The legend says that from his love to Queen Helen of Anjou, the Serbian king Uroš I, before her arrival in Serbia, ordered all known species of lilacs to be planted along the entire valley of the Ibar river from Kraljevo to Raška. He wanted to remind the future queen of her home in Provence. It was a particular way of showing love even in the Royal society. It is believed that Helen of Anjou did not see her future husband before her arrival in Serbia, but the way he welcomed her completly connected her heart to Serbia.

According to belief, this lake with two floating islands, was created as a divine punishment. Actually, a priest was thershing grain on the day of St. Cyril. When the local people mentioned him not to do it and not to make St. Cyril angry, the priest answered: “Neka Ćirilik ćiriče, ja cu da vršem” (“Let the St. Cryril be angry, I’ll thersh my grain.”) After these spoken words, the earth shook and the priest with the hill, horses and grain fell into a deep pit where the water rose up. Only the priest cap was swimming on the water. The second legend says that in Semeteš Lake lives a terrible monster. People who live there described the terrible monster as a huge snake, long about 10 m and wide as a pine tree, with long and flat head, and on the back with very big flappers. It appears from time to time, arises from the depths, shakes the whole surface and disappears in the waves.

Above the village, on the hill of Borovik there is a cavity with water in the rock, which does not flow off anywhere. This water is called “St. Sava Water”. Local people believe that St.Sava was coming there and blessed the water and because of it this water is healing water. Local people come there on the Day of St. Sava and on St. George’s Day. It is believed that the one who first come to the water in the morning on the Day of St. Sava, will be happy.

According to the folk tradition two brothers, Rajko and Janko bet on who will put the stone on the top of Golija. Rajko quickly carried his stone and jumped up near the top and dropped it and the stone fell into the brook. Janko carried his stone slowly and he came safely to the top. This is why the peak of Golija is called Janko’s stone, and the brook where Rajko’s stone fell is called Rajko’s brook by local peope.

A small river on Kopaonik, named Samokovka, was named during the Romans. The legend says that once a machine was used here and with the help of water, separated gold and iron from the ore. Since the machine worked all by itself, and it constantly forged, the river was named Samokovka.