Tourist Sites
Kaludjerske bare, the south-eastern and most popular part of Tara, is also known as a tourist center of the National Park Tara. On a limestone plateau just above 1000m asl, at the edge of white and black pine forests, country house settlements and hotels “Omorika” and “Beli bor” were built. Above the spring of the Solotusa River, the remains of a medieval fortress Solotnik dating back to the old Serbian state Raska, remind of eventful past of this region. Below the “Manastirski stanovi” a building used for the overnight stay for visitors to the monastery and near a newly built chapel dedicated to the gathering of the Serbian saints, the remains of an unknown castle from the early Middle Ages can be seen. From a nearby viewpoint Crnjeskovo there is a wonderful view on Sokolarica, the river Raca canyon and the Monastery Raca, as well as Bajina Basta in the valley of the river Drina.
Ravna Tara is a central part of National Park Tara with well-known preserves Racanska Sljivovica, Gorusica and Crveni potok. There is also a popular children’s resort at Mitrovac. Suitable climate at 1080m asl and lots of sunny days offer the most favorable conditions for an active holiday, recreation and recovery. It takes a few minutes along a marked trail to walk from the tourist center to an amazing rain forest which belongs to Crveni potok preserve. Only 5km ahead you can reach a breathtaking viewpoint Banjska stena overlooking Perucac Lake.
Flyers and leaflets with detailed information, presentations and exhibited collections regarding National Park and its beauty are available at the Visitors’ center to the “JP National Park Tara” at Mitrovac.
Crni vrh covers the south-western areas of NP Tara and a part of the land border between Serbia and the Republic of Srpska in Bosnia and Herzegovinia. This is a region of high mountain peaks connected with Ravna Tara via Cemerista and with Zvijezda via Predov krst. Except the highest peak Kozji rid (1591m asl), there are other peaks such as Pivnice (1575m), Mrka kosa (1545m) and Lisnata glavica (1510m).In mixed stands of a fir-tree, spruce, pine, beech, Pancic’s spruce, aspen and birch tree, there are preserves Crvena stena, Bilo, Ljuti breg with 24 bush species and 33 species of herbaceous plants. This area is suitable for cycling thanks to a net of marked forest trails and several springs. You can have a wonderful view from Vitmirovac on the biggest stand of Pancic’s spruce.
Mt. Zvijezda in the north-west of Tara massif is a crown of the National Park, being an outstanding and specific natural habitat not only in Serbia but Europe, too. In this preserve and Brusnica and Karaula stula preserves there are shelters and one of the rarest stands of tertiary plant species, rare and valuable animals and birds. One of the most beautiful viewpoints Biljeske stene on the cliffs of the Drina Canyon make you shiver looking down on Perucac Lake, Bosnia and the dam of the hydroelectric power plant. Zvijezda is connected with Crni vrh via Predov krst which is now a new tourist information checkpoint. The canyon of the River Derventa with its natural preserve separates this region of impressive viewpoints from Ravna Tara, taking the whole mountain down to Perucac Lake. Tourists can have a tourist boat ride, or rent a fishing boat or kayak and enjoy a ride all to the border with Bosnia.
