Nature of Serbia

Tara – Banjska stena, astonishing viewpoint

Banjska stena is a viewpoint on the mountain Tara , about 6 km away from the famous resort Mitrovac na Tara. The viewpoint is located at an altitude of about 1065m and offers a view of Lake Perućac and the canyon of the river Drina. It is named after the springs at the foot of the lookout. The spring was of karst origin with a water temperature of 4 degrees Celsius, and it was submerged by the construction of Lake Perućac. Beneath the viewpoint, there is the Banjsko točilo, 1300 m long, which was used in the 19th century to transport wood to the Drina, and from Perućac, where the raft was located, it was transported to Belgrade by rafts. In one part of the viewpoint, there is a binoculars that can be used to observe Lake Perućac, the neighboring mountains in the Republic of Srpska and the Drina canyon.