Užice is a city and the administrative center of the Zlatibor District in the western Serbia, located on the banks of the river Đetinja.

The city is completely surrounded by the Dinaric Alps, which are interconnected. 25 kilometres south of the city is Zlatibor mountain, which has a 120-year tradition of tourism. West of the city are Tara mountains and Zvijezda, which include The National Park with an area of 220 square of unspoiled nature.

The region surrounding Užice was settled by Illyrians, specifically the Parthini and Autariatae tribes. Their tombs are found throughout the region. In the 3rd century BC, Scordisci were formed here after the Gallic invasion of the Balkans.

The region was conquered by the Roman Empire in 168 BC, being organized into the Illyricum province in 32–27 BC, and after 10 AD, the province of Dalmatia. The town municipium Capedunum existed here during Roman times; its name indicates a Celtic origin (dun, fortress),[3] similar to Singidunum, the founding of Belgrade.

The Gymnasium of Užice is one of the oldest high school institutions in Serbia. Beside the gymnasium, there are also several other primary and secondary schools and faculties located in Užice. The library and theater are in the main square in the city center. Also located in the area are newspaper agencies, radio and television stations and publishing companies.

The city gallery is in the lowlands of Pašinovac, the oldest area of the city. The national museum displays cultural and historical treasures of the city, and with its exhibitions, shows the centuries of rich Užice history. It is located on the Eastern side of the main city street.

Vrnjačka Banja is the largest spa in Serbia with 9,900 inhabitants, and the whole municipality is around 30,000.

Vrnjačka Banja is the seat of the municipality of Vrnjačka Banja. It is located in central Serbia in Raška district. It is about 200 km from Belgrade, 25 km from Kraljevo and 7 km from Trstenik.

It is located between the mountain Goč (1216 m) and the Western Morava.

There are seven mineral springs in Vrnjacka Banja. These are: Hot Water, Slatina, Sneznik, Jezero, Borjak, Beli Izvor and Vrnjacka Vrela, of which four are used for therapies (Topla voda, Sneznik, Jezero and Slatina) while two bottles are mineral water bottled (Vrnja Vrnja from spring Hot Water and Vrnjacka Banja).

Vrnjačka banja mineral waters are applied in the treatment:

• Diabetes;
• Condition after the inflamed infectious jaundice;
• Chronic inflammation of the gut and stomach;
• Diseases of the gallbladder and gallbladder;
• Stomach ulcer and duodenal ulcer;
• Kidney pelvic disease, urinary bladder and urinary tract and other diseases.

Vrnjačka Banja has a very long tradition of healthcare. In the period from the 2nd to the 4th century, the Romans built the AQUAE ORCINAE sanctuary and the restoration site on a hot spring mineral spring. This is also evidenced by archaeological findings in the narrower core of the Roman spa, that is, the swimming pool, the Roman spring of warm mineral water (Fons Romanus) and the plethora of coins that were left in the medicinal spring. Roman legionaries came here mostly to treat and recover, as well as Romanized aristocracy of indigenous peoples.

The development of modern Vrnjacka Banja started in 1868 with the work of the Founding Society, the oldest tourist organization in the Balkans.