As I already write in last article, a special place of each country occupy national parks. These are areas of exceptional natural, cultural and historical significance and they include one of the highest form of environmental protection - EUROPARC.

In Serbia is 5 greatest National Parks:

National park Fruska gora is national park established in 1960th year. In its greatest value include forests of oak, hornbeam and beech as well as fragments of steppe vegetation. As for the cultural and historical value, this park have 15 monasteries that come with the end of the XV end early XVI century. They are Krusedol, Petkovac, Rakovac, Big Remeta, Divsa, New Hopovo, Old Hopovo, Jazak, Small Remeta, Grgeteg, Beocin, Privinas head, Sisatovac, Kuvezedin and Vrdnik - Ravanica. Because of the significant role of monasteries in the development and preservation of culture, literacy and spirituality of the Serbian people, Fruska gora is ofter referred to as the Serbian Holly Hill. This not too much big mountain beauty was once an island of the Pannonian sea. Its highest peak - Red čot is situated 539 meters of over sea level.

Fruska Gora abounds with places perfect for a trip and camping from spring to late fal. The most famous is Strazilovo near to Sremski karlovac. Sremski Karlovac is a famosu historical place, often called Serbian Athens. In the Strazilovo is buried Serbian famous poet Branko Radicevic. Actually after 30 years of his death, in july 10, 1883rd), his bones were officially transferred from Vienna to Karlovac and buried in Strazilovo. At the memorial pyramid made of stone from all over Serbia, the carved verses are: "Mlogo hteo, mlogo započeo, čas umrli njega je pomeo." ( engl. "Wanted a lot, started a lot, moment of death prevent him.")

Fauna is numerous and diverse: foxes, jackals, swears, wild pigs, deer, rabbits, wild ducks... Over 400 species of mushroom grow everywhere around. And the ones who love to pick up mushrooms October is the right time for going on Fruska gora.

In central Fruska gora is also Tourist Information Center where everyone can find all they search for.

National park Iron Gate (Djerdap) is founded in 1974. year. The greatest natural treasures are mixed forests that make up the nut, bear hazel, beech, lilacs etc. Also, the limestone cliffs are the habitat of rare plants and the Danube river habitat of rare fish: sturgeon and beluga. Within this park is located Lepenski vir, archaeological site very important in Serbia.

Iron gate is located in the southeastern part of Europe, in the northeastern part of Serbia, on the international border with Romania. The main natural phenomenon of this area is grandiose Iron Gate, through which flows the river Danube. Spedifin historical development, very favorable climate, complex of gorges network, canyons and deep bays, set the area as a unique European reserve of flora, fauna and vegetation. In the area of the park survives over 1100 plant species and you can encounter a bear, lynx, wolf, jackal, owl, black stork and many other species.

Very favorable conditions for life were the reason for the permanent presence of man as witnessed by many archaeological findings and cultural-historical monuments, such as village Lepenski vir, Diana, Golubacki city, the remains of Trajan Bridge, Trajan table, the Roman Limes, miscellaneous Castelli to preserved examples of Serbian folk architecture. Also, Iron doors on Iron Gate is for thousands of years a challenge for travelers, traders, warriors and peacmakers. These are the doors between two important cultural and economic part of the world, between the lower and middle Danube basin.

Iron Gate (Djerdap) has always been a natural place of enormous strategic importance, and in war and in peace. It is along the Irong large number of historical monuments.

National Park Tara covers an area from 22000 hectares and is located in the municipality of Bjelovar and Uzice, in Serbia. On the surface of limestone rivers such as the White Rzav, Raca, Derventa its have made deep gorges and canyons. Besides you can find there depressions, caves and coves. Int this way they created refuges in which to this day preserve a rich flora and fauna.

Large heterogeneity of landscape, the diversity of geological substrates, more wet climate and worm limestone habitat made a composition with a very large number of relic and endemic species that represent the true natural treasures and rarities. The most interesting representative of the park Tara is PIcea spruce, which is at this location since the Tertiary and which is the best described by Josip Pancic.

At Tara are presented dishes, spruce, pine and trees like aspen, maple, birch and beech. The Tara has also registered 53 species of mammals and 153 species of birds. It is under the special protection of the bear, chamois and roe deer.

National Park Kopaonik is as Tara established in 1981st year. His wealth consists of mixed forests of spruce, fir, beech and maple, which is particularly distinguished old spruce forests.Under the special protection of the National Park is 698 hectares, allocated in: 11 nature reserves and 26 natural monuments, 12 geomorphological, 6 geological, 8 hydrological and 15 objects, divided into immovable cultural property.

Nature reserves of this National park are the following sites:
Goat rocks Vucak, Mrkonja, Jankova bara, Gobelja, Barska river, Samokovska river, Metode, Jelak, Dried shoot and Duboka.

The presence of traces of medieval mining, restored church in the Curve river (Krivoj reci), spa in Josanica and representative examples of folk architecture in Mijatovica jazu, make a trademark of Kopaonik settlements. In addition, Kopaonik is one of the most famous ski resort in this part of Europe.

National Park Shar-mountain is established in 1086. year on the surface of 30000ha. The highest values of Shar-mountains are forests of Molika and Whitebark pine, and also mixed forests that presents habitat for the Balkan lynx. There are bushy pine boards curve, and high-mountain regions and serpentinian the rocky habitats of rare plants. On the Shar-mountain are located and glacial cirque with glacial lakes.

With 147 species of butterflies, Shar-mountain is the richest area of Europe, with over 200 species of birds and it is the meeting place of 60% ornithofauna of Serbia. On the vast expanses of Shar-mountain can be seen endemic and relict species of small rodents, such as dinar vole, marten, marten whitefish, otter and bobcat, lynx, bear and mountain goats.

Rich cultural and historical heritage is presented with 34 medieval churches and monasteries, such as the Monastery of St. Peter Koriskog from the XIII century, monastery of St. Archangel from the XV century, near Prizren, and for tourist is available ski resort in Brezovica.