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Drvengrad (Mećavnik)

Wooden village·Mokra Gora, Serbia·€

A director’s wooden village

Emir Kusturica’s timber village on Mećavnik hill, built in the local style above Mokra Gora.

The shingle-roofed wooden houses of Drvengrad with the Mokra Gora hills behind — Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Gorana Gomirac (VMRS) · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The wooden houses of Drvengrad, Emir Kusturica’s village above Mokra Gora — Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Ванилица · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Drvengrad (Mećavnik), from its own photography — Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Drvengrad (Mećavnik)

Drvengrad (Mećavnik), from its own photography — Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Drvengrad (Mećavnik)

Drvengrad (Mećavnik), from its own photography — Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Drvengrad (Mećavnik)

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About Drvengrad (Mećavnik)

Emir Kusturica dreamed up this wooden village on Mećavnik hill while filming Life Is a Miracle, and Drvengrad rose in 2002, built from pine planks with ancient Ephesus as an unlikely muse. Today its little streets hold a cinema, a gallery, six restaurants serving cheese, kajmak and vegetables from the estate’s own farm, and rooms in traditional houses. Two heated pools and three saunas run all year, and the Iver ski slope sits above. Each winter the Küstendorf film festival fills the village. Reception is open from 07:00 to 23:00, and the Šargan Eight railway is close by.

Drvengrad (Mećavnik): the official film

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Video © Drvengrad (Mećavnik) · Music © ULTIMATE International Media

Our take

Built by Emir Kusturica
Küstendorf film festival
Cinema, crafts and food

Address: Mokra Gora, the Balkans
Phone: +381 31 800 686
Website: mecavnik.info
Instagram: @mecavnik_drvengrad
Our city guide: On our Belgrade guide
Price guide: € (sights price guide)

Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Drvengrad (Mećavnik) before you go.

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