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Up to 1 hour in Serbia — page 3

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 m...

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Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

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.

Checked 2026-08-25

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

Seasonal closures come from recorded opening hours.

  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. 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
    • Belgrade
  2. 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
    • Belgrade
  3. 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
    • Belgrade
  4. 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
    • Belgrade
  5. 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
    • Belgrade
  6. 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
    • Belgrade
  7. 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
    • Belgrade
  8. 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
    • Belgrade
  9. 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
    • Belgrade
  10. 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
    • Belgrade
  11. 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
    • Belgrade
  12. 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
    • Belgrade
  13. 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
    • Belgrade
  14. 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
    • Belgrade
  15. 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
    • Belgrade
  16. 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
    • Belgrade
  17. 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
    • Belgrade
  18. 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
    • Belgrade
  19. 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
    • Belgrade
  20. 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
    • Belgrade
  21. 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
    • Belgrade
  22. 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
    • Belgrade
  23. 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
    • Belgrade
  24. 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
    • Belgrade
  25. 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
    • Belgrade

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, Wikidata ·