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Golubac & the Iron Gates: where the Danube meets the mountains
East of Belgrade, the Danube grows wider and wider until, suddenly, the mountains close in: this is the Iron Gates, guarded at its entrance by the towers of Golubac Fortress.
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A day here takes you through thousands of years of history: from the carved stone heads of Lepenski Vir, among the oldest sculptures in Europe, to the Roman road cut into the cliffs and the medieval fortress that once controlled all traffic on the river.
Climb the towers of Golubac, follow the river road into the gorge and, if you can, take a boat through the Kazan, where the cliffs rise straight from the water. Read the full back story below, then explore our favourite places.
