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Belgrade

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Belgrade is 389.12 km² holding 1,197,714 people, and it stands on the point where the Sava runs into the Danube. That confluence is why the city exists and why it has been fought over so relentlessly: it has been battled over in 115 wars and razed 44 times. The name Beograd means white city. The administrative area holds 1,682,720 people across 3,234.96 km² in 17 municipalities. The part a visitor uses is a fraction of that — the old town on the ridge above the rivers, and the streets running down from it.

Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

Practical information
Language spoken
Serbian
Written in both Cyrillic and Latin; English is understood in tourist districts
Dialling code
+381 11
Belgrade landlines; drop the leading 0 of 011 when calling from abroad
Currency
Serbian dinar (RSD)
Euros are not accepted; cards are widely taken in Belgrade
Emergency number
112
One number across the country; 194 reaches an ambulance directly
Plug type
Type C and F · 230 V
Standard European two-pin
Tap water
Not recorded
No verified national source in the dataset

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Historic monuments 39 Museums 11 Places of worship 21 Nature sites 24 Viewpoints 2 Food and drink 0 Markets and shopping 0 Entertainment 0 Nightlife 0 Family attractions 0 Art and culture 6 Activities 0

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  1. Church of Saint Sava Church of Saint Sava
    01 1 hour

    Church of Saint Sava

    Храм Светог Саве

    The Church of Saint Sava stands where an Ottoman general burned a saint's bones, and it took eighty-five years to build.

    • Must see
    • Place of worship
    • Vračar
  2. Nikola Tesla Museum Nikola Tesla Museum
    02 1 hour

    Nikola Tesla Museum

    Музеј Николе Тесле

    Nikola Tesla Museum is a memorial and science museum at Krunska 51 in Belgrade’s Vračar district, occupying a villa where Tesla’s archive and personal legacy are preserved.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Vračar
  3. Republic Square Republic Square
    03 45 min

    Republic Square

    Republic Square is the principal civic square in central Belgrade, Serbia. It functions as a major pedestrian hub and orientation point in the city core.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  4. Gardoš Tower Gardoš Tower
    04 30 min

    Gardoš Tower

    Кула Гардош

    Gardoš Tower, also called the Millennium Tower and Kula Sibinjanin Janka, rises 36 metres above Gardoš Hill in Zemun.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
    • Zemun
  5. St. Mark's Church St. Mark's Church
    05 30 min

    St. Mark's Church

    Црква Светог Марка

    St. Mark's Church is a Serbian Orthodox church on Tašmajdan hill in central Belgrade, built between 1931 and 1940 to designs by the brothers Petar and Branko Krstić, both professors at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Architecture.

    • Must see
    • Place of worship
    • Palilula
  6. Museum of African Art Museum of African Art
    06 1 hour

    Museum of African Art

    Музеј афричке уметности

    The Museum of African Art occupies a villa at Andre Nikolića 14 in Senjak, on Topčider Hill, and is devoted entirely to African cultures and arts.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Savski Venac
  7. Princess Ljubica's Residence Princess Ljubica's Residence
    07 1 hour

    Princess Ljubica's Residence

    Конак кнегиње Љубице

    Princess Ljubica’s Residence is an 1830 house commissioned as a representative court for the Obrenović dynasty. Hadži Nikola Živković, Prince Miloš Obrenović’s official builder, designed and supervised its construction.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Stari Grad
  8. National Theatre in Belgrade National Theatre in Belgrade
    08 45 min

    National Theatre in Belgrade

    Народно позориште у Београду

    The National Theatre opened on Republic Square in 1868, modelled by the architect Aleksandar Bugarski on Milan's La Scala and Moscow's Bolshoi rather than on a local precedent, at a time when Serbia was asserting itself as a modern European…

    • Must see
    • Art and culture venue
    • Stari Grad
  9. Jevremovac botanic garden Jevremovac botanic garden
    09 1 hour

    Jevremovac botanic garden

    Ботаничка башта Јевремовац

    Jevremovac is a university botanic garden in the Stari Grad municipality of Belgrade, run by the University of Belgrade's School of Biology.

