Vlasina Lake — Attraction in Surdulica Municipality

This lovely semi-artificial lake lies on a plateau called Vlasina in the south-east Serbia. The lake is surrounded by the mountains of Čemernik, Gramada and Vardenik. One of the lake's most distinguished characteristics are the floating islands. There are about thirty floating islands at the time. Driven by the wind, islands float from one lakeside to another, carrying the flora and fauna. Fish would find shelter and food under those islands. The largest such island, known as Moby-Dick by the local population, has an area of 2 hectares.

It's a peaceful place worth visiting before it becomes a...

Vlasina Lake (Serbian: Власинско језеро/Vlasinsko jezero) is a semi-artificial lake in Southeast Serbia. Lying at an altitudeof 1,211 metres (3,973 ft), with an area of 16 square kilometres (6.2 sq mi), it is the highest and largest artificial lake in Serbia. It was created in 1947–51 when the peat bogVlasinsko blato (Vlasina mud) was closed off by a dam and submerged by the waters of incoming rivers, chiefly...

The lake is very pretty, especially when see from atop of the mountains. However, its potential is unexploited. The "panoramic" road around the lake is not that panoramic at all - you can barely see the lake when you drive around it. The beaches are nothing to write home about and the cleanliness of the water is... lacking, especially in comparison to other lakes on the Balkans like the...