MAGICAL VALJEVO AREA Here live elves, and nature breathes unhindered Here the wilderness is independent, although man is often present. All the senses are rested by colours that shift from green to blue and back again. The sounds of birds, rivers, wind and the trains that follow the course of the river along a winding track high above are at one with the rest of the beauty. I would never have guessed that the Valjevo area has so much to offer. My memories stretch to Tešnjar, from the story of the film Zona Zamfirova, as well as Petnica, the research station where I spent days during high school. The 36 photos I shots back then weren’t enough for a story, so I headed back to this area. Dear travellers of mine, buckle up, as we’re embarking. We start our ascent precisely from Petnica, which, in addition to offering essential knowledge, offers a for- est, a cave and a lake. Petnica Cave consists of a very rep- resentative upper part and a more nestled away lower part, which are connected by a narrow tunnel that you can pass through. If you’re not brave enough for that, I won’t judge, but opt for the outer path under the canopy of trees. I won’t reveal my choice either, sorry. I recalled the story of the most famous Serbian vampire, which we recounted to scare each other during our school trip here, even though he actually has no connection with Petnica. When I grew tired of stories, I laid down be- side the lake and enjoyed the silence. The silence was broken by the aforementioned River Sava. A few kilometres from Petnica itself is the village
pola puta do izvora presrešće vas kameni most, et- no-selo i manastir Ćelije. Ušuškani u brdima, neod- vojivi su od okolne lepote. Autom smo drugog dana otišli do jezera Rovni, ve- rovatno najmlađeg u Srbiji, kao i istoimene brane. Po- gled sa same brane je lep, ali sam ipak za vas pripre- mio ukusniju poslasticu. Jedan od lepših vidikovaca
po mom skromnom mišljenju – Velika stena, na samo po- la sata šumskog ta- bananja od sela Stu- bo. Pripremite se za čaroban pogled na tirkizno jezero, koje izgleda kao da je odu- vek bilo tu. Ne poku- šavajte da dohvatite oblak i ostanete zau- vek, mada je iskuše- nje veliko. Da li ste znali za „Plitvice u Srbiji“, ka- ko su nazivali Taor- ska vrela pre nego je jedan deo vode zavr- šio u cevima zarad vodosnabdevanja? Iskreno, nisam ni ja.
Slučajno sam ih pronašao baš na Instagramu, zabele- žio lokaciju i trećeg dana krenuo asfaltnim putem, a završio na makadamu usred divljine. Iako osakaćeni, ovi vodopadi, koji se slivaju niz kaskade prekrivene mahovinom, prelivaju prirodne bazenčiće, dodiruju grane drveća, čarobno su mesto. Urušena drvena vo- denica izgledala je kao iz filmova o vilenjacima. Zapit- kivao sam sebe sve vreme kako ih do sada nisam sreo. Zato nam, dragi putnici, želim uspešnu i zdravu Novu godinu, a isti ti vilenjaci nek se potrude i done- su nam više mogućnosti i putovanja! Želim vam si- guran let.
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