    • Must see
    • Nature site
    • Stari Grad
  10. Bajrakli Mosque Bajrakli Mosque
    10 45 min

    Bajrakli Mosque

    Bajrakli Mosque stands as the sole surviving Ottoman-era mosque in Belgrade, Serbia's capital. Built during the period of Ottoman rule, it represents a rare remnant of Islamic religious architecture in a city where numerous mosques once existed.

    • Must see
    • Place of worship
  11. Ružica Church Ružica Church
    11 45 min

    Ružica Church

    Ružica Church is a Serbian Orthodox church situated within Belgrade Fortress, the historic citadel overlooking the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers.

    • Must see
    • Place of worship
  12. Topčider Topčider
    12 1 hour

    Topčider

    Топчидерски парк

    Topčider is a forest park in Belgrade built around the country residence of Prince Miloš Obrenović, the ruler who founded modern Serbia.

    • Must see
    • Nature site
    • Savski Venac
  13. Ruins of the National Library of Serbia
    13 15 min

    Ruins of the National Library of Serbia

    Рушевине Народне библиотеке из нацистичког бомбардовања 1941.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
    • Stari Grad
  14. Singidunum Singidunum
    14 30 min

    Singidunum

    Антички Сингидунум

    Singidunum is the Roman name for the fortified settlement that stood on the ridge now occupied by Belgrade Fortress, at the point where the Sava River meets the Danube.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
    • Stari Grad
  15. Semlin concentration camp Semlin concentration camp
    15 45 min

    Semlin concentration camp

    Сабирни логор Сајмиште

    Staro Sajmište was a trade fair before it was a camp, and people live on the site now.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
    • New Belgrade
  16. Kalemegdan Park Kalemegdan Park
    16 1 hour

    Kalemegdan Park

    Калемегдан

    Kalemegdan Park is the 53-hectare public park that wraps around Belgrade Fortress on a 125-metre-high cliff at the junction of the Sava and Danube rivers.

    • Must see
    • Nature site
    • Stari Grad
  17. Prince Mihailo Monument Prince Mihailo Monument
    17 15 min

    Prince Mihailo Monument

    Споменик кнезу Михаилу

    The Monument to Prince Mihailo is a bronze equestrian statue standing at the centre of Republic Square, Belgrade's main square.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
    • Stari Grad
  18. Museum of Vuk and Dositej Museum of Vuk and Dositej
    18 45 min

    Museum of Vuk and Dositej

    Музеј Вука и Доситеја

    The Museum of Vuk and Dositej is a single-house museum in the Stari Grad district of Belgrade dedicated to two figures of the Serbian Enlightenment: Dositej Obradović (1742–1811), writer and Serbia's first Minister of Education, and Vuk Stefanović Karadžić (1787–1864)…

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Stari Grad
  19. Residence of Prince Miloš Residence of Prince Miloš
    19 45 min

    Residence of Prince Miloš

    Конак кнеза Милоша Обреновића

    The Residence of Prince Miloš was built between 1830 and 1834 for Miloš Obrenović, the prince who led Serbia's second uprising against Ottoman rule and secured its autonomy, and it is one of the few surviving buildings from that transitional…

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Savski Venac
  20. St. Michael's Cathedral St. Michael's Cathedral
    20 20 min

    St. Michael's Cathedral

    Саборни храм Светог архангела Михаила

    St. Michael's Cathedral is the seat of the Serbian Orthodox Metropolitanate of Belgrade, built between 1837 and 1845 on the site of an earlier church destroyed in the Ottoman era.

    • Must see
    • Place of worship
    • Stari Grad
  21. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belgrade Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belgrade
    21 5 min

    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Belgrade

    Београдска надбискупија

    This building on Svetozara Markovića street is the Episcopal Palace, seat of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Belgrade — the Roman Catholic archdiocese covering Central Serbia, with the Diocese of Subotica and the Diocese of Zrenjanin as its suffragans.

