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WHAT TO SEE IN BELGRADE
If Belgrade isn’t on the top of your Balkan travel list, your list needs to be redrawn!
Be surprised to discover tangible history, monumental architecture and nightlife that seemingly never stops.
Below you can find some tips and information so you can tour the city in total freedom.
VISIT AROUND THE HOSTEL
NATIONAL THEATRE
Don’t miss the opportunity to visit the National Theatre and enjoy exploring the backstage, the wardrobes and scenery storage and be treated to an aria by the theatre’s singers in residence. The National Theatre is located on Republic Square.
REPUBLIC SQUARE
At the southern end of Knez Mihailova is Republic Square, with some of the city’s most important landmarks and a business district where Belgrade is at its most dynamic. More than 20 trolleybus and bus lines converge at this one place, so it’s the meet-up of choice for many Belgradians. The Serbian National Theatre and National Museum are here, as is the Prince Mihailo Monument. Designed by the Italian sculptor Enrico Pazzi, this statue is of Mihailo Obrenović, Prince of Serbia twice in the mid-1800s and a key figure in the Balkans’ independence from the Ottoman Empire.
SHOPPING IN KNEZ MIHAILOVA STREET
Surrounded by restaurant and bars, Knez Mihailova is the place to be for your shopping. Upmarkets, boutiques, and international high street brands populate this pedestrianised street, which extend diagonally through Stari Grad from the fortress to Republic Square.
SKADARLIJA
On a tall ridge where the Danube and Sava rivers meet, Belgrade Fortress used to contain the entire city and has lived through 2,000 years of conflict. All of that bloodshed seems very distant when you see the young couples arm-in-arm in Kalemegdan Park, watching the sun go down over Zemun. They’ll find perches on the ramparts and secluded cubby holes among the angular remnants of the anti-artillery bastions and ravelins built by the Ottomans in the early modern ages. There’s history at every turn in the fortress, from the Roman well to the medieval gate of Despot Stefan Lazarević. But Pobednik (Victor) is the postcard monument, a statue wielding a sword and falcon atop a Doric column. This dates to 1928 and commemorates Serbia’s defeat of the Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian Empire in WWI.
SAN MICHAEL’S CATHEDRAL
Walking distance from both the fortress and Princess Ljubica’s Residence, Belgrade’s Neoclassical cathedral is from the 1830s and was instrumental in Serbia’s fight for independence.
CHURCH OF SAN SAVA
The largest Orthodox Church in the Balkan region and the second largest in the world, St Sava is an ever-present monument in Serbia’s capital.
NATIONAL THEATRE
Don’t miss the opportunity to visit the National Theatre and enjoy exploring the backstage, the wardrobes and scenery storage and be treated to an aria by the theatre’s singers in residence. The National Theatre is located on Republic Square.
REPUBLIC SQUARE
At the southern end of Knez Mihailova is Republic Square, with some of the city’s most important landmarks and a business district where Belgrade is at its most dynamic. More than 20 trolleybus and bus lines converge at this one place, so it’s the meet-up of choice for many Belgradians. The Serbian National Theatre and National Museum are here, as is the Prince Mihailo Monument. Designed by the Italian sculptor Enrico Pazzi, this statue is of Mihailo Obrenović, Prince of Serbia twice in the mid-1800s and a key figure in the Balkans’ independence from the Ottoman Empire.
SHOPPING IN KNEZ MIHAILOVA STREET
Surrounded by restaurant and bars, Knez Mihailova is the place to be for your shopping. Upmarkets, boutiques, and international high street brands populate this pedestrianised street, which extend diagonally through Stari Grad from the fortress to Republic Square.
