Nikola Tesla Tour 3

The story of Tesla Ways begins more than a century ago, when the production of electrical energy opened up a new chapter in the history of the modern world. One of the best-known museums in Belgrade is the Nikola Tesla Museum which preserves the valuable legacy of the famous inventor and visionary genius. However, the story of the great friendship between Nikola Tesla and Djordje Stanojevic which left a deep impression on the overall industrial development in Serbia, is less known. Professor Stanojevic was one of the leading scientists of the late 19th and the early 20th centuries, as astrophysicist, meteorologist and rector of the University of Belgrade. It is thanks to Djordje Stanojevic that Tesla spent a famous day in June of 1892 in Belgrade. Their friendship generated the small and impoverished nation of Serbia to follow the path of modernization by establishment of the hydroelectric plant “Pod gradom” in Uzice only four years after construction of the large plants at the Niagara Falls. 10 hydroelectric plants have been built in Serbia by Stanojevic along Tesla’s principles of poly-phase electricity, which had illuminated Serbia and are nowadays true living museums. Thanks to his tremendous powers and delightful ideas Nikola Tesla left fascinating legacy – he believed we would develop ways to see thought and that people would communicate with their thoughts, described means of tapping the sun’s energy with an antenna, suggested that it would be possible to control the weather with electrical energy, predicted machines that would make war an impossibility… and made possible groundbreaking achievements and discoveries which changed the research landscape for future generations.

“There is something within me that might be illusion as it is often case with young delighted people, but if I would be fortunate to achieve some of my ideals, it would be on the behalf of the whole of humanity. If those hopes would become fulfilled, the most exiting thought would be that it is a deed of a Serb. Long live Serbdom!…” “The energy of a single thought could determine the movement of the Universe” Nikola Tesla

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Nikola Tesla Tour 3 – East Serbia

Day 1 Morning visit to the Nikola Tesla Museum. Drive by bus along highway to Leskovac and tour of the Vucje HE plant constructed in 1903 at the foot of Kukavica Mt. Brunch. Continue to the impressive Iustiniana Prima archaeological site and sightseeing. Drive on to Nis and hotel accommodation. Dinner, overnight.

Day 2 After breakfast drive to Sicevo Gorge on Nisava River and tour of Sveta Petka HE plant followed with sightseeing of the Saint Petka Church. Drive on to Sicevo HE plant and sightseeing, Break for traditional snack and tasting of famous wines of Sicevo. Drive on to Pirot and hotel accommodation. Traditional dinner in the famous restaurant which serves authentic East Serbia dishes, overnight.

Day 3 After breakfast drive to Temac HE plant constructed in the wild canyon of the Temstica River. Continue to the St George Monastery in Temska village and sightseeing. Refreshment. Drive on to the tiny Balta Berilovac village at the foot of Stara Planina Mt and accommodation in rural tourist household which provides tourist services. Traditional dinner accompanied with folklore performance, overnight.

Day 4 After breakfast drive via Knjazevac to Gamzigradska Banja Spa and tour of the Gamzigrad HE plant constructed by Djordje Stanojevic in 1909. Continue to the Felix Romuliana, an UNESCO Heritage site and sightseeing. Break for traditional lunch. Drive on to Negotin – the home town of Djordje Stanojevic and tour of the memorial house. Continue to Kladovo and hotel accommodation. Dinner, overnight.

Day 5 After breakfast drive by Djerdap HE plant which produces 23% of total electrical energy of Serbia. Drive along the course of the Danube river with break for lunch and visit to the Lepenski Vir archaeological site. Late evening arrival to Belgrade and end of program and services.

Price : 475 EUR Minimum 6 participants /double occupancy/

Included : high tourist class AC bus transportation, entrance fee for the Nikola Tesla Museum, tour of the Vucje HE Plant in Vucje village with refreshment and brunch, entrance fee for the Iustiniana Prima archaeological site, 1 HB in Nis 3+/4 stars hotel, tour of the “Sveta Petka” HE plant and “Sicevo” HE plant, traditional snack and wine tasting on day 2, visit to the Temac HE plant, 1 BB in 3 stars Pirot hotel, traditional dinner in Pirot, 1 HB in rural tourist household at the foot of Stara Planina Mt, tour of the Gamzigrad HE plant, entrance fee for the Felix Romuliana site, traditional lunch on Day 4, 1 HB in 4 stars Kladovo hotel, entrance fee for the Lepenski Vir archaeological site, traditional lunch on Day 5, Panacomp logistics and professional guidance