    • Must see
    • Place of worship
    • Vračar
  22. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
    22 20 min

    Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

    Храм Светог Александра Невског

    The Church of St. Alexander Nevsky is a Serbian Orthodox parish church in Belgrade's Dorćol neighborhood, standing on Cara Dušana Street in the Stari Grad municipality.

    • Must see
    • Place of worship
    • Stari Grad
  23. Railway Museum Railway Museum
    23 1 hour

    Railway Museum

    Железнички музеј

    The Railway Museum in Savski Venac is the national collection of Serbian and former Yugoslav railway history, founded on 1 February 1950. Its first exhibition, in 1953, was titled "Through the History of Yugoslav Railways".

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Savski Venac
  24. Co-cathedral of Christ the King in Belgrade Co-cathedral of Christ the King in Belgrade
    24 30 min

    Co-cathedral of Christ the King in Belgrade

    Црква Криста Краља

    The Co-cathedral of Christ the King on Krunska street is the oldest Catholic place of worship in Belgrade, a city where the Catholic minority has always shared ground with an Orthodox majority.

    • Must see
    • Place of worship
    • Vračar
  25. Hammam of Prince Miloš Hammam of Prince Miloš
    25 15 min

    Hammam of Prince Miloš

    Амам кнеза Милоша

    The Hammam of Prince Miloš is a Turkish-style bathhouse built in 1836-37, and it is currently a bath nobody can bathe in: OpenStreetMap's own record of the site, last checked 27 April 2026, lists its opening hours as switched off.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Savski Venac
  26. Monument of Gratitude to France Monument of Gratitude to France
    26 10 min

    Monument of Gratitude to France

    Споменик захвалности Француској

    Twenty thousand people filled Kalemegdan Park on 11 November 1930 to watch King Alexander I, Queen Maria, Prince Paul and Princess Olga unveil a bronze woman striding forward with one arm raised — Belgrade's Monument of Gratitude to France, dedicated…

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
    • Stari Grad
  27. Tomb of national heroes on Kalemegdan Tomb of national heroes on Kalemegdan
    27 10 min

    Tomb of national heroes on Kalemegdan

    Гробница народних хероја

    The Tomb of National Heroes is a memorial in Kalemegdan Park at Belgrade Fortress. The public enterprise that manages the fortress dates the tomb to 1948.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
    • Stari Grad
  28. Ičko’s House Ičko’s House
    28 20 min

    Ičko’s House

    Ičkova kuća

    Ičko's House at 18 Bežanijska street in Zemun is one of the oldest surviving town houses in the Belgrade area, built in 1793 in a plain Classical style — and it takes its name from a diplomat who hid there…

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
    • Zemun
  29. Jevrem Grujić's House Jevrem Grujić's House
    29 10 min

    Jevrem Grujić's House

    Дом Јеврема Грујића

    The house known today as Jevrem Grujic's House is one of the oldest preserved civic houses in Belgrade's old town, built in the early decades of the nineteenth century, in the years after the Serbian uprisings when the town's Ottoman-era…

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Stari Grad
  30. Historical Museum of Serbia Historical Museum of Serbia
    30 1 hour

    Historical Museum of Serbia

    Историјски музеј Србије

    The Historical Museum of Serbia (Istorijski muzej Srbije) was established in 1963 as the national institution charged with collecting material on Serbian history from the medieval state through the twentieth century, distinct from the archaeology-focused National Museum next to Republic…

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Stari Grad
  31. Jewish Historical Museum Jewish Historical Museum
    31 1 hour

    Jewish Historical Museum

    Јеврејски историјски музеј

    The Jewish Historical Museum (Jevrejski istorijski muzej) opened in 1948, founded by the historian Lavoslav Kadelburg and colleagues under the Federation of Jewish Communities of Yugoslavia, and it remains housed inside the federation's own building on Kralja Petra street in…

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Stari Grad
  32. Manak's House Manak's House
    32 45 min

    Manak's House

    Манакова кућа

    Manak House is a timber-framed merchant house in Savamala, Belgrade, that now holds an ethnographic collection inside the walls it was actually lived in.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Savski Venac
  33. Mehmed Paša Sokolović's Fountain Mehmed Paša Sokolović's Fountain
    33 45 min

