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Belgrade

A photograph of Belgrade
Photograph · Vladimir Nolic · CC BY-SA 4.0

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

Turn this list into a plan

Set your days, your pace and the hours you actually want to be out. The planner works around closing days and travel time, and leaves room to eat.

Plan Belgrade

Planning a visit

Suggested stay
2–3 days
Getting around
Tram, bus and on foot
  1. January: viable with meaningful trade-offs
  2. February: viable with meaningful trade-offs
  3. March: good time to visit
  4. April: best time to visit
  5. May: best time to visit
  6. June: good time to visit
  7. July: viable with meaningful trade-offs
  8. August: viable with meaningful trade-offs
  9. September: best time to visit — current month
  10. October: best time to visit
  11. November: good time to visit
  12. December: viable with meaningful trade-offs
  • Best time
  • Good time
  • Viable with trade-offs
  • Difficult conditions

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Top things to see

Ranked by importance — sitelinks, pageviews and heritage status, not editor preference.

Filter the list

141 places match

Category

Historic monuments 43 Museums 33 Places of worship 21 Nature sites 27 Viewpoints 2 Food and drink 1 Markets and shopping 0 Entertainment 3 Nightlife 2 Family attractions 1 Art and culture 7 Activities 1

Typical visit duration

Up to 1 hour 103 1 to 2 hours 32 Half a day or more 6

Interests

History 92 Art 26 Museums 40 Nature 28 Sea and beach 26 Viewpoints 2
  1. Park Republika Srpska Park Republika Srpska
    101 1 hour

    Park Republika Srpska

    Парк Републике Српске

    • High
    • Nature site
    • New Belgrade
  3. Church of St. Basil of Ostrog Church of St. Basil of Ostrog
    103 30 min

    Church of St. Basil of Ostrog

    Црква Светог Василија Острошког

    • High
    • Place of worship
    • New Belgrade
  4. Building of the Patriarchate Building of the Patriarchate
    104 30 min

    Building of the Patriarchate

    Патријаршија Српске православне цркве

    • High
    • Place of worship
    • Stari Grad
  5. Bust of Radoje Domanović Bust of Radoje Domanović
    105 45 min

    Bust of Radoje Domanović

    Биста Радоја Домановића

    • High
    • Historic monument
    • Stari Grad
  8. Obelisk of the Non-Aligned Countries Obelisk of the Non-Aligned Countries
    108 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
  9. Park Luka Ćelović Park Luka Ćelović
    109 1 hour

    Park Luka Ćelović

    Парк Луке Ћеловића

    • High
    • Nature site
    • Savski Venac
  10. Vavedenje Monastery Vavedenje Monastery
    110 30 min

    Vavedenje Monastery

    Манастир Ваведења пресвете Богородице

    • High
    • Place of worship
    • Savski Venac
  12. Monument Railway Station (Zemun) Monument Railway Station (Zemun)
    112 45 min

    Monument Railway Station (Zemun)

    Споменик старој железничкој станици Земун

    • High
    • Historic monument
    • Zemun
  14. Spomenik herojima sa Košara Spomenik herojima sa Košara
    114 45 min

    Spomenik herojima sa Košara

    Споменик херојима са Кошара

    • High
    • Historic monument
    • Savski Venac
  18. Savski kej Savski kej
    118 1 hour

    Savski kej

    Савски кеј

    • High
    • Nature site
    • New Belgrade
  19. Outer Sava Gate Outer Sava Gate
    119 45 min

    Outer Sava Gate

    Спољна Сава капија

    • High
    • Historic monument
    • Stari Grad
  21. Svetotroična church Svetotroična church
    121 30 min

    Svetotroična church

    Црква Свете Тројице

    • High
    • Place of worship
    • Zemun
  24. Nudist Beach Ada Ciganlija
    124 1 hour

    Nudist Beach Ada Ciganlija

    Нудистичка плажа Ада Циганлија

    • High
    • Nature site
    • Čukarica
  25. Pančićev park
    125 1 hour

    Pančićev park

    Панчићев парк

    • High
    • Nature site
    • Stari Grad
  26. Park Banovo brdo
    126 1 hour

    Park Banovo brdo

    Парк Баново брдо

    • High
    • Nature site
    • Čukarica
  27. Sava Park
    127 1 hour

    Sava Park

    Савски парк

    • High
    • Nature site
    • Savski Venac
  28. Slavujev potok
    128 1 hour

    Slavujev potok

    Славујев поток

    • High
    • Nature site
    • Zvezdara
  29. The Honey Garden
    129 1 hour

    The Honey Garden

    Медоносни врт

    • High
    • Nature site
    • Stari Grad
  30. Crkva Svetog apostola Luke Crkva Svetog apostola Luke
    130 30 min

    Crkva Svetog apostola Luke

    Црква Светог апостола Луке

    • High
    • Place of worship
    • Čukarica
  34. Novi Bioskop Zvezda Novi Bioskop Zvezda
    134 2 hours

    Novi Bioskop Zvezda

    Нови биоскоп Звезда

    • High
    • Entertainment venue
    • Stari Grad
  35. Petlovo Brdo
    135 20 min

    Petlovo Brdo

    Петлово брдо

    • High
    • Viewpoint
    • Čukarica
  38. Crveni park
    138 1 hour

    Crveni park

    Црвени парк

    • Notable
    • Nature site
    • Vračar
  41. Queens Pub
    141 2 hours

    Queens Pub

    • Notable
    • Nightlife venue
    • Stari Grad

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, Wikidata ·

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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.