The Roman Empire captures the attention of archaeologists and lovers of ancient history and culture, even after many centuries. In addition to the numerous cities they designed and built, the Romans cultivated grapes and made wine, especially in eastern Serbia, where the cult of producing top quality wines has been maintained to this day. Through history and culture, we take you on a tour, primarily intended for hedonists.
Tour plan - Itinerary:
Departure from Niš in front of the „RODA“ hypermarket (Vizantijski bulevar 1) at 07:00 a.m. We arrive in Knjaževac via the main road through Svrljig and the Tresibaba pass. A tour of the Homeland Museum of Knjaževac, where a special treasure is the ethnological collection of two-string knitted socks, unique in the world. In the village of Potrkanje, we visit the Jović winery with a wine tasting and a wine board with products from the Stara planina Mountain. The family Jović is also known for growing an autochthonous type of cherry, from which they produce the wine “Višnjica“.
Our trip continues to the Archaeo-Ethno park in Ravna, which includes several buildings, such as a lapidarium from the Roman era, old country houses from the beginning of the 20th century, a wine museum and, in the immediate vicinity, the archaeological site of Timacum Minus.
The road further leads us to the site of Felix Romuliana, a palace that represents an artistic achievement of the late antiquity of the 3rd and 4th centuries and which is on the list of UNESCO’s world cultural heritage.
After the tour, we continue to Rajačke Pimnice, a wine village built of sandstone in the middle of the 19th century, and to the old Serbian cemetery, which is a protected cultural monument. Lunch in an authentic wine cellar from 1878 with a tasting of the famous wines of Negotinska Krajina and traditional dishes of Eastern Serbia. Return to Niš in the evening. End of program.
Details:
- Transportation
- Guiding service
- Museum tickets
- Tasting at the Jović winery (five types of wine, wine board)
- Lunch at one of the wine cellars in Rajačke Pimnice (water/rakija/tasting of five types of wine with lunch)
- Organization costs
- Tour guide
- Individual expenses
50% at the time of booking, and the remaining amount up to the full price of the arrangement no later than one month before the trip in dinar equivalent at the AIK Bank sales rate on the day of payment. This program is based on at least 16 applied people. If there occurs a change on the monetary market, commodity market and services, if there are not enough travellers, the organizer retains the right to correct the price, change or cancel the program at least 5 days before the beginning of the program.
The organizer of the trip is travel agency Nature Travel Office, licence number OTP 38/2025 issued by the Business Register Agency as of May 06, 2025. Nature Travel Office is insured by an insurance policy against responsibility for travel agencies in case of insolvency and liability in case of damage to the traveller, number 30000049351, by the insurer MILENIJUM OSIGURANJE ADO Belgrade. The policy is valid from April 01, 2025 to April 01, 2026. In this program, travel agency Nature Travel Office applies their general terms and conditions of traveling, which are included in signing up for the trip.
