Yerma Canyon in southeastern Serbia looks absolutely stunning. A hundred years ago, it was completely impassable. Around the 1930s, a railway was built here for a nearby coal mine, and in the 1970s, after it closed, the tracks were replaced with asphalt. You can see clearly in the video that the road is literally carved into the rock. It's not a natural formation—people did this hard work.

There are tons of hiking routes around here, but I didn't have the best luck with the weather this time. I only managed to reach Ravni Kamika, and from the midway point to an entire ridge of peaks, I had to turn back because a thunderstorm was rolling in. I'll definitely have to come back at least one more time.

The surrounding villages are really charming. Though a bit weathered. But the houses are actually lived in—they're not abandoned.