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OVČAR-KABLAR GORGE

• Ovčar-Kablar Gorge is a gorge in the western Serbia , part of the composite valley of the West Morava river .

• With over 300 monasteries built in the gorge since the 14th century , it is known as the " Serbian Mount Athos ".

• The Ovčar-Kablar Gorge is in western Serbia , halfway between the towns of Čačak ( 17 kilometers on the east ) and Požega on the west , some 155 kilometers south-west of the capital Belgrade .

• The gorge is carved between the 985 meters high mountain of Ovčar on the south and 889 meters high Kablar on the north . The river meanders through the gorge for 15 kilometers .

( source : Wikipedia )