What to visit
What to visit?
Kalemegdan Fortress
Built in 279 BC, Kalemegdan, or Belgrade Fortress, is located in one of the best parks in Belgrade. Located in the city center, open 24/7, and it’s free.
Pobednik (The Victor) Monument
Initially, a century ago, the monument was supposed to be in a different spot, but since it’s naked, only holding a sword and a dove in his hand, ladies were so shocked that the city’s officials decided to move it to Kalemegdan, away from the city center.
Kula Nebojša
Nebojša Tower is the only surviving mediaeval tower of the Belgrade Fortress. Built in the 15th century, it was the major defensive tower of the fortress for centuries. Later it served as a dungeon and in 2010 it was adapted into the museum.
Knez Mihailova Street
It might not be the geographical Centre of the city, but it is hard to argue against Knez Mihailova being the middle of Belgrade’s intangible essence. The most famous street in the city is also its most popular, and all generations of Belgraders can be found strolling up and down its tiles from early in the morning until late at night. The street is lined with shops, cafes, restaurants and buildings of interest, along with a roster of buskers that range from disheveled squawkers all the way to impeccable orchestral quartets.
Republic Square
If you’re making plans to meet with friends in the Centre of Belgrade, you are more than likely going to be meeting here. We could probably even narrow that down to meeting ‘kod konja’ (‘below the horse’), and Belgrade’s Republic Square is well and truly the central meeting point in the city. It also happens to be ringed by some seriously impressive sights, including the National Museum, National Theatre and more. The horse in question is the statue of Prince Mihailo atop his trusty steed.
National Museum
The most significant, the oldest and central Serbian museum, after a hundred and sixty years of growth and development – from collecting rarities to comprehensive presentation of cultural heritage of Serbia, central Balkans and Europe – has 34 archeological, numismatic, artistic and historical collections today.
The Museum's collections have over 400,000 most representative and superior archeological, historical and art works today – the most significant evidence for understanding of archeology and history of art, representing development and changes of civilization in the territory of today's Serbia and its immediate surroundings, from prehistoric times to late medieval period, as well as crucial artistic tendencies and styles, supreme artistic merits in national and European art, from medieval period to contemporary works.
Skadarlija
Stroll down the last bohemian quarter in Belgrade. Skadarlija is located in the city center and it’s one of the last hidden gems in Europe.
Filled with traditional restaurants, traditional music, and bohemian spirit, you will enjoy every second here.
Belgrade’s Bohemian Quarter isn’t entirely Bohemian and constitutes more of a street than a quarter, but that doesn’t make it any less essential when visiting the Serbian capital. A cobblestoned thoroughfare lined by restaurants, bars and artisanal stores from top to bottom, it has come a long way from being where those the city deemed undesirable were forced to live in the 19th century. The early 20th century saw the writers, artists and drunks of the city move in, filling the kafanas with intense creative thought and emptying the cellars of whatever booze was available. The artists have now been replaced with tourists, but the street remains one of the most energetic spots of this most energetic city.
Nikola Tesla Museum
Undoubtedly the most popular Serbian of the last century, Nikola Tesla’s life is covered in this small museum in Vračar. A short video gives a strong overview of the great man, before visitors get the chance to interact with some of his most famous inventions. The rest of the museum is given over to a Tesla-centric exhibition. We’d love to visit this museum together, on the first day of the conference.
Avala Tower
Visit Avala Tower for spectacular panoramic views and unique architecture. Once you climb this TV tower, you will enjoy 100 kilometers of breathtaking panorama of the city. This is one of the most famous landmarks, not only in Belgrade but in former Yugoslavia as well.
Avala is also a popular picnic area. The ticket to reach the top is around $2.
Avala Tower
Visit Avala Tower for spectacular panoramic views and unique architecture. Once you climb this TV tower, you will enjoy 100 kilometers of breathtaking panorama of the city. This is one of the most famous landmarks, not only in Belgrade but in former Yugoslavia as well.
Avala is also a popular picnic area. The ticket to reach the top is around $2.
Gardoš
Gardoš is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. Located on the slopes of the hill of the same name, with its tower and preserved old architecture, Gardoš is the major historical landmark of the municipality of Zemun. Remnants of the Gardoš Fortress, built in the 14th century and the 15th century, are the oldest surviving parts of Zemun
Question Mark Kafana
The oldest Kafana/Tavern in Belgrade.
Interesting/important religious buildings
Brutalism in Belgrade
For those who are interested in architecture, below you can find a great article by Dragana Kostica about Belgrade’s brutalist masterpieces.