Bus from JAGODINA to PROLOM BANJA

Jagodina is a city and the administrative center of the Pomoravlje District in Šumadija, an historically densely forested region of central Serbia. It is situated on the banks of the Belica River. The city itself has a population of 43,311 inhabitants, while its administrative area comprises 76,712 inhabitants.

The town was first mentioned in 1399 as "Jagodna", derived from the Serbian word for 'strawberry' - Jagoda. From 1946 to 1992 the town was renamed Svetozarevo after the 19th-century Serbian socialist Svetozar Marković.

Jagodina built the largest artificial waterfall in the Balkans in 2014-2015. It is 8 meters high, and 12 meters wide, and at night the colors on the water change to different hues. The waterfall is in the city park where outdoor performances are held in the summer; it is part of a larger plan of reconstruction of the city. In the decade of 2005-2015, the city has progressed as a tourist destination. Plans have been made to reconstruct all of the parks in the city and the city center.

When the Aqua Park and Zoo opened, the tourism rate in Jagodina started to rise exponentially. More attractions were added in order to increase tourism. Jagodina attracted around 500,000 people in 2014 and 2015, and that number is expected to increase in the future. Besides those attractions, the city has a stadium and a sport centre, which provide space for sporting events.

Prolom Banja is located in the south of Serbia on the road Niš-Podujevo-Priština, 85km from Niš and 23 km southeast of Kuršumlija. It is located on the northwestern slopes of Radan Mountain, 550 to 668 m above sea level.

After the First World War, a more serious use of warm springs begins. Prolom and properties of medicinal waters are mentioned in the newspapers in 1940, when the number of about 2000 visitors per year is stated. Since 1956, the number of guests has increased significantly, and since 1961 the organization has been accepted and the treatment of guests has been taken over by Planinka from Kuršumlija. Radan Hotel was erected in 1968 and it had 28 beds. As early as 1976, the building was added with another 128 beds. In 1982, the hotel was expanded and enlarged, and at that time, about 11 liters of medicinal water per second (temperature 29 ° C) was obtained by geo-exploration drilling. In 1989 a second depandance with 270 beds and a therapeutic block was built as well as a part with a swimming pool. Now the hotel is equipped with modern equipment for accommodation, diagnostics, treatment, therapy and recreation. In addition to the hotel with a restaurant in the banquet there are a number of houses with private accommodation for guests, several grocery stores and several restaurants.

According to official data, Prolom water is used for the treatment: Kidney and urinary tract diseases, Diseases of the digestive system, Skin diseases, Diseases of the blood vessels, Vanadial rheumatism.

Prolom water belongs to waters of high balneological values. The main balneological values ​​of water are the alkalinity, the presence of ozone and silicic acid with little fluorine.