest population of brown bears in Serbia and the endemic Pančić Grasshopper.
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The fact that makes Tara Mountain so interesting for tourists is not only the mountain itself nor the fresh air or the endemic species, but an exceptional abundance of nature. There are a few lakes to be visited here – Zaovine Lake, Spajići Lake, and the most popular Perućac Lake. Their shores are referred to as ‘the Serbian seaside’ during summer since their beaches are packed with swimmers and sports activities enthusiasts.
There is also a possibility to take a cruise through the narrow Drina canyon (that you were able to see from Banjska Stena) to Višegrad in Bosnia. There still stands the 16th-century bridge a renowned Serbian Nobel Prize winner Ivo Andrić wrote about (The Bridge on the Drina).
Another alluring fact. There is the famous House on the Drina which is built on the rock in the middle of this torrent river. The story goes that the local Serbian hero threw a huge stone from Tara Mountain so that his beloved stallion could jump over the Drina, without wetting his hooves.
Not far from here you will find another Tara Mountain attraction – the river ‘that lasts as a year’.
The river is called Vrelo and it’s 365 meters long. If you are going stand up paddling or kayaking from Perućac, you will be able to admire the 10-meter waterfall Vrelo creates when tumbling down to the Drina!
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Tourist attractions of Serbia by CNN