Serbia: The "Danube Canyon"

We found a lovely guesthouse to stay in just before Donji Milanovac. It's run by a Serbian family with a good attitude to life after war and communism. The father is an artist of sorts and when he lost his job in the late 90s, he started carving sculptures. Their property is now an outdoor sculpture gallery and we stayed in the house with an amazing view.

View from guesthouse window

Meals are sourced from the farm and local produce where possible. The goats, sheep, cats and dogs entertained us for hours.

Cheeky

The most spectacular part of the Danube in Serbia is where the Danube narrows to about 100m with steep limestone walls on each side. Unexpectedly, one cliff on the Romanian side has a huge face engraved on it. The riverside road is good for riding with little traffic, and 15 tunnels.

Danube Canyon

Enormous carved face - no idea how it was done

After the canyon section, we crossed into Romania, meeting a German cycling couple in no man's land between the two countries.

Cycle tourists