Yugoslav Spomeniks (Part 6): Đerdap National Park

Описание: 13-28. May 2023. Serbia. UNESCO-listed Đerdap National Park (Serbian: Национални парк Ђердап / Nacionalni park Đerdap) stretches along the right bank of the Danube River from the Golubac Fortress to the dam near Novi Sip, Serbia. It was established in 1974 and spreads on 63,786.5 ha (157,620 acres).

On this short trip, we enter the park from Romania and take a couple days to drive home to Vršac, stopping to admire any Yugoslav-era spomeniks (monuments) I see along the way. "Spomenik" is the word used for abstract memorials built in Yugoslavia related to the National Liberation War (WWII).

But I don't only stop for spomeniks! I stop for near everything: a grave in Kisiljevo of the world's first known vampire, Lepenski Vir (Serbian Cyrillic: Лепенски Вир) (an important archaeological site of the Mesolithic Iron Gates culture of the Balkans), and a fortress or two.

As an extra special bonus, I join forces with major influencer ‪@TravelingAndBadDecisions‬ to see a bit of Alibunar, a town close to our home, and enjoy a special show by Vršac megastars Kamene Face!

The Spomenik Series:
Part 1 - Autumn in Slovenia:    • Yugoslav Spomeniks (Part 1): Autumn in Slo...  
Part 2 - Autumn in Croatia:    • Yugoslav Spomeniks (Part 2): Autumn in Cro...  
Part 3-A - Winter in Serbia:    • Yugoslav Spomeniks (Part 3-A): Winter in S...  
Part 3-B - Winter in Serbia:    • Yugoslav Spomeniks (Part 3-B): Winter in S...  
Part 3-C - Winter in Serbia:    • Yugoslav Spomeniks (Part 3-C): Winter in S...  
Part 3-D - Christmas in Serbia:    • Yugoslav Spomeniks (Part 3-D): Christmas i...  
Part 4-A - Serbia's Most Beautiful Towns & Villages:    • Yugoslav Spomeniks (Part 4-A): Serbia's Mo...  
Part 4-B - Serbia's Most Beautiful Town's & Villages:    • Yugoslav Spomeniks (Part 4-B): Serbia's Mo...  
Part 5 - Owl Capital of the World - Kikinda, Serbia:    • Yugoslav Spomeniks (Part 5): Serbia's Owl ...  
Part 6 - Đerdap National Park, Serbia:    • Yugoslav Spomeniks (Part 6): Đerdap Nation...  
Part 7-A - Bosnia Beach Crawl - Bosnian Seaside:    • Yugoslav Spomeniks (Part 7-A): Bosnia Beac...  
Part 7-B - Sarajevo:    • Yugoslav Spomeniks (Part 7-B): Sarajevo  
Part 7-C - Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Road Trip:    • Yugoslav Spomeniks (Part 7-C): Federation ...  
Part 7-D - Republika Srpska Road Trip:    • Yugoslav Spomeniks (Part 7-D): Republika S...  
Part 7-E - Europe's Only Free City:    • Yugoslav Spomeniks (Part 7-E): The Only Fr...  
Part 7-F - Europe's Salt Lakes City:    • Yugoslav Spomeniks (Part 7-F): Bosnia's Sa...  
Part 7-G - Goodbye, Bosnia!:    • Yugoslav Spomeniks (Part 7-G): Goodbye, Bo...  
Part 8 - Fruška Gora ("The Jewel of Serbia"):    • Yugoslav Spomeniks (Part 8): Fruška Gora, ...  
Part 9-A - Brutalist Skopje:    • Yugoslav Spomeniks (Part 9-A): Brutalist S...  
Part 9-B - Macedonia's Great Lakes:    • Yugoslav Spomeniks (Part 9-B): N. Macedoni...  
Part 9-C - Macedonia's Pelagonia Region:    • Yugoslav Spomeniks (Part 9-C): N. Macedoni...  
Part 9-D - Macedonia's Wine Country:    • Yugoslav Spomeniks (Part 9-D): N. Macedoni...  
Part 9-E - Macedonia's 2nd Largest City:    • Yugoslav Spomeniks (Part 9-E): N. Macedoni...