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Weekend in Old Village Museum Sirogojno

Open Air Museum Sirogojno

Sirogojno is a village in Serbia, located on Zlatibor mountain. The village was first mentioned in the Turkish land register in 1476. In 1970s it became famous for its hand-made sweaters. Today, it hosts an open air museum Sirogojno, one of the most beautiful sights in Serbia.

Open Air Museum Sirogojno

Open air museum, also known as the Old Village Museum Sirogojno, covers nearly 15 hectares and contains authentic elements of ordinary life collected from all over Zlatibor region during the 19th century. The etno village displays a set of old traditional wooden houses, including a bakery, a dairy, and an inn, all in their authentic form.

Open Air Museum Sirogojno, Beehives

Open Air Museum Sirogojno, Bakery

Open Air Museum Sirogojno, Artifacts

Accommodation is in lodging cabins, and it is about 35€ per person, per night (including breakfast and lunch).

Serbian Traditional Food

Food prepared in the inn is traditional Serbian food: kačamak, prebranac (baked beans, recipe on the bottom of this post), turšija (pickled vegetables), pršuta (Serbian version of Prosciutto, much drier than Italian or Dalmatian version, made with either beef, or pork), cheese and kajmak (milk skin that is skimmed after boiling and cooling raw milk), and more, all made by the locals.

Garlic Roasted Peppers

Something not to miss are garlic roasted red peppers, one of the most common autumn/winter salads in Serbia. Peppers are first roasted on the wooden stove, peeled then seasoned with lots of garlic, vinegar, sunflower oil, salt, and sometimes fresh parsley. You can see the traditional way of roasting the peppers here.

If you ever come here, you will be warmly greeted by the kind staff, see some spectacular countryside and eat delicious homemade food made with the local ingredients. One of the must see places in Serbia!

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  • Maninas January 3, 2008 6:33 am

    Super su ti fotke!Posebno mi se svidja ona u header-u! Pozdrav!

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