Sightseeing Suggestions

Vila Dunavski Raj belongs to the Lower Daunube district, which in terms of sights and natural treasures does not lag behind other parts of Serbia. From Pozarevac and Veliko Gradište to Donji Milanovac, there are monasteries from the 14th and 16th centuries, caves, hermitages, rock sculptures, fortresses, archaeological sites, rocks with ancient myths, ethno houses, springs and other sights along the Iron Gate national park.

Foto: Golubačka tvrđava

GOLUBAC  FORTRESS

Golubac  fortress – distance from Villa 11 km – is located on the territory of the National Park Iron Gate, on the right bank of the Danube, 4 km downstream from the present town Golubac. Since 1948 it is under the protection of the Institute for Protection of Cultural Monuments and by the categorization of immovable cultural property from 1979 it was declared a cultural monument of great importance.   …more…

MONASTERY TUMANE

Monastery Tumane – distance from Villa 19km Vinci-> Golubac-> Village Dvorište –  is located in the Golubac valley on the coast of the stream. The construction of this monastery, dedicated to St. Archangel Michael, is associated with the name of Miloš Obilić, who at the time of Duke Lazar managed Braničevo area.  …more…

Foto: Spomen ploča Zaviši Crnom
Foto: Dragan Cvetković, WIkipedia

MEMORIAL PLAQUE TO ZAWISZA CZARNY

Memorial plaque to Zawisza Czarny at Golubac Fortress – distance from Villa 11 km Vinci->Golubac – a Polish knight who died defending the fortress against the Turks, also known as The Black Knight. His nickname is due to his black hair and his custom-made black armor, which is kept at the Jasna Góra Monastery in Poland. …more…

ZOSIM HERMITAGE

Zosim Hermitage – distance from Villa 19km Vinci->Golubac->village Dvorište. Zosim lived in a cave, his ascetic life devoted to God. In the fifties of last century, the cave was adapted into the chapel, when the priest Pahomije decided to live a solitary life. At the entrance of the cave, there is a shelter with three divisions on the ground floor and five on the floor …more…

ROCK BABA KAJ

Rock Baba Kaj – distance from Villa 12 km.
A detailed description of the George’s rocks position founded in the travel notes from the 1893: “Baba Kaj is the lonely and the top pointed rock, which rises above the water surface of 18 meters high. It stands as an outpost of the Danube Gorge, as the forerunner of many rocks above and below the surface, which hamper the passage of the gorge, stands as a reminder of the dangers that begin from there …more…

Ethno house Sladinac

Ethno house Sladinac – distance of Villa 12 km Vinci-> Golubac-> village Sladinac. This house is located in the village Sladinac, has the objects from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century: beds, tripods, pottery, costumes, spindle …more…

Cave Ceremosnja

Cave Ceremošnja – distance from Villa 36 km Vinci->Golubac->Ceremošnja – rich with cave ornaments, one of the significant caves of Serbia. Its total length is 775 m, the tourist trail  has a length of 431 m. The first name that was mentioned in written documents was Jovan’s cave because the cave location was on the estate of Jovan Grujić …more…

Visitor’s center Lepenski Vir

Visitor’s center Lepenski Vir archeological site – distance from Villa 53km Vinci-> Golubac->  Fortress-> Lepenski Vir. This archaeological site was discovered by Dragoslav Srejović 40 years ago. According to world’s largest and best-known archaeologists and anthropologists, Lepenski Vir is the most important archaeological discovery of the 20th century in Europe and one of the most important in the world  …more…

The statue of King Decebalus

The statue of King Decebalus – distance from Villa 59 km.
A 40m high and 25 m wide sculpture – the face od Dacian king Decebal carved into the wall. He was the last ruler of Dacia, who got surrounded by Trajan’s troops in The Dacian capital Sarmizegetusa. He committed suicide to avoid capture in 106 AD …more…

Foto: Viminacijum / Viminacium

VIMINACIUM

Viminacium (lat. Viminacium) is an archaeological site near Old Kostolac, 12 km from Pozarevac. Roman military camp and the city was built in the first and lasted until the beginning of the seventh century. He was one of the most important legion camps on the Danube, and for a time the capital of the Roman province of Upper Moesia (Moesia Superior), which covered the largest part of Serbia, northern Macedonia and part of northwest Bulgaria …more…

The Roman Plaque “Tabula Traiana”

The Roman Plaque “Tabula Traiana” – distance from Villa 60 km Vinci-> Golubac->Golubac Fortress->Lepenski Vir. The Latin inscription dedicated to the Roman Emperor Trajan, placed on a carved rock above the Iron Gates Gorge. This plaque is part of the ensemble of the so-called Roman monuments which belong to the Roman road and remains of the bridge built by Trajan over the Danube …more…

Foto: Plaža Golubac / The Golubac Beech

Danube Beaches

The weekend area Vinci is located right on the banks of the Danube, revealing—or sometimes hiding—its charming spots, depending on what suits you best. Whether you’re a fisherman, a sailor, a traveler looking for a peaceful escape while watching boats glide across the blue Danube …more…