Tik iznad reke Ibar, dvadeset kilometara južno od Kraljeva, monumentalno stoji Maglič, utvrđenje koje je podignuto za vreme vladavine kralja Uroša, najočuvanija srednjovekovna tvrđava
Just above the river Ibar, twenty kilometres to the south of Kraljevo, stands the monumental castle of Maglič, which was built during the reign of King Uroš and is the country's best-preserved medieval fortress
MYSTERIOUS MAGLIČ The Serbian Camelot, neither in the heavens nor on earth Serbia's best-preserved medieval fortress, which was most probably built by King Uroš I, still stands, as its name suggests, among clouds of mist (magla) and proudly recounts the story of the heroism and magnificence of Serbian knights.
Maglič je podignut kao zamak jednog vlastelina i praktično je prvi dvorac koji je sagrađen na ovim prostorima Maglič was built as the castle of a nobleman and is practically the first castle to be built in these lands
THE IBAR GORGE, THE VAL- LEY OF SERBIAN KINGS, the Val- ley of the Ages, the Valley of Lilacs, or simply the Ibar Valley, is not an or- dinary valley, nor is the Ibar an ordi- nary river. It is an area that has been crossed by Celtic tribes and Roman legions, conquerors from the Mon- gols and Huns to the Ottomans, but it is only the Serbs that have stayed there forever. Every corner of this valley, every forest, inlet of the Ibar banks, every cave and waterfall from a spring hides a secret and a sign. Every stone has bore witness to knightly duels and great battles. That‘s because many things make the Valley of the Ag- es extraordinary and fairytale-like. From the murmuring of the Ibar‘s waterfalls, to the roar of its beech trees and the silence of its whirlpools, through healing spa waters, forests filled with natural treasures etc. The most beautiful image is per- haps the one of blooming lilacs in May that adorn the entire length of the Ibar Gorge with their colour and fragrance, and these beautiful flow-
najverovatnije podigao kralj Uroš Prvi. Maglič još stoji, kako mu i ime kaže, među oblacima magle, pa se ponekad čini da je grad ni na ne- bu ni na zemlji koji gordo pripo- veda priču o junaštvu i sjaju srp- skih vitezova.
Na obronku planine Stolovi, 20 kilometara južno od Kraljeva, Maglič podseća na zamak iz bajke jer se nalazi na samom vrhu brda, na nadmorskoj visini od oko 150 metara, dok Ibar oko njega pravi okuku i opasava ga sa tri strane. Sa
Tekst/Words: Nenad Božović
Fotografije/Photography: iStock, Nenad Božović, Profimedia.rs
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