Baždarska cave is located in Ursule village on the right bank of the Uvac, at around 18 km northwest of Sjenica. The entrance of the cave is located at an altitude of 1075 m, and it is 155 m above the riverbed of the Uvac. Contrary to the Ušac cave system and Tubića cave, it has no [...]

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Tubića cave is located around 5 km northwest of Sjenice, in the village of Lopiže, the hamlet of Tubića. The entrance of the cave is located at an altitude of 1020 m, and its exit is a spring, adjacent to the very riverbed of the Uvac, at an altitude of 980 m. The cave consists of several [...]

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Residents of Sjenica have been organizing meetings to celebrate their tradition and ethnic heritage, known as Teferič, ever since they can remember, and always on a certain day in the same place in Vrele, Karajukića Bunari, Trijebine, Cetanovići, Štavalj. As soon as one Teferič is over, preparations immediately been for another and it is eagerly [...]

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Cicvara, a specific type of porridge, once used to be a very popular dish and it is often mentioned as a particular delicacy. It is still made today on special occasions. It is usually prepared with barley, com or wheat flour. It is prepared by melting a chunk of lard or butter in a pan, preferably [...]

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The Sultan-Valida Mosque is located in the center of Sjenica. It was built in the mid – 19th century as the endowment of the mother of Abdul Hamid. Its size and shape make it a significant urban detail of the place. Regarding its construction, it has all the characteristics of monumental architecture, with a dominant large  dome, [...]

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Sjenica is located in the southwestern part of central Serbia and is the seat of the Pešterske plateau. It is situated on the banks of the Grabovica, the right tributary of the Uvac, in the Sjenica valley which is surrounded by the mountainsJavor ( 1519 m ), Golija ( 1884 m ), Gilijeva ( 1449 [...]

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The pie is very special and tasty: make soft buckwheat dough and pour it into the pan and then bake it a little, take it out from the oven, preheat soft cheese and cream and spread out over it and put it back into the oven and bake again for a while. Take it out [...]

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There are remains of a small church in the village of Rutoshi. The time of its construction and its founder are still unknown. According to the architecture and the people’ s tales it is supposed the church was founded in between the 18 – 19th century. The preserved remains of stonewalls are protected by local residents and they [...]

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The church was built in the Middle Ages during the Nemanjic dinasty. Namely, King Vladislav issued the Chart relating to this monastery between 1234 and 1243. The Chart regulated obligations for those inhabitants dependinng on and dedicated to the monastery. At the beginning of the 14th century Bistrica monastery was added to the holdings of the Sts. [...]

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Nova Varoš ( 953 meters above the sea level ) , is situated in the southwestern part of Serbia, to the very south of Zlatibor district. It is an area of 584,41 square km. It is a town of 10, 335 inhabitants. The road Belgrade – Montenegrinan Adriatic coast passes through Nova Varoš. There are asphalt roads [...]

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