Building skills and interior facilitation, as well as the way of organizing business and family life of people in the hilly - mountainous areas of the Dinar region are presented in 55 buildings (of which 32 are in permanent museum exhibition) which are relocated from mt Zlatibor’s villages. It is a beautiful place, 25 km from the main tourist resort of the mountin Zlatibor, lovely surroundings, beautiful nature and great base for exploring the Zlatibor area. Old village Sirogojno is an open air museum and you will enjoy walking and playing around old traditional houses.
Museum under the open sky. It fits perfectly with the visit of Zlatibor, certainly worth a look as it once was traditionally a Serbian village.
Should be visited if you are near the Zlatibor. It's an open air museum with a old Serbian village. Ticket price is 200 RSD - 1.8EUR.
If you are coming to Zlatibor, you should definitely visit Sirogojno. It is an old traditional Serbian village and for sure you will enjoy a good day of walking hills and getting introduced to the 19 century ways of living in Serbia. This Old village is an open air museum and for sure your kids will enjoy walking and playing around old traditional houses. There are 3-4 old houses that are adjusted for staying in, so if you have one or two nights and you would like to enjoy peace, definitely you should plan to stay in Old village. But, you will need to book it in advance (www.sirogojno.org.rs, e-mail: staroselo@ptt.rs). There is also a small souvenir shop, museum of knitting (do not miss to look and to buy great knitting done by ladies from souranding villages). You will love those colorful wool jackets! You will also find traditional restaurant and if you come in the afternoon, do not miss home made coffee with nuts pie. You will enjoy it. All people working in the Old village are very friendly. It was a great discovery for us and we trully enjoyed visiting Sirogojno and meeting their inhabitants.
This is how you will get an idea of how Serbian houses looked like in the past and the building evolved over the years. It is not far from Zlatibor and I would recommend it a site especially during summer and autumn months, as, in the winter is a bit difficult to walk around. Excellent place for breakfast. It also got small houses, Serbian style, for visitors to rent.
This open air museum shows the traditional way of life of the Serbian villagers of 100 years ago. Children would like this as there are several houses to visit. There are also some local people selling honey, jam, rakia and handcrafts. They will happily give you a taste of the various types of rakia. They enjoy watching your face as you try it for the first time. Whilst there, make sure you visit the excellent Knitting Museum. Even our female Serbian guide had not visited this museum until we asked to go. It is part of the village and even the men in our group found it interesting. The display showed how a group of village women started knitting in their own homes and creating wonderful designs that are now sold at a shop in Belgrade and internationally. The Serbian wool is rather rough, so they now import the wool from Iceland, as it is much smoother. There were letters from several US President's wives thanking them for the knitted garments they had been given. The curator of this interesting little museum is very keen to tell you how the knitting project started and how it has given financial independence to many local women. There is a shop selling some of these wonderful high fashion clothes. The jackets are particularly beautiful. You can also commission a particular design or color.
Beautiful and peaceful open-air museum. It is very interesting for the kids.The restaurant is beautiful with great food. The food is traditional Serbian so for guests with specific requirements is not intended.
It is true I came there with my group in a pouring rain but in spite of that I did not feel that the village has a lot to offer. Just few houses are open for visiting, in some you can just peep from the door. They could do a better job.
This is a well-run, and not too busy, preserved village, which gives the traveller a good insight into Serbian rural life a century ago - and also indicates how much rural life has improved since then. There is a pleasant route (via Ljubis) through the hills from here to Studenica monastery, if you are working your way round the antiquities of western Serbia.
The beautiful nature to the Sirogojno so we stopped every time. Ethno Village for each recommendation with taste. The village itself is a lovely little café where you can eat drink a traditional dish. The hospitality of the locals is particularly striking.