SKADARLIJA
On a tall ridge where the Danube and Sava rivers meet, Belgrade Fortress used to contain the entire city and has lived through 2,000 years of conflict. All of that bloodshed seems very distant when you see the young couples arm-in-arm in Kalemegdan Park, watching the sun go down over Zemun. They’ll find perches on the ramparts and secluded cubby holes among the angular remnants of the anti-artillery bastions and ravelins built by the Ottomans in the early modern ages. There’s history at every turn in the fortress, from the Roman well to the medieval gate of Despot Stefan Lazarević. But Pobednik (Victor) is the postcard monument, a statue wielding a sword and falcon atop a Doric column. This dates to 1928 and commemorates Serbia’s defeat of the Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian Empire in WWI.
SAN MICHAEL’S CATHEDRAL
Walking distance from both the fortress and Princess Ljubica’s Residence, Belgrade’s Neoclassical cathedral is from the 1830s and was instrumental in Serbia’s fight for independence.
CHURCH OF SAN SAVA
The largest Orthodox Church in the Balkan region and the second largest in the world, St Sava is an ever-present monument in Serbia’s capital.
THE WHITE PALACE
Enjoy visiting the Neo-Palladian palace from the 1930s. The Palace is enriched with Georgian antique furniture and paintings by the likes of Poussin, Veronese, Canaletto, Brueghel, Titian and many more. There’s also an extensive library, and wonderful panoramas from the terrace. The Crown Prince and Princess, Alexander and Katherine may even show up if they’re at home.
Enjoy visiting the Neo-Palladian palace from the 1930s. The Palace is enriched with Georgian antique furniture and paintings by the likes of Poussin, Veronese, Canaletto, Brueghel, Titian and many more. There’s also an extensive library, and wonderful panoramas from the terrace. The Crown Prince and Princess, Alexander and Katherine may even show up if they’re at home.
AVALA TOWER
This communications tower, the tallest structure in the Balkans, is an easy drive from Belgrade. You could also catch the bus from Voždovac/Banjica or the tourist shuttle, which departs at intervals on weekends from Nikola Pašić Square. Crowning Mount Avala, it’s another symbol for Belgrade and is a monument with a chequered past. The tower was completed in 1965 but razed during the NATO bombing of Belgrade in 1999. The four-year reconstruction was finished in 2010 and for a couple of hundred dinar you can catch the elevator to the observation deck 135 metres up and with a panoramic cafe.
This communications tower, the tallest structure in the Balkans, is an easy drive from Belgrade. You could also catch the bus from Voždovac/Banjica or the tourist shuttle, which departs at intervals on weekends from Nikola Pašić Square. Crowning Mount Avala, it’s another symbol for Belgrade and is a monument with a chequered past. The tower was completed in 1965 but razed during the NATO bombing of Belgrade in 1999. The four-year reconstruction was finished in 2010 and for a couple of hundred dinar you can catch the elevator to the observation deck 135 metres up and with a panoramic cafe.
HOUSE OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF SERBIA
The seat of Serbia’s National Assembly may well be the finest and most photogenic building in Belgrade. Previously this home to Yugoslavia’s Parliament, and following that state’s breakup, the Parliament of Serbia and Montenegro. Given its official purpose, access to this imposing Beaux-Arts building is restricted but you could enquire with Belgrade’s tourist board about a tour as these are organised every now and again. The rest of the time it’s a landmark for a photo stop, either by day or illuminated at night. No surprise that this iconic monument is also the scene for Belgrade’s New Year’s Eve celebrations.
The seat of Serbia’s National Assembly may well be the finest and most photogenic building in Belgrade. Previously this home to Yugoslavia’s Parliament, and following that state’s breakup, the Parliament of Serbia and Montenegro. Given its official purpose, access to this imposing Beaux-Arts building is restricted but you could enquire with Belgrade’s tourist board about a tour as these are organised every now and again. The rest of the time it’s a landmark for a photo stop, either by day or illuminated at night. No surprise that this iconic monument is also the scene for Belgrade’s New Year’s Eve celebrations.
RAJKO MITIĆ STADIUM
Don’t miss the opportunity to visit the Rajko Mitić Stadium Come to any other fixture for a more sedate match-day experience at Serbia’s largest football stadium, and the home of the 1991 Champions League winners.
