Our private English speaking driver guide will meet clients at their Belgrade hotel at 09.00AM. In the morning we will have a short drive to neighboring Mt. Avala for a brief visit to the Mausoleum of the Unknown Hero, made by the famous sculptor Ivan Meštrovi?. This is situated on the mountaintop (511 m), and offers a spectacular view of the landscape around the capital.
Then we will continue to the central part of the hilly Šumadija region, known as the cradle of Serbian uprisings against Ottoman rule in the 19th century. Upon arrival to Topola, we will visit: the Church of Our Lady, built by Karadjordje (1811-1813), the Residence of Karadjordje (now a museum dedicated to the leader of the First Serbian Uprising), and two stone towers which are left from what was once a mighty fortification. Then, a short drive to the Church of St. George, built after WWI by King Petar I of Serbia on top of Oplenac. This church is unique among all the monuments in Serbia, with columns made of marble, an iconostasis of local marble, and mosaics covering almost 3,500 sq. meters, which include 725 scenes and 1,500 human figures.
In the afternoon we will visit Bukovi?ka Banja and its attractive park ornamented with many white marble sculptures. On our way back to Belgrade we make a brief stop at the village of Orašac, where the historic meeting of Serbian rebels took place in 1804. |
