The island hut on the Drina River, an island paradise to call our own

18 March 2013

A serene image of the Drina river seen at sunset, featuring soft clouds in shades of pink and orange, with a small wooden hut on a small island on the water, with mountains in the background. Lush greenery lines the riverbanks.

Photo by Tanja Mitrovic (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forty-five years ago some people swimming in the Drina River, in western Serbia, decided that a small island in the middle of the river needed to offer more than merely somewhere to relax mid-swim. Eventually they went on to build a one room house on the rock-island.

Despite appearing to perch quite precariously on the island, the house is quite sturdy, and has withstood numerous severe storms and floods.

Originally published Wednesday 18 March 2013, with subsequent revisions, updates to lapsed URLs, etc.