Tsaribrod

Tsaribrod lies in the Nišava valley between the mountains of the central Balkans. The Roman Via Militaris crossed this country on its way between Naissus and Serdica; a surviving stretch near the settlement shows the stone paving of that ancient road. Ottoman-era travellers also passed through the valley. The settlement offered a stopping place on the long journey, and its name recalls a crossing where travellers could rest beside the river.