    Mehmed Paša Sokolović's Fountain

    Чесма Мехмед-паше Соколовића

    Mehmed Paša Sokolović's Fountain is a sixteenth-century Ottoman drinking fountain in the Upper Town of Belgrade Fortress. Erected between 1576 and 1577, it is the only endowment of Ottoman vizier Mehmed Paša Sokolović in Belgrade.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
    • Stari Grad
  34. Zindan Gate Zindan Gate
    34 45 min

    Zindan Gate

    Зиндан капија

    Zindan Gate is a mid-15th-century barbican at Belgrade Fortress, built as a small forward defence for the Eastern Gate.

    • High
    • Historic monument
    • Stari Grad
  35. Čukur Fountain Čukur Fountain
    35 5 min

    Čukur Fountain

    Чукур чесма

    The Čukur Fountain is a monument in Dobračina Street, Dorćol, marking the spot where a killing in 1862 set off a night of street fighting and, two days later, an Ottoman bombardment of Belgrade.

    • High
    • Historic monument
    • Stari Grad
  36. Pioneers Park Pioneers Park
    36 1 hour

    Pioneers Park

    Пионирски парк

    Pioneers Park is a compact green space in central Belgrade between the Old Palace and New Palace. Its importance comes from this civic setting: lawns, planted areas and paths sit beside two prominent palace buildings in the capital’s administrative centre.

    • High
    • Nature site
    • Stari Grad
  37. Karađorđev Park Karađorđev Park
    37 1 hour

    Karađorđev Park

    Карађорђев парк

    Karađorđev Park is a memorial green space beside Bulevar oslobođenja, set between the National Library of Serbia and the Church of Saint Sava.

    • High
    • Nature site
    • Vračar
  38. Vračar plateau Vračar plateau
    38 1 hour

    Vračar plateau

    Врачарски плато

    Vračar plateau is an open civic and religious setting on one of Belgrade’s most recognisable hills.

    • High
    • Nature site
    • Vračar
  39. Topovske Šupe concentration camp Topovske Šupe concentration camp
    39 1 hour

    Topovske Šupe concentration camp

    Спомен-парк Топовске шупе

    Topovske Šupe was a German occupation camp in Belgrade that operated from August to November 1941. It held Jewish men from Belgrade, Smederevo and Banat, alongside Roma men from Belgrade.

    • High
    • Nature site
    • Voždovac
  40. Lido Lido
    40 1 hour

    Lido

    Лидо

    Lido is Belgrade’s seasonal city beach on Great War Island, set across the Danube from Zemun. Its character comes from the combination of a sandy shore, river surroundings and a temporary summer connection from the Zemun riverfront.

    • High
    • Nature site
    • Zemun
  41. Park of Friendship Park of Friendship
    41 1 hour

    Park of Friendship

    Парк пријатељства

    Park of Friendship is a memorial park in Belgrade’s Ušće area, beside the Danube and Sava. Established in 1961, it combines diplomatic history with an open riverside landscape.

    • High
    • Nature site
    • New Belgrade
  42. Banjica Forest Banjica Forest
    42 1 hour

    Banjica Forest

    СП Бајфордова шума

    Banjica Forest is the local name for Byford’s Forest, or Bajfordova šuma, a protected natural monument in Belgrade’s Voždovac municipality. This public woodland is designated for sport and recreation, while its ecological importance comes from its rich birdlife.

    • High
    • Nature site
    • Voždovac
  43. Straževica
    43 20 min

    Straževica

    Стражевица

    Straževica is a hill in Belgrade’s Rakovica municipality and includes the outdoor memorial site known as “Glasnik sa Straževice.” This is a place of remembrance in a hillside landscape, not a conventional museum or enclosed sightseeing complex.

    • High
    • Viewpoint
    • Rakovica
  44. Keys Handover Memorial Keys Handover Memorial
    44 45 min

    Keys Handover Memorial

    Место предаје кључева Београда 1867.

    The Keys Handover Memorial is a compact outdoor monument at the entrance to Kalemegdan Park from Knez Mihailova Street.

