Walls and towers of the late-Roman imperial residence Felix Romuliana at Gamzigrad

3 days · First-time visitors

3 days in Zaječar

The standard plan for first-time visitors: one day in town, one for the Roman heritage and thermal springs, one in the wine country. Without a car, days 2 and 3 only work in part.

Best season: May to October
Audience: First-time visitors
Getting around: hire car recommended

The town on foot

Zaječar is small enough to cover entirely on foot in a day. It starts on the main square and ends at the Timok.

9:00 – 10:30

Serbian breakfast

Kajmak, fresh bread, gibanica from the pekara. In a kafana you get the full programme.

Venue: Kafana Stara Srbija (Kafana)
10:30 – 12:00

National Museum

The finds from Felix Romuliana frame everything that follows on day 2. That is why the museum belongs at the start, not the end.

Note: Labelling is Serbian and partly English – no German.
12:00 – 13:00

Radul-beg Konak

The oldest house in town, minutes from the museum, with the “Old Zaječar” exhibition upstairs.
13:00 – 14:30

Lunch off the grill

Pljeskavica or ćevapi – the Serbian lunch standard, and reliably good in Zaječar.

Venue: Restoran Tri Lipe (Roštilj / grill)
15:00 – 17:30

Kraljevica

400 hectares of park forest, monuments from three eras and the best view over town. A good half-hour on foot.
18:00 – 20:00

Timok riverside

Town beach, stage, minigolf. In summer the busiest place in town.

Roman heritage and thermal springs

Both destinations lie in the same stretch of valley west of town and combine into a single day.

9:30 – 12:30

Felix Romuliana

A UNESCO World Heritage Site eleven kilometres west: Galerius' palace with mosaics, temples and a tetrapylon.

Note: Allow another 45 minutes and sturdy shoes for the mausolea on Magura hill.
13:00 – 17:00

Gamzigradska Banja

A thermal spa in the Crni Timok valley, in use since Roman times. Spa park, quiet, warm water.
19:00

Back in town

Dinner with wine from the Negotin region – a warm-up for day 3.

Venue: Restoran Vinski Dvor (Restaurant with wine list)

Wine cellars and the Krajina

The day heads north into the Negotin wine country. Without a car this leg is hard to manage.

10:00 – 13:00

Rajac wine cellars

270 stone cellar houses around a square with a fountain, built from the mid-eighteenth century onwards.

Note: Arrange a tasting with a grower in advance – not all cellars are open.
13:30 – 15:00

Rogljevo

The smaller cellar village next door, a UNESCO candidate together with Rajac.
16:00 – 18:00

Lake Grlište

A quiet stop at the town's water reservoir on the way back. Swimming and boats are banned; the silence is the point.

Where to stay for this route

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