Don’t miss the opportunity to visit the Rajko Mitić Stadium Come to any other fixture for a more sedate match-day experience at Serbia’s largest football stadium, and the home of the 1991 Champions League winners.
CHURCH OF ST MARK
This cavernous Neo-Byzantine church is one of the largest in Serbia, The sublime iconostasis for instance was only completed in the 1990s: The frame is marble, while the icons inside and the painting of the last supper were composed by Đuro Radulović, an academic painter from Belgrade. Work on the crypt began in 2007 under the narthex, and tombs of 19th-century clergy and Serbian royalty were transferred here. These had been in the old St Mark’s, founded directly after Serbian independence and wrecked during the German bombing of Belgrade in 1941.
This cavernous Neo-Byzantine church is one of the largest in Serbia, The sublime iconostasis for instance was only completed in the 1990s: The frame is marble, while the icons inside and the painting of the last supper were composed by Đuro Radulović, an academic painter from Belgrade. Work on the crypt began in 2007 under the narthex, and tombs of 19th-century clergy and Serbian royalty were transferred here. These had been in the old St Mark’s, founded directly after Serbian independence and wrecked during the German bombing of Belgrade in 1941.
ZEMUNSKI KEJ
Also known as Kej Oslobođenja (Quay of Liberation), this waterside promenade is the best place in Belgrade to take in the Danube. Starting just below the Gardoš Tower is a long green area, with plane trees and sumptuous views of Europe’s second-longestriver just where it joins with the Sava. These banks used to be flooded every year but engineering works have raised the embankment, while the pedestrian path has been widened to accommodate leisurely waterside ambles. There are restaurants every few steps, many on barges and other old vessels (splavovi), while a small fleet of boats are waiting if you’d like a trip on the Danube.
Also known as Kej Oslobođenja (Quay of Liberation), this waterside promenade is the best place in Belgrade to take in the Danube. Starting just below the Gardoš Tower is a long green area, with plane trees and sumptuous views of Europe’s second-longestriver just where it joins with the Sava. These banks used to be flooded every year but engineering works have raised the embankment, while the pedestrian path has been widened to accommodate leisurely waterside ambles. There are restaurants every few steps, many on barges and other old vessels (splavovi), while a small fleet of boats are waiting if you’d like a trip on the Danube.
TIPS
SPLAVOVI THE NIGHTLIFE IN BELGRADE
Be prepared to board on a splav! Barges and boats permanently moored on the Danube and Sava rivers are crowded by people making their way and hopping from one barge to the next. Barges and boats are restaurants, bars, and nightclubs, where to party seven days a week!
Be prepared to board on a splav! Barges and boats permanently moored on the Danube and Sava rivers are crowded by people making their way and hopping from one barge to the next. Barges and boats are restaurants, bars, and nightclubs, where to party seven days a week!
STREET MARKETS IN BELGRADE
Since 1847, Zeleni Venac, known as Queen of the Markets, is the best street market in Belgrade. Located in the center of the city and next to one of Belgrade’s big transport hubs. Besides fruit and vegetable traders, you can find pekaras (bakeries) and fresh pastries like krempita, baklava, tulumbe and kadaif.
Since 1847, Zeleni Venac, known as Queen of the Markets, is the best street market in Belgrade. Located in the center of the city and next to one of Belgrade’s big transport hubs. Besides fruit and vegetable traders, you can find pekaras (bakeries) and fresh pastries like krempita, baklava, tulumbe and kadaif.
ADA CIGANLIJA
Every summer the Savsko jezero lake on the island on the Sava, (now turned into a peninsula) is crowded with people jogging, rowing and kayaking on the lake, playing golf, tennis, basketball or just basking in the greenery. The lake is surrounded by bars and restaurants. Look for the pebble beach and be prepared for a blast!
Every summer the Savsko jezero lake on the island on the Sava, (now turned into a peninsula) is crowded with people jogging, rowing and kayaking on the lake, playing golf, tennis, basketball or just basking in the greenery. The lake is surrounded by bars and restaurants. Look for the pebble beach and be prepared for a blast!
