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Serbia

A photograph of Serbia
Photograph · Damir Simovic · CC BY-SA 4.0

Serbia is landlocked, 88,499 square kilometres, about 6.5 million people, and its rivers explain it better than its borders do. Belgrade stands where the Sava meets the Danube, and the fortress, the old town and the river traffic all gather at that junction. North of the capital, Vojvodina is flat farmland with Novi Sad and its own fortress on the Danube; south of it the land climbs into hills, monasteries and spa towns that see far fewer foreign visitors. The country is crossed in a few hours, so Serbia is usually visited as Belgrade plus one more thing.

Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

Cities

Every city catalogued in this country so far, ranked by how much there is to see.

Practical information

Language spoken
Serbian
Written in both Cyrillic and Latin; English is understood in tourist districts
Dialling code
+381
The country code; each city adds its own area code
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

Planning a visit

  1. January: seasonal closure recorded
  2. February: seasonal closure recorded
  3. March: seasonal closure recorded
  4. April: no seasonality data recorded
  5. May: no seasonality data recorded
  6. June: no seasonality data recorded
  7. July: no seasonality data recorded
  8. August: no seasonality data recorded
  9. September: no seasonality data recorded — this month
  10. October: seasonal closure recorded
  11. November: seasonal closure recorded
  12. December: seasonal closure recorded

Top things to see

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

  1. Knez Mihailova Street Knez Mihailova Street
    02 1 hr 30 min

    Knez Mihailova Street

    Knez Mihailova Street is Belgrade's principal pedestrian and historic thoroughfare, forming an independent urban walk through the city centre. The street connects Republic Square with Kalemegdan Park and the Belgrade Fortress.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
    • Belgrade
  2. Skadarlija Skadarlija
    03 1 hr 30 min

    Skadarlija

    Skadarlija is a preserved bohemian quarter in central Belgrade, Serbia. The cobblestone street dates to the nineteenth century and developed as a gathering place for writers, artists, and musicians.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
    • Belgrade
  3. Republic Square Republic Square
    04 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
    • Belgrade
  4. Gardoš Tower Gardoš Tower
    05 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
    • Belgrade
  5. Ruins of the National Library of Serbia
    06 15 min

    Ruins of the National Library of Serbia

    Рушевине Народне библиотеке из нацистичког бомбардовања 1941.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
    • Belgrade
  6. Singidunum Singidunum
    07 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
    • Belgrade
  7. Semlin concentration camp Semlin concentration camp
    08 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
    • Belgrade
  8. Beli dvor Beli dvor
    09 1 hr 30 min

    Beli dvor

    Бели двор

    Beli dvor, the White Palace, was built between 1934 and 1937 in Dedinje as the private residence of Prince Regent Paul of Yugoslavia, who ruled as regent for the young King Peter II from 1934 to 1941.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
    • Belgrade
  9. Prince Mihailo Monument Prince Mihailo Monument
    10 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
    • Belgrade
  10. Monument of Gratitude to France Monument of Gratitude to France
    11 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
    • Belgrade
  11. Tomb of national heroes on Kalemegdan Tomb of national heroes on Kalemegdan
    12 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
    • Belgrade
  12. Ičko’s House Ičko’s House
    13 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
    • Belgrade
  13. Mehmed Paša Sokolović's Fountain Mehmed Paša Sokolović's Fountain
    14 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
    • Belgrade
  14. Zindan Gate Zindan Gate
    15 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
    • Belgrade
  15. Čukur Fountain Čukur Fountain
    16 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
    • Belgrade
  16. Keys Handover Memorial Keys Handover Memorial
    17 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
    • Belgrade
  17. Zemun Fortress Zemun Fortress
    18 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
    • Belgrade
  18. Vozarev Cross Vozarev Cross
    19 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
    • Belgrade
  19. Memorial Park Jajinci Memorial Park Jajinci
    20 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
    • Belgrade
  20. Karamata Family House Karamata Family House
    21 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
    • Belgrade
  21. Damat Ali-Paša's Turbeh Damat Ali-Paša's Turbeh
    22 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
    • Belgrade
  22. Mika Alas's House Mika Alas's House
    23 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
    • Belgrade
  23. Belgrade Planetarium Belgrade Planetarium
    24 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
    • Belgrade
  24. Monument to the Insurgents Monument to the Insurgents
    25 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
    • Belgrade
  25. Monument to Dositej Obradović Monument to Dositej Obradović
    26 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
    • Belgrade
  26. Nicholas II of Russia in sculpture Nicholas II of Russia in sculpture
    27 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
    • Belgrade
  27. Monument to Archibald Reiss Monument to Archibald Reiss
    28 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
    • Belgrade
  28. Monument to Josif Pančić Monument to Josif Pančić
    29 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
    • Belgrade
  29. birthplace of Stepa Stepanović birthplace of Stepa Stepanović
    30 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
    • Belgrade
  30. Menorah in Flames Menorah in Flames
    31 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
    • Belgrade
  31. Monument to Vojvoda Vuk Monument to Vojvoda Vuk
    32 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
    • Belgrade
  32. Karađorđe Monument Karađorđe Monument
    33 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
    • Belgrade
  33. Monument to Vuk Karadžić Monument to Vuk Karadžić
    34 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
    • Belgrade
  34. Bust of Radoje Domanović Bust of Radoje Domanović
    36 45 min

    Bust of Radoje Domanović

    Биста Радоја Домановића

    • High
    • Historic monument
    • Belgrade
  35. Obelisk of the Non-Aligned Countries Obelisk of the Non-Aligned Countries
    39 45 min

    Obelisk of the Non-Aligned Countries

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

    • High
    • Historic monument
    • Belgrade
  36. Monument Railway Station (Zemun) Monument Railway Station (Zemun)
    40 45 min

    Monument Railway Station (Zemun)

    Споменик старој железничкој станици Земун

    • High
    • Historic monument
    • Belgrade
  37. Spomenik herojima sa Košara Spomenik herojima sa Košara
    42 45 min

    Spomenik herojima sa Košara

    Споменик херојима са Кошара

    • High
    • Historic monument
    • Belgrade
  38. Outer Sava Gate Outer Sava Gate
    43 45 min

    Outer Sava Gate

    Спољна Сава капија

    • High
    • Historic monument
    • Belgrade

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, Wikidata ·