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Serbia

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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

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  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.

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Category

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

Typical visit duration

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

Interests

History 22 Art 1 Museums 22 Nature 0 Sea and beach 0 Viewpoints 0
  1. Museum of Yugoslav History Museum of Yugoslav History
    01 2 hours

    Museum of Yugoslav History

    Музеј Југославије

    Museum of Yugoslav History is the former name of a Dedinje complex now officially called the Museum of Yugoslavia.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Belgrade
  2. Boat to the meeting of the Sava and the Danube Boat to the meeting of the Sava and the Danube
    02 1 hr 30 min

    Boat to the meeting of the Sava and the Danube

    Belgrade exists because of a corner of water. The Sava comes in from the west, the Danube runs down from the north, and the ridge where they meet has been fortified by everyone who has held it since the Celts.

    • Must see
    • Activity
    • Belgrade
  3. Knez Mihailova Street Knez Mihailova Street
    03 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
  4. Skadarlija Skadarlija
    04 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
  5. Museum of Contemporary Art Museum of Contemporary Art
    05 2 hours

    Museum of Contemporary Art

    Музеј савремене уметности

    The Museum of Contemporary Art occupies a distinctive faceted building in Ušće park, New Belgrade, at the confluence of the Sava and Danube.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Belgrade
  6. Belgrade Military Museum Belgrade Military Museum
    06 1 hr 30 min

    Belgrade Military Museum

    Војни музеј

    Belgrade Military Museum occupies a distinctive building on the upper terrace of Kalemegdan, within the Belgrade Fortress grounds. Its setting is part of the experience: the museum combines indoor historical galleries with heavy weapons displayed outside around the building.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Belgrade
  7. Ethnographic Museum Ethnographic Museum
    07 1 hr 30 min

    Ethnographic Museum

    Етнографски музеј

    Belgrade’s Ethnographic Museum is a focused introduction to everyday culture in Serbia and the wider South Slavic world.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Belgrade
  8. Royal Palace Royal Palace
    08 1 hr 30 min

    Royal Palace

    Краљевски двор

    The Royal Palace was built between 1912 and 1929 in Dedinje for King Alexander I Karađorđević, its construction interrupted by the Balkan Wars and the First World War and finished only after Alexander proclaimed the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Belgrade
  9. House of Flowers House of Flowers
    09 1 hr 30 min

    House of Flowers

    Кућа цвећа

    The House of Flowers is Tito's grave, and it was built as a greenhouse.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Belgrade
  10. Beli dvor Beli dvor
    10 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
  11. Atelje 212 Atelje 212
    11 2 hours

    Atelje 212

    Атеље 212

    Atelje 212 is a repertory theatre in central Belgrade, opened on 12 November 1956 with a staging of Goethe's Faust directed by Mira Trailović.

    • Must see
    • Art and culture venue
    • Belgrade
  12. Museum of Applied Arts Museum of Applied Arts
    12 1 hr 30 min

    Museum of Applied Arts

    Музеј примењене уметности

    The Museum of Applied Art on Vuka Karadžića street holds over 37,000 objects spanning 2,400 years of applied art, founded on 6 November 1950. Its oldest pieces are Ancient Greek coins from the fourth century BC.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Belgrade
  13. Kafana ? Kafana ?
    13 1 hr 30 min

    Kafana ?

    Кафана „?”

    Kafana “?” is Belgrade's oldest still-operating tavern, and it wears its name as a scar from a fight with the church across the street.

    • Must see
    • Restaurant or café
    • Belgrade
  14. Museum of Ivo Andrić Museum of Ivo Andrić
    14 1 hr 30 min

    Museum of Ivo Andrić

    Музеј Иве Андрића

    The Museum of Ivo Andrić is a memorial museum in Belgrade dedicated to Ivo Andrić, the writer and Nobel Prize laureate whose work is central to Yugoslav and Serbian literary memory.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Belgrade
  15. Belgrade City Museum Belgrade City Museum
    15 2 hours

    Belgrade City Museum

    Музеј града Београда

    The Belgrade City Museum (Muzej grada Beograda) was founded in 1903, when the city assembly voted to build a collection documenting Belgrade itself rather than the wider Serbian state.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Belgrade
  16. Belgrade Post Museum Belgrade Post Museum
    16 1 hr 30 min

    Belgrade Post Museum

    ПТТ музеј

    Belgrade Post Museum presents Serbia’s postal, telegraph and telephone heritage through historical equipment, documents and postal artefacts. The museum occupies the ground floor of the First Telephone Exchange building at Majke Jevrosime 13, at the corner of Palmotićeva Street.

