6 historic sites
Castles in Serbia
The crossroads of Eastern and Western empires, Serbia's medieval fortresses guard the Danube's most dramatic bends and gorges. From Smederevo — one of the largest medieval fortresses in Europe — to Golubac's ten towers rising above the Iron Gate gorge, Serbia's castles mark the front lines where Byzantine, Ottoman and Serbian kingdoms fought for supremacy across five centuries.
serbia · Belgrade
Belgrade Fortress
At the confluence of two rivers, where every empire came — and none could hold for long
serbia · Ibar Valley, Raška District
Maglič Fortress
Named for the fog that fills its gorge — Maglič Fortress rises above the mist-shrouded Ibar River in medieval Serbia's Valley of the Kings, one of the best-preserved 13th-century fortresses in the Balkans and a 2-hour dedicated stop on the Valley of the Kings day tour
serbia · Central Serbia / Pomoravlje District
Manasija Monastery
The greatest fortified monastery in Serbia — Despot Stefan Lazarević's 1407–1418 Morava School masterwork in the Resava Valley, combining eleven towers, Byzantine frescoes, and a medieval scriptorium tradition that made Manasija the cultural capital of late medieval Serbia
serbia · Braničevo District
Golubac Fortress
A medieval river fortress guarding the Iron Gates gorge of the Danube
serbia · Podunavlje District
Smederevo Fortress
The last capital of medieval Serbia — the largest medieval fortress in the Balkans
serbia · Braničevo District
Ram Fortress
An Ottoman river fortress guarding the Danube crossing above the Silver Lake