Devil’s stone is a natural phenomenon caused by rock erosion. Houses made of stone, mud and wicker, a dozen stone piles fifty meters high and a church. Nobody lives there, nobody gets married in the church, and all because of the legend that it is a cursed place and, as people from this area say, [...]

The village of Erul is located at 1200 m above sea level in the Erul Mountain, which is located in the Pernik district. The monastery of the village Holy Trinity dates back 400 years and has been destroyed and rebuilt many times. In front of the temple there is an ancient Roman column, used in [...]

Vranje is the seat of Pcinja District and as such is a major center for cultural events in the district. First of all, there is a legend about the name of the city of Vranje, which says that in ancient times Vranje was called Golubinje, after its ruller, Duke Golubic. After the fall of Vranje [...]

This is a small village near the border with Bulgaria. The legend about the name of Bistar is connected to another nearby village – Jaresnik. The village was rich in cattle, bees, food, sheep and goats. Nevertheless, during one battle between the Turks and Serbian outlaws on the Crnook mountain one of the Turks named [...]

The turbulent history of the Monastery of St. Prohor Pcinjski preserves memories of miracles that, according to beliefs, happened in front of the relics of the saint. The sick were healed, the unfortunate found peace, the prayers of barren women were answered and those blessed by childbirth. Legends say that he did not see a [...]

Only five minutes away by car is an ancient chapel in the rocks dating back to the 6th century. As the legend goes during the Turkish slavery a fugitive saint called Saint Petka found her shelter in the chapel while running away from the Turks. She knew that they were chasing her and baked a [...]

The common heritage between Serbia and Bulgaria is reflected in many legends about the tragic love stories that took place during the Turkish reign. The legend of the Goritsa waterfall is one of them: Once upon a time, during the Turkish reign in Bulgaria, in the village of Ovcarci there lived the beautiful maiden Gorica [...]

In the end of the village of Meshtitsa, right on the highest point, called Meló (the rock area) there was a stone, quite different from the local stones, with a square form and 3 pits in the form of 3 giant fingers holding it – this is Markov kamik (Krali Marko’s stone). There is a [...]

This is the most visited lake in Pcinja district of Serbia, with its remarkable floating peat islands. Before the construction of the lake, there was a swampy terrain on that place, which was an imitation of an endless lush meadow in which Vlasina horses, cattle, sheep, and even the enemy army disappeared. Thus, in the [...]

The cross-border area is quite rich in herbal plants and the group of herb lovers is not a small one. In May people can participate in the practical workshops how to prepare traditional elder tree syrup and the magical immune stimulation honey from dandelion blossoms. The most knowledgeable ones who earn the trust of the [...]