Hi, everyone! Few weeks ago a friend and I went to visit Vršac, a lovely city near the east border of Serbia. There are a lot of places in our country that I haven't yet discovered so I'm correcting that, one trip at a time. There's a direct train line from Belgrade so we decided to use this old-fashioned type of transport. The city is located in Vojvodina, a Pannonian plain, so everywhere we look as the train was heading towards the destination was vast plain land with field crops, windmills and power lines.
First thing we visited as we got to the city is the house of our famous 19th century playwright and poet, Jovan Sterija Popović, who specialized in writing comic plays and for that is regarded as the best in Serbian literature. The house he lived in was turned into museum and we were lucky that the local curator happily showed us around and told us some stories from the author's life. You can there see the exact desk Sterija used to write his plays, many authentic documents, details and more.
What surprised us the most is how organized and clean the city is. You can see beautiful flowers meticulously planted on street corners, everything is clean and the facades of the buildings are colorful and pretty.
One of the more modern restaurants in the city.
Given that the city is on a crossroad of different cultures, it is a home to many churches and cathedrals. One of the most impressive ones architecturally is the Roman-Catholic church of Saint Gerhard, built in the 1860s.
Next place we visited was the well known "Pharmacy on the Stairs" - it is the first city pharmacy opened in 1784 (with the name "at the savior") and was working until 1971 when it was turned into museum.
You can there see authentic remedies that were used in the old times and hear about the fascinating history of this building, including many owners it changed throughout history and under different enemy occupations. Right now, it's also an exhibition of rare animals, birds, minerals and rocks and other rare paleontology artifacts.
Here you can see the beautiful bishop's palace of the Banat eparchy. It's build in 18th century in baroque style and is one of the most impressive buildings of its kind in Serbia. Unfortunately it was closed so we didn't get to explore it from the inside which, according to the locals, is just as beautiful.
Hope you enjoyed this little tour through the city!