The house on the Drinije is a symbol of Bajina Bašta and one of the most famous features of the river, known to Serbs as Zelenika, but also of the entire Podrinje region. This fairy-tale scene of a rock with a house while it is caressed by emerald green water on both sides represents the most beautiful beginning of getting to know Bajina Bašta.
The undulating and untamed Drina used to, from time to time, in a burst of unbridled strength, take the house down a path known only to her, but the Bajino garden enthusiasts always soon erected a new one, stronger and more beautiful, which would immediately cause even greater admiration and attention. The house on the Drina has gained so much popularity over time that it is no longer possible to count the thousands of newspapers, televisions, internet portals and tourist brochures that bring stories, recordings and pictures of the famous house every day.
It has long since surpassed the local brand of Bajina Bašta and has become one of the recognizable Serbian symbols that speak of the beauty of our nature but also of the unique harmony of nature and man in our country.
According to one of the folk tales from this region, the main "culprit" for the creation of the rock in the middle of the Drina river is the Serbian national hero Marko Kraljević. Wanting to cross over to the other bank of the Drina without his famous horse Šarac getting his feet wet, he threw a huge rock from the Bajinobaština viewpoint Crvena Stena into the very center of the river. Šarac jumped from one bank onto a newly formed rock and jumped to the other bank of the Drina, and according to the stories of the best connoisseurs of the secrets of this place, the prints of Šarac's hoof can still be seen on the rock to this day.
Photo: taradrina.com