Serbia

In the morning we went through the locks at the Iron Gate I Hydroelectric Power Station which is the largest dam on the Danube. It is located at the lower end of the Iron Gate gorge, between Romania and Serbia. After navigating the locks we sailed through the Iron Gate gorge which forms part of the boundary between Serbia and Romania. Prior to the completion of the Iron Gate I Hydroelectric Power Station the Iron Gate consisted of a series of rapids that made navigation very dangerous. The rapids are now submerged and the towering cliffs on either side of the river are dramatic as you sail through. Early in the afternoon we moored at the Serbian town of Donji Milanovac and took a bus to Lepenski Vir an important archaeological site of an ancient Mesolithic village overlooking the Danube and dating back to between 9500/7200–6000 BC. We then ended the day at Golubac Fortress which guards the upper entrance to the Iron Gate gorge.

Bulgaria

Croatia

Serbia

Iron Gate Dam, Locks and Gorge

Lepenski Vir Museum

Golubac Fortress

City of Belgrade

Belgrade Fortress

Temple of Saint Sava

Novi Sad

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