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SIGHTSEEING – ENJOY SERBIA | RAZGLEDANJE –

A fesco by a brilliant 4th-century artist, discovered in the mausoleum

THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE VIMINACIUM

ARHEOLOŠKO NALAZIŠTE VIMINACIJUM

POMPEII OF THE BALKANS

BALKANSKI POMPEJI

Looted and destroyed in the 5th century, the ancient city of Viminacium Opljačkan i uništen sredinom 5. veka, Viminacijum je ostao zaboravljen pod remained forgotten underground, much like Pompeii that disappeared in zemljom kao Pompeji, koji su 79. godine nestali pod naletom lave iz Vezuva. Ta 79 AD under the eruption of the Mount Vesuvius volcano. This analogy, but analogija, ali i činjenica da ostaci rimskog grada i vojnog logora predstavljaju also the fact that the ruins of the Roman city and military camp Viminacium svetski dragulj, razlog su što je Viminacijum dobio naziv Balkanski Pompeji. represent a world treasury, is why this ancient town is sometimes called the Viminacijum se nalazi osamdesetak kilometara od Beograda, na samo 3 Pompeii of the Balkans. km od Dunava, reke koja povezuje veliki broj država i na kojoj Viminacium is located some 80 kilometres from Belgrade and se odvija živ saobraćaj. Zato Dunav ima izuzetnu važnost za only three kilometres from the Danube, the river that connects turističku ponudu Viminacijuma. many European countries with busy river traffic. That’s why the Bilo da na lokaciju pristignu kopnom ili vodom, za posetioce Danube is of great importance to tourism at Viminacium. Viminacijuma predviđene su tri varijante programa: Whether arriving by land or by water, visitors of Viminacium Osnovna - u trajanju od sat vremena, koja podrazumeva can choose one of three tourist variations: razgledanje postojeće tri lokacije. Basic – one-hour sightseeing of three locations. Proširena - u trajanju od dva sata, sa posetom Požarevačkom Intermediate – a two-hour tour, including a visit to the muzeju, odnosno, mogućoj isturenoj lokaciji Muzeja. Požarevac Museum. Puna - u trajanju od tri sata, sa vrhunskim predavanjem o Full – a three-hour tour with a first-class lecture on every svakoj lokaciji, i koncertom na nekom od objekata lokaliteta location, as well a concert in one of the localities (thermal spa (terme ili mauzolej). or mausoleum). Prateći objekti: taverna, mala suvenirnica, i sve što je potrebAdditional facilities are also at tourists’ disposal: a tavern, no da se gost na prostoru ovog arheološkog nalazišta oseća INFO prijatno - su takođe na raspolaganju. Ostaju i danas prisutne small souvenir shop, and everything necessary for guests of this archaeological site to feel pleasant. The words of Flavius tel. 012/248-065 reči Flavija Gracijana: Možda je boravak u ovom gradu dobro Gratian are still present today: Perhaps a stay in this city is a www.viminacium.org.yu znamenje. good omen. BELGUEST

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SPRING 2007 BelGuest


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