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Serbia Castles
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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. |
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Serbia Castles
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Smederevo, a fortress on the Danube downstream from Belgrade, was built between 1428 and 1430 during the reign of Despot Djuradj Brankovic, the last of medieval Serbia's rulers. The fortress encircled by crenelated walls and towers, was for a long time the last bastion against the Turkish assault. |
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Serbian Ancient Sites
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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. |
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Serbia TOP Destinations
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The city consists of 3 districts: Novi Beograd, which is the modern part of the city and the central shopping area; Zemun, which was originally an independent settlement, later joined to Belgrade; and Stari Grad, the old part of the city. The last, located on the opposite side of the Sava, is known for its cobble-stone streets, charming restaurants and Belgrade’s most important attraction – the famous medieval Kalemegdan fortress. |
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Niš is one of the oldest cities in the Balkans, and the city has some unique attractions to offer to the tourists. The Niš fortress was built by the Turks in the middle of the 17th century, in the site of an ancient Roman fortified camp at the Nišava riverbank. The Niš fortress had a seven-sided basis, with five bastions, also with a mosque, sections of the hamam and a weapons dumb, which is today transformed into an exhibition gallery. |
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