Tourist Organisation Pirot

About Pirot

The position of this region is conditioned both by a variety of tourist attractions their different territorial arrangement. Apart from this, it also depends on the tourist route of movement. This region is related to the East-Mediterranean direction, which is the route that connects Western and Central Europe with the Middle Eastern Mediterranean. The region of Pirot municipality itself is surrounded by the Balkan Mountains from the north and north-eastern side with the highest peak Midzor (2,169 meters). The southern and southwestern edge of the basin is the spurs of Vlach Mountain (1,442 meters) and Suva Mountain(1,809 meters) while the northwest of the Pirot basin is surrounded by the spurs of Svrljig Mountain (1,334 meters).

An ancient road, known as Via Militaris(military road) or caričin drum later, passed through this area. This city, going through different time periods, was named differently. During the Roman Empire in the III and IV centuries, it was named TURRES(tower); among other names are: Pyrgos, Thurib, Momcilov grad, and Kale. The name of the fortress in Pirot today is Kale.

The results of the archeological excavations of the middle part of the tower of Pirot indicate the excavations of a settlement 5000 years ago. Further reserch in the area of the old town were discovered other evidence from the Copper Age and iron Age, and then from the period of Antiquity, early Byzantium and the middle ages.

The city of Pirot with tourist destinations Stara planina mountain and special reserve of nature Jerma belongs to the category of tourist place III, with an area of over 1000 km2.

The tourist offer of Pirot and its surroundings include natural wealth in the form of Stara Planina Nature Park and Jerma Special Reserve of Nature, waterfalls, rivers, lakes, canyons, gorges and caves, cultural wealth in the form of tradition, culture, and customs of this part of Serbia, Pirot local speech/dialect, Pirot kilim weaving and elements from the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Serbia, Serbian medieval fortress Momcilov grad, Museum Ponisavlja, stone village Gostusa and many others, with amazing tastes and specialties of Stara Planina table and local gastronomy, an exceptional European destination for local gastronomy with many famous brands around the world. in the form of Pirot cheese, đubek, Pirot flatened sausage, Stara Planina mountain lamb, Stara Planina honey, white cheese, homemade wines and brandies.

Visit Pirot and enjoy the most beautiful views of the Stara planina mountain and the tastes of the Pirot food table ...