    • High
    • Historic monument
    • Stari Grad
  45. Zemun Fortress Zemun Fortress
    45 45 min

    Zemun Fortress

    Земунска тврђава

    Zemun Fortress is an outdoor heritage remnant on Gardoš Hill in the historic centre of Zemun, within Belgrade.

    • High
    • Historic monument
    • Zemun
  46. Vozarev Cross Vozarev Cross
    46 45 min

    Vozarev Cross

    Возарев крст

    Vozarev Cross is a compact red artificial-stone monument set in a small urban park at the junction of Mileševska Street and Vojvode Šupljikca Street in Belgrade’s Vračar area.

    • High
    • Historic monument
    • Vračar
  47. Memorial Park Jajinci Memorial Park Jajinci
    47 45 min

    Memorial Park Jajinci

    Спомен-парк Јајинци

    Memorial Park Jajinci is a wartime remembrance site in Belgrade’s Voždovac municipality, on the grounds of a former military shooting range. During the Second World War, civilians and other victims were killed here.

    • High
    • Historic monument
    • Voždovac
  48. Karamata Family House Karamata Family House
    48 45 min

    Karamata Family House

    Кућа породице Карамата

    Karamata Family House is a protected historic residence at Karamatina 17 in Old Zemun, Belgrade, rather than a purpose-built museum. The oldest part dates from 1763, and the complex was enlarged and unified in stages through 1827.

    • High
    • Historic monument
    • Zemun
  49. Damat Ali-Paša's Turbeh Damat Ali-Paša's Turbeh
    49 45 min

    Damat Ali-Paša's Turbeh

    Дамад Али-пашино турбе

    Damat Ali-Paša's Turbeh is a compact hexagonal Ottoman mausoleum in the Upper Town of Belgrade Fortress, near the remains of the former Sultan Suleiman Mosque.

    • High
    • Historic monument
    • Stari Grad
  50. Mika Alas's House Mika Alas's House
    50 45 min

    Mika Alas's House

    Дом Мике Аласа

    Mika Alas's House is a protected historic residence at 22 Kosančićev Venac in Belgrade’s Stari Grad municipality. Built in 1910, it was designed by architect Petar Bajalović for Mihailo Petrović, the mathematician and scientist known as Mika Alas.

    • High
    • Historic monument
    • Stari Grad
  51. Belgrade Planetarium Belgrade Planetarium
    51 45 min

    Belgrade Planetarium

    Београдски планетаријум

    Belgrade Planetarium is a compact astronomy venue inside the Lower Town of Belgrade Fortress, near the Eastern Gate complex. Its defining feature is an 8-metre projection screen used for presentations about the sky and celestial objects.

    • High
    • Historic monument
    • Stari Grad
  52. Monument to the Insurgents Monument to the Insurgents
    52 45 min

    Monument to the Insurgents

    Споменик погинулим устаницима 1806. године

    The Monument to the Insurgents is a memorial in Karađorđev Park, in Belgrade’s Vračar municipality. It commemorates insurgents who died during the fighting to liberate Belgrade from the Ottomans in 1806.

    • High
    • Historic monument
    • Vračar
  53. Monument to Dositej Obradović Monument to Dositej Obradović
    53 45 min

    Monument to Dositej Obradović

    Споменик Доситеју Обрадовићу

    The Monument to Dositej Obradović is a bronze memorial in Academic Park, also called Studentski Park, at Studentski trg in central Belgrade. It honours Dositej Obradović, the Serbian Enlightenment writer and educator whose work shaped literary and educational culture.

    • High
    • Historic monument
    • Stari Grad
  54. Academy Park Academy Park
    54 1 hour

    Academy Park

    Академски парк

    Academy Park, also called Akademski Park, Studentski Park and Univerzitetski Park, is a compact historic green space on Studentski trg in Belgrade’s old city centre.

    • Notable
    • Nature site
    • Stari Grad
  55. Yugoslav Drama Theatre Yugoslav Drama Theatre
    55 1 hour

    Yugoslav Drama Theatre

    Југословенско драмско позориште

    Yugoslav Drama Theatre, known locally as Jugoslovensko dramsko pozorište, is a Belgrade institution founded in 1947.

