Golija (Serbian Cyrillic: Голија, pronounced [ɡǒlija]) is a mountain in southwestern Serbia, located between towns of Ivanjica and Novi Pazar.

It was named after Sibinjanin Janko, Serbian romanticized version of Hungarian medieval knight John Hunyadi.

On a clear day, even a distant mountains, like Durmitor in Montenegro or even Kosmaj, close to Belgrade,[3] are visible.

The Great Lake has only a small open surface area, as it is fully engulfed in bog vegetation.

The fourth lake, Nebeska Suza ("heaven's teardrop"), appeared after the 1977 Vrancea earthquake, and is the least explored.

The Heldreich's maple is the symbol of the mountain, which constitutes deciduous and mixed-type forests, some of the best preserved in Serbia.

Records show that Golija's herbs were used in 1207, in the first hospital in medieval Serbia, which was founded in the Studenica monastery.

[3] Golija is one of important mountainous European ornithology reserves, with 95 registered bird species, including Eurasian sparrowhawk.

[8] In September 2001, the UNESCO declared part of the Golija-Studenica nature park as the Serbia's first biosphere reserve.

Some 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) away are two hermitages, built by Saint Sava after his return from the Mount Athos in the 13th century.

Known as the Upper and the Lower Sava's Hermitages, they are located on the steep cliff, several hundred meters above the Studenica river.

The main economic activities are livestock raising, farming, and collection of forest products such as mushrooms and medicinal herbs.

[5] At the Daićko Lake, there is a memorial drinking fountain, dedicated to the forestry pioneer on Golija, Vlastimir Parezanović.