ancient ruins
Gamzigrad-Romuliana
A UNESCO-listed late Roman palace and fortified complex built by Emperor Galerius, with on-site parking near Zaječar in eastern Serbia.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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Bor
Central Serbia, Serbia · Europe
About Bor
Bor is worth a stop: 25 minutes from Zaječar, 37km from Resava Cave.
Bor is in Central Serbia, Serbia, with about 39,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Zaječar, about 23 km away.
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What is there to see near Bor?
Within an hour or so of Bor: Gamzigrad-Romuliana (21 km), Rajačke Pimnice (36 km), Resava Cave (37 km), Vratna Gates (39 km).
Are there any good drives near Bor?
The nearest famous roads are Petrohan Pass.
Where is Bor?
Bor is in Central Serbia, Serbia, about 23 km from Zaječar.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 39,387
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Serbia
- Region
- Central Serbia
- Timezone
- Europe/Belgrade
- Coordinates
- 44.0749, 22.0959
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Worth the detour from Bor
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Rajačke Pimnice
A ghost-town-like complex of some 270 stone wine cellars built by the villagers of Rajac between the 18th and early 20th centuries, near Negotin close to the Bulgarian border. Several cellars still pour local Tamjanika and Bagrina.
36 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
Resava Cave
A large show cave with lit chambers and calcite formations near Despotovac, approached by a narrow surfaced road with a visitor car park.
37 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
Vratna Gates
Three colossal natural stone arches (prerasts) carved by the Vratna river in eastern Serbia: the largest 45 m high. A short walk from Vratna Monastery reaches the first two gates through a herd-roamed valley.
39 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
Krupajsko Vrelo
A vivid turquoise karst spring at the foot of Beljanica mountain, welling up from a flooded cave system explored to 133 m depth. An old watermill and pool sit beside it; a small restaurant serves the roadside site.
41 km · about 45 min drive
cathedral
Manasija Monastery
A 15th-century Serbian Orthodox monastery near Despotovac ringed by eleven massive defensive towers: a proper fortress hiding some of the finest frescoes of the Morava school inside its marble church.
50 km · about 60 min drive
national park
Đerdap National Park
Serbia's largest national park along the Iron Gates gorge of the Danube, followed for 100 km by one of Europe's most scenic river roads.
53 km · about 60 min drive
ancient ruins
Lepenski Vir
A Mesolithic settlement site on the Danube with sculpted sandstone figures, housed in a modern shelter with parking off the Đerdap road.
54 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near Bor
- 60 kmDanube Boilers (Cazanele Dunării)Spectacular stretch of DN57 through the Iron Gates gorge, where the Danube squeezes between cliffs beneath the giant rock-carved face of Dacian king Decebalus: Romania's finest river-gorge drive.
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