Banjska Stena
The most visited viewpoint.
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Tara National Park covers most of Tara Mountain in western Serbia, inside a great bend of the Drina River, at altitudes from 250 to 1,591 m. Forests take up three quarters of its area, and with its high meadows, cliffs and deep gorges it is one of the country's best known nature destinations. The park was established in July 1981 and enlarged in 2015 to about 250 square kilometres. Here in 1875 the botanist Josif Pančić discovered the rare Serbian spruce, near Zaovine, and it remains protected in a small area of the park. Two species of edelweiss are found in Serbia only on Tara. The park's finest feature is the Drina Gorge, with drops from 1,000 to 250 m and ten arranged viewpoints, of which Banjska Stena is the most visited, above Lake Perućac. The lake can be toured by boat, and the mountain offers timber huts, walking trails and gorges including the Rača and the Derventa. The visitor centre is 30 km in a straight line from Zlatibor, and the park office is in Bajina Bašta. A car matters here, as the viewpoints are spread out. Bring warm clothes even in summer, since it gets cool at altitude. The peaks are quiet out of season, so ask about road conditions in winter.
The most visited viewpoint.
Drops down to 250 m.
Tours by boat.
Tara Mountain, western Serbia, park office in Bajina Bašta
Banjska Stena, the most visited of ten arranged viewpoints.
It helps. The viewpoints and trails are spread out, and public transport is limited.