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Djavolja Varos

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Djavolja Varos, also known as Devil's Town, is a complex of eroded stone pyramids. Most of the towers have "caps" or "heads" of andesite. The are two springs with unusually pungent and colourful spring waters.

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The Djavolja Varos (Devil's Town) Natural Landmark (ID: 1700)
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On tentative list 2002 Site history
History of Djavolja Varos
2023: Preliminary Assessment
2010: Incomplete - not examined
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2002: Added to Tentative List
Added to tentative list
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First published: 05/08/25.

Twobaconsandaboston

Devil's Town

Djavolja Varos (On tentative list)

Devils Town

Devil's Town is the common name for this site located in Southern Serbia. We drove there on our way between Novi Pazar and Nis. It is bitumen roads all the way to the carpark of this site. Entrance fee is 350 Serbian Dinar entry per adult and it is dog friendly if your dog remains on their lead. The core area is a geomorphologic phenomenon of earthen figures caused by erosion on the slope of the Radan Mountain. The eroded earthen pillars have a large rock as the head of the pillar, precariously balanced. It is about a 40-minute return walk to the viewing area, however I would give yourselves about 90 minutes to really enjoy the walk and take time to admire the site and scenery. A number of platforms have been constructed to provide you with optimal viewpoints of these earthen phenomena. We attended on Monday the 4th of August 2025, which was a nice overcast day. The site has recently commenced a Saturday Night viewing of the site and installed a range of lights to guide you on your forest walk to the site and lights that illuminate the core zone. If you are intending to visit, which I would recommend, and your diary allows it, I think a night viewing would look amazing. Complimentary to the site is an old well (spring) and evidence of historical mining in the area. The minerals in the water provide a copper red / brown colour in the water. There …

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First published: 08/02/18.

Zoë Sheng

Djavolja Varos

Djavolja Varos (On tentative list)

Djavolja Varos by Zoë Sheng

Devil's Horns + Devil's Pool = Devil's Town!

I don't know if these rock formations, called devil's horns for a good reason, are unique in the world but I sure found them amazing. The entire site is called Devil's Town due to these horns cropping out of the area. Getting here is a bit more tricky because you need to drive all the way. Only someone as crazy as me would actually come here in winter but the view with the snow caps was stunning too and even better was that it was all closed up for the season. Basically looking back I think it was crazy to wade around 30cm of snow to get to the top of the lookout but at the time I sure didn't want to just drive back (actually the drive for the last couple km was scarier even with the winter tires). The sign recommends chains to continue...

The area is not that big so you can walk around it within a couple of hours and see most of it. Usually they have stalls for selling crafts or snacks but it was all empty. There is a decent map picture at the beginning of the area so you can find the hot water pools (devil's pool) on the way but as it was the only spot on the path not covered by snow it was easy to find anyway.

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