    • Notable
    • Art and culture venue
    • Savski Venac
  56. City Park in Zemun City Park in Zemun
    56 1 hour

    City Park in Zemun

    Градски парк

    City Park in Zemun is a 7.72-hectare urban green space at the edge of Zemun’s old core, in Belgrade’s Donji Grad area.

    • Notable
    • Nature site
    • Zemun
  57. Zvezdara Forest Zvezdara Forest
    57 1 hour

    Zvezdara Forest

    Звездарска шума

    Zvezdara Forest is a protected urban woodland on the wooded part of Veliki Vračar, in eastern Belgrade’s Zvezdara municipality. Its protected area covers 80 hectares, 57 ares and 87 square metres, and its legal designation is natural monument.

    • Notable
    • Nature site
    • Zvezdara
  58. Nicholas II of Russia in sculpture Nicholas II of Russia in sculpture
    58 45 min

    Nicholas II of Russia in sculpture

    Споменик цару Николају II

    Nicholas II of Russia in sculpture is a bronze memorial to the last Russian emperor in Aleksandrov Park, central Belgrade.

    • Notable
    • Historic monument
    • Stari Grad
  59. Monument to Archibald Reiss Monument to Archibald Reiss
    59 45 min

    Monument to Archibald Reiss

    Споменик Арчибалду Рајсу

    The Monument to Archibald Reiss is a 1931 memorial in Belgrade’s Topčider Park, erected two years after the Swiss forensic scientist died.

    • Notable
    • Historic monument
    • Savski Venac
  60. Monument to Josif Pančić Monument to Josif Pančić
    60 45 min

    Monument to Josif Pančić

    Споменик Јосифу Панчићу

    The Monument to Josif Pančić is a bronze memorial in Academic Park, beside Studentski Trg in central Belgrade. Created by sculptor Đorđe Jovanović and erected in 1897, it presents Pančić standing with a magnifying glass and a branch.

    • Notable
    • Historic monument
    • Stari Grad
  61. birthplace of Stepa Stepanović birthplace of Stepa Stepanović
    61 45 min

    birthplace of Stepa Stepanović

    Кућа војводе Степе Степановића

    The birthplace of Stepa Stepanović is a modest memorial house in Kumodraž, at Vrčinska Street in southern Belgrade. Built in the middle of the 19th century, it preserves the domestic setting associated with the Serbian military commander’s early life.

    • Notable
    • Historic monument
    • Voždovac
  62. Menorah in Flames Menorah in Flames
    62 45 min

    Menorah in Flames

    Менора у пламену

    Menorah in Flames is a bronze Holocaust memorial on Belgrade’s Danube riverbank in Dorćol. Created by Yugoslav sculptor and Holocaust survivor Nandor Glid, it was unveiled on 21 October 1990.

    • Notable
    • Historic monument
    • Stari Grad
  63. Monument to Vojvoda Vuk Monument to Vojvoda Vuk
    63 45 min

    Monument to Vojvoda Vuk

    Споменик војводи Вуку

    Monument to Vojvoda Vuk is a 1936 sculpture by Đorđe Jovanović honouring Vojin Popović, the Serbian military commander known as Vojvoda Vuk. It stands in Park Vojvode Vuka, a compact public space between Ulica carice Milice and Topličin venac.

    • Notable
    • Historic monument
    • Stari Grad
  64. Karađorđe Monument Karađorđe Monument
    64 45 min

    Karađorđe Monument

    Споменик Карађорђу

    Karađorđe Monument is a 1979 memorial to Karađorđe Petrović, leader of the First Serbian Uprising. It stands on Belgrade’s Svetosavski Plateau, beside Karađorđev Park and near the Church of Saint Sava and the National Library of Serbia.

    • Notable
    • Historic monument
    • Vračar
  65. Monument to Vuk Karadžić Monument to Vuk Karadžić
    65 45 min

    Monument to Vuk Karadžić

    Споменик Вуку Караџићу

    The Monument to Vuk Karadžić is a seated bronze memorial in Ćirilo i Metodije Park, at the meeting point of Ruzveltova, Bulevar kralja Aleksandra and Kraljice Marije.

