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Vlasina is a plateau in southeast Serbia near the border with Bulgaria. It boasts the largest and highest semi-artificial lake in Serbia - Vlasina Lake. The lake formed on the site of the former Vlasinsko blato (Vlasina mud), one of the largest mountain peat bogs on the Balkan Peninsula and the Vlasina Lake source of the River Vlasina.Vlasinsko Lake, like a precious stone, alternates with nuances of turquoise tones. With a jagged coastline, two islands and several elongated peninsulas with fens – it resembles a watercolour plateau.On mountain slopes and ravines, between rich springs and forest groves, are Vlasina’s villages, the largest of which is Vlasina Rid. Beech forests once descended all the way to the lake. However, the lake belt has since been cleared, while between the beech trees are saintly trunks that have been enshrined and serve as religious monuments. The record in the village of Polom is a tree with a trunk almost five metres in diameter and a height of around 24 metres. The high quality of water and richness of flora and fauna represent the main values of this landscape.