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Village house for rent in Serbia

This house is only one of over one hundred available for booking, but it’s the only one i can guarantee for, because it’s my grandparents’ house and I’ve spent quite an amount of time there as a kid.

The village Semedraz where the house is located in the region often labeled as the heart of Serbia – i hate to sound like a tourist brochure, but it really is in the very centre of the country – Sumadija. The region got it’s name from the numerous forests (Suma in Serbian) in the area. The location – about one hundred kilometers south of Belgrade, Gornji Milanovac being the closest bigger town around.

The village is located at a high hill, so the air is always a bit more chilli than in Belgrade for example. I would say it’s ideal for hiking and nature loking, sometimes even mushroom-picking, and if you are really in a good shape, bicycling. There is a small river nearby by the name of Dicina, so you can go fishing if you like, and in a couple of places even go for a swim in the summer.

Markovic family will welcome you in their house that has 4 double bedrooms, two bathrooms with shower cabins, huge living room with kitchen and dining room. House has two separate guest entrances, and two balconies, one small and one big – if the weather is nice this is where you can enjoy your meals. See all the house pictures here.

You have the possibility to make your own food, or you can enjoy home-prepared meals countryside style:
Fresh vegetables and fruits, local cheese and sour cream (kajmak), roasted lamb and pork meats…
Sumadija region is quite famous for it’s plum-brandies (Sljivivitza being one of them) pear-brandies (Viljamovka being the most famous brand) and a long tradition of vine-making (Aleksandrovic vine-house for example with their brands Triumph and Variant).

Another house that I can recommend and that you can book via this site is our neighbors, family Petakovic – it’s a separate guest house build in old Serbian style – it’s located at a high ground so the view is excellent. House is surrounded by three other family houses, with three generations of Petakovic family living there. You can see the pictures of the house here.

If the nature is not enough for you, here’s several more options for you to explore, located near the village:
Village Takovo, with it’s wooden church and interesting museum of Serbian uprising.
Vracevsnica monastery from 14th century, Norwegian House – unusual architectural achievement built to mark Serbian-Norwegian friendship. Municipality of Topola with Oplenac mausoleum – church.

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