    • Notable
    • Historic monument
    • Zvezdara
  66. Crveni Krst Crveni Krst
    66 1 hour

    Crveni Krst

    Црвени крст

    Crveni Krst is a red artificial-stone cross in a small public park in Belgrade’s Vračar municipality, between Vojvode Šupljikca Street and Mileševska Street.

    • Notable
    • Nature site
    • Vračar
  67. Terazije Theatre Terazije Theatre
    67 1 hour

    Terazije Theatre

    Позориште на Теразијама

    Terazije Theatre is a live performance venue at Trg Nikole Pašića 3 in central Belgrade, with its public programme organised around scheduled productions rather than a permanent exhibition.

    • Notable
    • Art and culture venue
    • Stari Grad
  68. Madlenianum Opera and Theatre Madlenianum Opera and Theatre
    68 1 hour

    Madlenianum Opera and Theatre

    Мадленијанум

    Madlenianum Opera and Theatre is a music-stage theatre in Zemun, Belgrade, founded in 1998. The venue presents opera, theatre and other stage productions at a prominent address on Glavna Street.

    • Notable
    • Art and culture venue
    • Zemun
  69. Park Republika Srpska Park Republika Srpska
    69 1 hour

    Park Republika Srpska

    Парк Републике Српске

    • High
    • Nature site
    • New Belgrade
  71. Church of St. Basil of Ostrog Church of St. Basil of Ostrog
    71 30 min

    Church of St. Basil of Ostrog

    Црква Светог Василија Острошког

    • High
    • Place of worship
    • New Belgrade
  72. Building of the Patriarchate Building of the Patriarchate
    72 30 min

    Building of the Patriarchate

    Патријаршија Српске православне цркве

    • High
    • Place of worship
    • Stari Grad
  73. Bust of Radoje Domanović Bust of Radoje Domanović
    73 45 min

    Bust of Radoje Domanović

    Биста Радоја Домановића

    • High
    • Historic monument
    • Stari Grad
  76. Obelisk of the Non-Aligned Countries Obelisk of the Non-Aligned Countries
    76 45 min

    Obelisk of the Non-Aligned Countries

    Обелиск подигнут у спомен прве конференције Покрета несврстаних земаља 1961. у Београду

    • High
    • Historic monument
    • Stari Grad
  77. Park Luka Ćelović Park Luka Ćelović
    77 1 hour

    Park Luka Ćelović

    Парк Луке Ћеловића

    • High
    • Nature site
    • Savski Venac
  78. Vavedenje Monastery Vavedenje Monastery
    78 30 min

    Vavedenje Monastery

    Манастир Ваведења пресвете Богородице

    • High
    • Place of worship
    • Savski Venac
  79. Monument Railway Station (Zemun) Monument Railway Station (Zemun)
    79 45 min

    Monument Railway Station (Zemun)

    Споменик старој железничкој станици Земун

    • High
    • Historic monument
    • Zemun
  81. Spomenik herojima sa Košara Spomenik herojima sa Košara
    81 45 min

    Spomenik herojima sa Košara

    Споменик херојима са Кошара

    • High
    • Historic monument
    • Savski Venac
  84. Savski kej Savski kej
    84 1 hour

    Savski kej

    Савски кеј

    • High
    • Nature site
    • New Belgrade
  85. Outer Sava Gate Outer Sava Gate
    85 45 min

    Outer Sava Gate

    Спољна Сава капија

    • High
    • Historic monument
    • Stari Grad
  87. Svetotroična church Svetotroična church
    87 30 min

    Svetotroična church

    Црква Свете Тројице

    • High
    • Place of worship
    • Zemun
  90. Nudist Beach Ada Ciganlija
    90 1 hour