    • Must see
    • Museum
    • Belgrade
  17. Yugoslav Film Archive Yugoslav Film Archive
    17 2 hours

    Yugoslav Film Archive

    Југословенска кинотека

    At Uzun Mirkova 1 beside Student Square, the Yugoslav Film Archive brings together a permanent museum exhibition and a working cinema institution.

    • Must see
    • Entertainment venue
    • Belgrade
  18. Memorial Museum of Nadežda and Rastko Petrović Memorial Museum of Nadežda and Rastko Petrović
    18 1 hr 30 min

    Memorial Museum of Nadežda and Rastko Petrović

    Музеј Надежде и Растка Петровића

    The Memorial Museum of Nadežda and Rastko Petrović occupies the Petrović family home at Ljube Stojanovića 25 in Belgrade’s Professor’s Colony.

    • High
    • Museum
    • Belgrade
  19. Museum of pedagogy in Belgrade Museum of pedagogy in Belgrade
    19 1 hr 30 min

    Museum of pedagogy in Belgrade

    Педагошки музеј

    The Museum of Pedagogy in Belgrade is devoted to the history of Serbian schooling. Its permanent exhibition, The Ten Centuries of the Serbian School, follows education in Serbia from the 9th century to the beginning of the 20th century.

    • High
    • Museum
    • Belgrade
  20. House of King Peter I of Serbia House of King Peter I of Serbia
    20 1 hr 30 min

    House of King Peter I of Serbia

    Кућа Краља Петра

    House of King Peter I of Serbia is a historic villa in Senjak with a specific royal history.

    • High
    • Museum
    • Belgrade
  21. Museum of Theatrical Arts of Serbia Museum of Theatrical Arts of Serbia
    21 1 hr 30 min

    Museum of Theatrical Arts of Serbia

    Музеј позоришне уметности

    The Museum of Theatrical Arts of Serbia is a specialist Belgrade institution that preserves the country’s theatre memory through objects, images, documents, and recorded material.

    • Notable
    • Museum
    • Belgrade
  22. Museum of Paja Jovanović Museum of Paja Jovanović
    22 1 hr 30 min

    Museum of Paja Jovanović

    Музеј Паје Јовановића

    The Museum of Paja Jovanović is a compact Belgrade collection devoted to the Serbian painter Paja Jovanović.

    • Notable
    • Museum
    • Belgrade
  23. Museum of Science and Technology Belgrade Museum of Science and Technology Belgrade
    23 1 hr 30 min

    Museum of Science and Technology Belgrade

    Музеј науке и технике

    The Museum of Science and Technology Belgrade is a specialist museum at Skenderbegova 51, devoted to the material history of science, technology and everyday technical life.

    • Notable
    • Museum
    • Belgrade
  24. Memorial Museum Jovan Cvijić Memorial Museum Jovan Cvijić
    24 1 hr 30 min

    Memorial Museum Jovan Cvijić

    Музеј Јована Цвијића

    Memorial Museum Jovan Cvijić occupies the Belgrade house where the geographer Jovan Cvijić lived and worked. At Jelene Ćetković 5 in Kopitareva gradina, the address identifies a personal domestic setting rather than a purpose-built museum complex.

    • Notable
    • Museum
    • Belgrade
  25. Museum of Illusions Museum of Illusions
    25 1 hr 30 min

    Museum of Illusions

    Музеј илузија

    Museum of Illusions is an interactive attraction at Nušićeva 11 in central Belgrade, built around visual perception, balance and the ways the brain interprets space.

    • Notable
    • Museum
    • Belgrade
  26. Museum of Chocolate Belgrade Museum of Chocolate Belgrade
    26 1 hr 30 min

    Museum of Chocolate Belgrade

    Музеј чоколаде

    Museum of Chocolate Belgrade is a themed museum devoted to the history, production and enjoyment of chocolate.

    • Notable
    • Museum
    • Belgrade
  29. Novi Bioskop Zvezda Novi Bioskop Zvezda
    29 2 hours

    Novi Bioskop Zvezda

    Нови биоскоп Звезда

    • High
    • Entertainment venue
    • Belgrade
  32. Queens Pub
    32 2 hours

    Queens Pub

    • Notable
    • Nightlife venue
    • Belgrade

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