Description:
The virtually inaccessible River Vratna Canyon has been long known for its stone gates and unusual whirlpools, which are true miracles of nature. During its course of just twenty kilometres, the picturesque Vratna stubbornly bursts through three natural stone arches, or gates, leaving behind it wonders that geologists refer to as outgrowths. These Small, Large and Dry outgrowths were described by Austro-Hungarian Felix Kanitz, a famous naturalist, geographer and Balkanologist, as well as a great friend of the Serbian people. One of them even conceals within a small lake of unusual beauty. Suplja (Hollow) Rock is another magnificent stone bridge that the river formed with its powerful flow. However, the list of geomorphologic wonders of this region does not stop there. Near the Hollow Rock, from the darkness of the cave, flows a small river known as the Beli Izvorac (White Source), which flows over cascading rocks, creating waterfalls of outstanding beauty.