    Nudist Beach Ada Ciganlija

    Нудистичка плажа Ада Циганлија

    • High
    • Nature site
    • Čukarica
  91. Pančićev park
    91 1 hour

    Pančićev park

    Панчићев парк

    • High
    • Nature site
    • Stari Grad
  92. Park Banovo brdo
    92 1 hour

    Park Banovo brdo

    Парк Баново брдо

    • High
    • Nature site
    • Čukarica
  93. Sava Park
    93 1 hour

    Sava Park

    Савски парк

    • High
    • Nature site
    • Savski Venac
  94. Slavujev potok
    94 1 hour

    Slavujev potok

    Славујев поток

    • High
    • Nature site
    • Zvezdara
  95. The Honey Garden
    95 1 hour

    The Honey Garden

    Медоносни врт

    • High
    • Nature site
    • Stari Grad
  96. Crkva Svetog apostola Luke Crkva Svetog apostola Luke
    96 30 min

    Crkva Svetog apostola Luke

    Црква Светог апостола Луке

    • High
    • Place of worship
    • Čukarica
  100. Petlovo Brdo
    100 20 min

    Petlovo Brdo

    Петлово брдо

    • High
    • Viewpoint
    • Čukarica
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Where to base yourself

District boundaries come from OSM administrative relations, so a district page holds exactly the places inside it — plus, for the islands and the coast, the nearest district by proximity.

  • Stari Grad

    Places
    571
    Across the district
    35 min

  • Savski Venac

    Places
    222
    Across the district
    1 hr 24 min

  • New Belgrade

    Places
    184
    Across the district
    2 hours

  • Vračar

    Places
    135
    Across the district
    40 min

  • Zemun

    Places
    127
    Across the district
    4 hr 56 min

  • Palilula

    Places
    131
    Across the district
    7 hr 42 min

  • Zvezdara

    Places
    116
    Across the district
    1 hr 48 min

  • Čukarica

    Places
    95
    Across the district
    3 hr 6 min

  • Voždovac

    Places
    87
    Across the district
    4 hr 29 min

  • Rakovica

    Places
    60
    Across the district
    1 hr 55 min

How the city is laid out

Two Belgrades, split by the Sava.

Old Belgrade sits on the ridge on the right bank, above the confluence. The fortress is at the point; Stari Grad, the old town, runs back from it; Vračar rises behind that with the Church of Saint Sava on top; Dorćol drops north towards the Danube and Savamala south towards the Sava.

New Belgrade is on the left bank of the Sava, built from 1948 onward on empty ground to demonstrate that Yugoslavia was at the forefront of progress. It is towers and boulevards on a grid and it is a different city.

Zemun, further up the Danube on the left bank, was a separate town under Austria-Hungary until the twentieth century and still reads as one — low houses, a hill with a tower, and the border of an empire running through it.

Checked 2026-08-23

Getting around

Trams, buses, trolleybuses and walking. There is no metro.

A metro has been discussed for decades and is not in operation; anyone reading about the Belgrade metro is reading about a construction programme, not a way to get across the city today.

The old town is compact and the walk from the fortress to the Church of Saint Sava takes about half an hour, all of it through the parts a visitor came for. New Belgrade and Zemun need transport.

Taxis are cheap by western European standards and are the usual way across the river at night.

Checked 2026-08-23

Common questions

How many days does Belgrade need?

Two to three. Two cover the fortress, Kalemegdan, the old town and the Church of Saint Sava. A third adds Zemun on the Danube and a look at New Belgrade.

Is there a metro?

No. Belgrade runs trams, buses and trolleybuses, and a metro has been discussed for decades without entering service. The old town is walkable and taxis are cheap.

What does Beograd mean?

White city. The name is literal.

Why is the city so scarred?

It stands where the Sava meets the Danube, which made it the frontier between empires. It has been fought over in 115 wars and razed 44 times.

What is the difference between Old and New Belgrade?

The Sava. Old Belgrade is the ridge above the confluence with the fortress at its point. New Belgrade is on the left bank, built from 1948 on empty ground as a demonstration of Yugoslav modernity.

Which districts should I stay in?

Stari Grad for the old town, Vračar behind it for a quieter residential base, Dorćol towards the Danube and Savamala on the Sava for the nightlife. Zemun is a separate town in feel and is further out.