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What to do and see in Serbia, Serbia: The Best Ancient Ruins
Coordinates: 44°N 21°E / 44°N 21°E / 44; 21
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1. Kamenicky hrad
2. Markovo Kale
3. Tvrdjava Solotnik
4. Ramska Tvrdava
5. Felix Romuliana in Gamzigrad
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4.5 based on 96 reviews
Reviewed By TikaMaka - Novi Sad, Serbia
Felix Romuliana is a great place to visit. You can learn a lot about the life as it was then. There is also a guide and audio guides in different languages.
6. Romuliana, Roman palace at entrance
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4.5 based on 12 reviews
Reviewed By AlbertSalichs - Manresa, Spain
Romuliana, Roman Palace is one of the best preserved Roman cities outside Italy, so if you are a history-lover or only you like very much Roman times, it is a place to visit: learning about the kind of life in this period, walking in the land in the middle of Roman Ruins, relax in the middle of nowhere and. obviously seeing the remains. Also, you can visit the remains and after walking around all preserveed wall and seeing how big is this city. Really very interesting. (See also Felix Romuliana in Gamzigrad and Narodni Muzej Zajecar)
7. Sirmium Palatium Imperiale
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4.5 based on 33 reviews
Reviewed By OlegY_12 - Belgrade, Serbia
Yesterday we travelled to Sremska Mitrovica, a city in Srem, the region of Vojvodina. It took us an hour by the highway Belgrade - Zagreb, to get there. Sometime in the past, these areas belonged to Roman Empire, more precisely in around 250 AD, here ruled some roman emperors. And naturally, first of all, we wanted to see, what it was about, those remained parts of old roman buildings,amphitheatres, basins and other artefacts, now collected in one beautiful building, called Sirmium Palatium Imperiale.It is located very near to the downtown of Sremska Mitrovica, with its City Park, Museum of Srem, the MemorialCemetery - the Alley of Heroes, the footbridge St.Irinej and other cites. Inside the Sirmium Palatium Imperiale we saw the roman coins, sculptures, drawings and pictures, and of course the stone ruins of ancient roman palace, now settled under the roof. Interesting and educative.
8. Justiniana Prima
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4.5 based on 5 reviews
Reviewed By milj_v - Novi Sad, Serbia
Iustiniana Prima is unbelievable place, great Byzantine city built by Justinian I (the Great) in 6th century, abandoned only 70 years later. It is located next to the Prekopčelica village, near Lebane city. Archeological Site is a bit hard to reach, but with average travel application shouldn't be a problem. Site is huge and only partially uncovered, with pieces of rich mosaics shown, and half of objects preserved and presented, while other half is in process. There is 11 known churches, bishop palace, school, baths, walls, square and other usual for that period and city planing. Amazing thing is that Iustiniana Prima is reagrded as unique example of early Christian and Byzantine city, abandoned and thus preserved in original intended urban and architectural matrix, not changed through centuries and life. Even though there are boards with information and historical facts, there should be more of material that explains and presents this important historical site. Nevertheless, strongly recommend this amazing piece of European and World Heritage, yet to be explore and discovered in details. This site is great for visitors interested in Architecture, Archeology, History, Roman Empire and Emperors, Byzantine culture, Christianity, Ruins, Religious Buildings, Heritage, and similar fields.
9. Skull Tower
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4.0 based on 317 reviews
It dates from a time when Ottoman soldiers were growing increasingly tired of Serb rebellions against their rule. After quelling one such uprising in 1809, Ottoman troops decapitated 952 fallen Serbs and built the short, square tower out of the Serbs' heads. While the Ottomans intended it to serve as a warning to the local population, within a few years the Serbs had managed to rid their lands of the Ottoman occupiers, and they preserved the Skull Tower as a memorial to the sacrifice of the early Serb nationalists.
Reviewed By WITYTRAVELS
A 14 minute drive east from Bubanj is Skull Tower; one of the most haunting monuments in the world. The rule of the Ottoman empire over Serbia was not pleasant to say the least and the Serbian people were not just going to sit back and do nothing. In Belgrade, we saw the monument to Karađorđe. He was responsible for the First Serbian Uprising in 1804. This proved to be unsuccessful. In May of 1809 was the Battle of Čegar, here in Nis. Trenches were dug for Serbian soldiers to charge the Ottomans. On Čegar Hill, Vojvoda (Duke) Stevan Sindjelic (Sin ja lich), the leader of this uprising dug a trench for him and his 3,000 loyal soldiers. This trench was closest to the Turks. On May 31st, the much larger Turkish army took over the trench. Sindjelic realizing no help was coming and not wanting to give the Ottomans the satisfaction of killing his men, took out his gun and blew up the gun powder reserves which created a great explosion that blew up the remaining Serbians in the trench and many of the Ottomans as well. In this trench and the area nearby 4,000 Serbs and 10,000 Turks were killed. Even with this advantage the Serbian forces withdrew their troops. But that wasn't enough for the Ottomans. The Ottoman commander ordered his men to decapitate the dead Serbians, skill their skulls, fill them with cotton and send them to the Sultan Constantinople as a sign of their victory. With those skulls this horrific monument, skull Tower, was built. This tower stood at the entrance of the city of Nis as a warning sign of what tragedies would be in store for anyone trying to liberate themselves or defy the Ottoman rule. The foundations of the chapel began in 1894. A plaque dedicated near the chapel in 1904 reads: "To the first Serbian liberators after Kosovo." The chapel was renovated in 1937 and a bust of Sinđelić was added the following year. The Second Serbian Uprising led by Miloš Obrenović, eventually succeeded in turning Serbia as a semiautonomous state.
10. Ram Fortress
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4.0 based on 37 reviews
Reviewed By kupovinas
The Ram fortress was renovated in 2019. I would recommend it as nice place for looking at sunset over the Danube. Fortress was made out of green stones. With sun setting behind these walls you get really interesting images to make, relax and enjoy. Tickets are affordable, only 300 RSD for one person and I believe that there is some discount for groups.
