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The House on the Drina
Cabin in the river
A tiny wooden house perched on a rock mid-river at Bajina Bašta, a much-photographed sight.
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Ванилица · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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Image courtesy of © Ванилица · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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About The House on the Drina
A tiny wooden house perched on a rock in mid-river, with emerald water rushing past on either side, has become the symbol of Bajina Bašta and one of Serbia’s most recognisable images. Every so often the untamed Drina carries the house away, and every time local enthusiasts build a new, sturdier one. Legend credits the rock to the hero Marko Kraljević, who is said to have hurled it from the Crvena Stena viewpoint so his horse could leap the river. It is an easy stop on the way to or from Tara National Park, and a lovely spot for photographs.
Our take
- A rock in mid-river
- Decades of floods
- On the Tara road
- Address
- Bajina Bašta, the Balkans
- Website
- zlatibor.org.rs
- @to_zlatibor
- Our city guide
- On our Belgrade guide
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with The House on the Drina before you go.
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