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In the village of Čestin, at the foot of the Gledić mountains, and not far from Gruža, there is the Monastery of Kamenac. The first thing that will amaze you when you set foot in this holy place is the silence, peace and tranquility as well as the beautiful nature that has certainly hidden this monastery during the turbulent centuries of Serbian history. The oldest history of the Kamenac Monastery is unknown, and according to tradition it was built by despot Stefan Lazarević at the beginning of the XV century. According to the inscription above the entrance portal to NAOS, the church was rebuilt in 1547. first year and then 1700. years, when it was enclosed with stone walls. At the beginning of the XIX century, the monastery again suffered greatly in wars with the Turks, and after its liberation began numerous interventions, which were crowned with the creation of paintings and installation of iconostasis in 1870. years. New iconostasis and carving was done by Dimitrije Posniković in the XIX century.

Written traces of the monastery were left by Joakim Vujić in 1826. the year he visited this monastery, and in his writing he says that the building of the church is in quite good condition, and that the painting is much damaged. There is no information about this painting, nor about the period of its initiation, nor what it looked like. Now, on the walls in the interior of the church and narthex there is a painting from 1870. years. The arrangement of frescoes is common for church painting of this period. From the earliest times the Monastery of Kamenac was a male monastery. By the decision of the competent church authorities, he was transformed, in 1966. in the women's monastery. The new monastery was consecrated in 1979. years.

According to tradition, the Kamenac monastery was built at the time when the Kalenic monastery was built, centuries ago. By building the Kalenić monastery out of stone from Borac karst, one of the despot's nobles, who was in charge of transporting the stone, seeing that it would be enough for its construction, krishom left a part of the stone in the place where today the Kamenac monastery is located, with the desire to build a place of worship here as well. Having learned of such a deed of his great, despot Stefan did not prevent him from doing so, but due to the fact that it was done by Krish, without his knowledge, the despot named the monastery "Kamenac" after the stolen stone, as a form of spiritual punishment.

The Sisterhood of the monastery produces medicinal balms, teas, tinctures, from plants found in the environment and grown by themselves, and the most famous are "balm of gaves" for the treatment of rheumatic diseases and joint diseases as well as "mushroom cleaner" from mushroom Chag that nuns receive from Belarus.

St Sava ' S

In the monastery there is the" foot of St. Sava", probably brought from the Studenica region, and legend says that if you wash yourself with consecrated water from the foot you can cure a headache and improve your eyesight.

GRUŽANSKO LAKE-SUMADIJA SEA

In the central part of Knić, on the river Gruža, there is also a lake of the same name, whose main purpose is water supply of Drinking Water Kragujevac, part of Kraljevo and the surrounding villages of the municipality of Knić.

Over 4 years ago I stopped. by dividing one of the longest and richest rivers of Sumadija, Gruža, one of the most beautiful lakes in Serbia was created – Lake Gružansko.

The lake is 10 km long, covers an area of 900 ha, the circumference of the lake is about 40 km. The coast is relatively low, well-diluted, overgrown with meadows, woodlands, and low deciduous shrubs.

In the summer months, teams of rowing and kayaking clubs from all over Serbia are prepared on Lake Gruz. The length of the lake as well as the position (in the cut between two hills), are ideal conditions for the development of water sports. When weather conditions allow, gliders are increasingly present on Lake Gruz.

Many different species of birds

In the area of the Georgian lake there are many beautiful birds. 87 species of birds have been identified, of which 25 species nest in the lake area. Due to the abundance of different species of birds, the lake is attractive for birdwatching lovers.

FLAT GUY

In hotel Ravni Gaj there is also a spa center equipped for relaxation. Within the spa center, there is an open-closed swimming pool with heated water from 28°C to 31°C throughout the year. The beautifully decorated ambience of the indoor part of the pool leads to a grassy park filled with floral arrangements and furniture for children's play and entertainment, where there are sun loungers and umbrellas for relaxation of adults. Near the pool there is also a cafe "Trem" where food, drinks and ice cream are served for visitors. The pool has two turbojets, multi-color Night Light, and at the end of the pool there is a Jacuzzi, as well as a sauna.

DISTILLERY ALEKSIĆ – IN THE HEART OF ŠUMADIJA

The Georgians once grew fruits and baked the best brandies that were known and recognized in the whole world. On the long tradition of brandy production in this area, modern production of alcoholic beverages was based in the traditional way, in the heart of Šumadija in the village Guberevac halfway through the Kraljevo-Kragujevac road. From its own plantings strict selection of the highest quality fruits, luvena Gružana thread is produced, a brandy of top quality, recognizable by its refinement and fullness of taste, which are the result of a carefully guided process of production of brandy of top quality.