Đerdap National Park

Danube gorges, karst hills and Roman remains in eastern Serbia

The Danube cuts a gorge of about 100 km through the southern slopes of the Carpathians, with cliffs about 300 m high at Kazan and one of the deepest river stretches in the world at Gospođin vir. Đerdap is the longest breakthrough gorge in Europe.

1Golubac Fortress (Golubački grad)Medieval fortress at the western end of the park, where Zawisza the Black died in 1428.
2Kazan gorgeCliffs about 300 m high squeeze the Danube into a channel 150 m wide.
3Lepenski VirArchaeological site with traces of Mesolithic and Neolithic settlement, 11,500 years old.

Things to do

  • HeritageVisit Golubac Fortress at the western end of the park
  • On footWalk to the Veliki štrbac and Mali štrbac viewpoints on Miroč, above the Kazan gorge
  • UndergroundFollow the Blederija to its 8 m waterfall and the caves beside it
  • Try thisExplore the 11,500-year-old site of Lepenski Vir
Golubac Fortress (Golubački grad)
Golubac Fortress (Golubački grad)
Kazan gorge
Kazan gorge
Lepenski Vir
Lepenski Vir

1 / 3

Serbia Est. 1974 Size 638 km² Protected area category: IUCN II

Where it is

More photos

Photo 1 of 5
Photo 2 of 5
Photo 3 of 5
Photo 4 of 5
Photo 5 of 5

1 / 5