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Theme: History 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. Mika Alas's House Mika Alas's House
    51 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
  2. Belgrade Planetarium Belgrade Planetarium
    52 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
  3. Monument to the Insurgents Monument to the Insurgents
    53 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
  4. Monument to Dositej Obradović Monument to Dositej Obradović
    54 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
  5. Museum of Theatrical Arts of Serbia Museum of Theatrical Arts of Serbia
    55 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
  6. Museum of Paja Jovanović Museum of Paja Jovanović
    56 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
  7. Nicholas II of Russia in sculpture Nicholas II of Russia in sculpture
    57 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
  8. Monument to Archibald Reiss Monument to Archibald Reiss
    58 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
  9. Monument to Josif Pančić Monument to Josif Pančić
    59 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
  10. birthplace of Stepa Stepanović birthplace of Stepa Stepanović
    60 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
  11. Menorah in Flames Menorah in Flames
    61 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
  12. Monument to Vojvoda Vuk Monument to Vojvoda Vuk
    62 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
  13. Karađorđe Monument Karađorđe Monument
    63 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
  14. Monument to Vuk Karadžić Monument to Vuk Karadžić
    64 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
  15. Museum of Science and Technology Belgrade Museum of Science and Technology Belgrade
    65 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
  16. Memorial Museum Jovan Cvijić Memorial Museum Jovan Cvijić
    66 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
  17. Museum of Illusions Museum of Illusions
    67 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
  18. Museum of Chocolate Belgrade Museum of Chocolate Belgrade
    68 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
  19. Church of St. Basil of Ostrog Church of St. Basil of Ostrog
    70 30 min

    Church of St. Basil of Ostrog

    Црква Светог Василија Острошког

    • High
    • Place of worship
    • Belgrade
  20. Building of the Patriarchate Building of the Patriarchate
    71 30 min

    Building of the Patriarchate

    Патријаршија Српске православне цркве

    • High
    • Place of worship
    • Belgrade
  21. Bust of Radoje Domanović Bust of Radoje Domanović
    72 45 min

    Bust of Radoje Domanović

    Биста Радоја Домановића

    • High
    • Historic monument
    • Belgrade
  22. Obelisk of the Non-Aligned Countries Obelisk of the Non-Aligned Countries
    75 45 min

    Obelisk of the Non-Aligned Countries

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

    • High
    • Historic monument
    • Belgrade

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, Wikidata ·