Podrinje

Now that Serbia is greatly diminished from its historical boundaries, Podrinje is the most westerly region of the modern Republic of Serbia and abuts both Bosnia Herzogovina and Montenegro.

Cities

• 1 Novi Pazar - a multicultural area of Muslims and Orthodox Christians, many monuments of both communities like the Church of St. Apostles Peter and Paul and the Altun-Alem mosque are found in the region.
• 2 Prijepolje - closer to the Montenegrin border, the unremarkable town of Prijepolje is the jumping-off point for visits to Mileševa Monastery, 6 km away.
• 3 Uzice
• 4 Valjevo
• 5 Šabac

Other destinations

• 1 Kopaonik National Park — major ski resort of Serbia, with total of 23 ski lifts. It also has a rich historical heritage.
• 2 Tara National Park (Serbian Cyrillic: Тара), is a mountain in western Serbia (near Zlatibor). It is part of Dinaric Alps and stands at 1,000-1,500 m above sea level. The mountain's slopes are clad in dense forests with numerous high-altitude clearings and meadows, steep cliffs, deep ravines carved by the nearby Drina River and many karst, or limestone caves. The mountain is a popular tourist centre. Most of the mountain is a "National Park Tara". Mountain Tara has a nice Zaovine Lake, at an altitude of 800 m.
• 3 Zlatibor National Park — very famous mountainous site and ski-resort in the southwest of Serbia near the town of Užice, en route to Montenegro. Zlatibor is situated at an altitude of 1000 m, and has beautiful landscapes, meadows, pastures, valleys, ethnic villages.

See

• 1 Küstendorf (Drvengrad). A traditional village that the Serbian film director Emir Kusturica built for his film Life Is a Miracle. (updated May 2017)

Itineraries

If you don't have a car and if you're in Užice or Zlatibor during touristic season, you may take these tours from one of the local tour agencies. Prices are about €7-15.

1. Battle of Kadinjači monument - House on Drina - 365m Year river - Peručac lake - Mitrovac - Banjska Stena
2. Boat trip on a lake - Griffon vulture watching - Ice Cave - Zlatarsko lake
3. Tošanska banja - Stopića cave (Serbian: Стопића пећина, Stopića Pećina) - "Staro selo" ethno village in Sirogojno - Gostilje waterfall
4. Battle of Kadinjači monument - Ponikve military airport - Rujno Monastery - Vrutci lake - Šargan Eight railway - Mokra Gora - Jatarice - Drvengrad