Golubac Fortress, Serbia
The first few wind turbines that I had seen.
A navigation hazard towards one side of the river.
The Golubac Fortress as we sailed past.
Our local guide dressed as a local medieval nobleman
The Danube by the fortress and just up river, the Danube is at its widest at 6.5 kilometres but here is the entrance to the Derdap National Park and to the Iron Gates gorge and a stretch place for a border post to control trade and collect taxes and a chain was placed across the river from the fortress to some risk on the far side.
The fortress from the upstream landward side.
The main entrance. It faced 120 attacks but was never captured by force but changed hands several times between Austrians, Hungarians, Serbians and Ottomans.
The inner entrance.
One of the ten towers.
Looking from one tower along the walls to other towers.
Inside were collections of replica medieval clothes...
...of nobles and peasants...
...and royalty.
A medical collection.
An arms collection.
The main road used to go right through the fortress and there are many scrap marks on the gates where vehicles have scratched the stonework but since 2016, there is a diversion through a 135 metres long tunnel to the side of the fortress.
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