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.
6 km · about 10 min drive
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Zaječar
Central Serbia, Serbia · Europe
About Zaječar
Zaječar is worth a stop: 25 minutes from Kula, 46km from Belogradchik Rocks.
Zaječar is in Central Serbia, Serbia, with about 50,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Kula, about 21 km away.
Zaječar (Serbian Cyrillic: Зајечар, pronounced [zâjɛtʃar]; Romanian: Zaicear or Zăiceari) is a city and the administrative center of the Zaječar District in eastern Serbia. According to the 2022 census, the city administrative area had a population of 48,621 inhabitants.
Zaječar is widely known for its rock musicRead more
festival Gitarijada and for the ZALET festival dedicated to contemporary art. Roman Emperor Galerius was born in Gamzigrad, near Zaječar, where he built the city of Felix Romuliana.
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What is there to see near Zaječar?
Within an hour or so of Zaječar: Gamzigrad-Romuliana (6 km), Rajačke Pimnice (31 km), Belogradchik Rocks (46 km), Resava Cave (54 km).
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The nearest famous roads are Petrohan Pass and Iskar Gorge.
Where is Zaječar?
Zaječar is in Central Serbia, Serbia, about 21 km from Kula.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 49,800
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Serbia
- Region
- Central Serbia
- Timezone
- Europe/Belgrade
- Coordinates
- 43.9036, 22.2641
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Worth the detour from Zaječar
5 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.
31 km · about 35 min drive
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Belogradchik Rocks
Bizarre sandstone rock formations towering up to 200 meters high, sculpted over 200 million years into fantastical shapes alongside a dramatic fortress.
46 km · about 55 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.
54 km · about 60 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.
54 km · about 60 min drive
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2 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 78 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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