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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. Topčider Topčider
    02 1 hour

    Topčider

    Топчидерски парк

    Topčider is a forest park in Belgrade built around the country residence of Prince Miloš Obrenović, the ruler who founded modern Serbia.

    • Must see
    • Nature site
    • Belgrade
  2. Great War Island Great War Island
    03 3 hours

    Great War Island

    ПИО Велико ратно острво

    Great War Island is an uninhabited river island at the point where the Sava flows into the Danube, inside Belgrade's Zemun municipality.

    • Must see
    • Nature site
    • Belgrade
  3. Kalemegdan Park Kalemegdan Park
    04 1 hour

    Kalemegdan Park

    Калемегдан

    Kalemegdan Park is the 53-hectare public park that wraps around Belgrade Fortress on a 125-metre-high cliff at the junction of the Sava and Danube rivers.

    • Must see
    • Nature site
    • Belgrade
  4. Dedinje Royal Compound Dedinje Royal Compound
    05 2 hr 30 min

    Dedinje Royal Compound

    Краљевски комплекс

    The Royal Compound (Kraljevski kompleks) is the enclosed park in Dedinje, on the wooded ridge south-west of central Belgrade, that King Alexander I Karadordevic chose in the 1920s as the site for a new royal residence away from the old…

    • Must see
    • Nature site
    • Belgrade
  5. Pioneers Park Pioneers Park
    06 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
    07 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
    08 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
    09 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
    10 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
    11 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
    12 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. Academy Park Academy Park
    13 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
  13. City Park in Zemun City Park in Zemun
    14 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
  14. Zvezdara Forest Zvezdara Forest
    15 1 hour

    Zvezdara Forest

    Звездарска шума

    Zvezdara Forest is a protected urban woodland on the wooded part of Veliki Vračar, in eastern Belgrade’s Zvezdara municipality. Its protected area covers 80 hectares, 57 ares and 87 square metres, and its legal designation is natural monument.

    • Notable
    • Nature site
    • Belgrade
  15. Crveni Krst Crveni Krst
    16 1 hour

    Crveni Krst

    Црвени крст

    Crveni Krst is a red artificial-stone cross in a small public park in Belgrade’s Vračar municipality, between Vojvode Šupljikca Street and Mileševska Street.

    • Notable
    • Nature site
    • Belgrade
  16. Park Republika Srpska Park Republika Srpska
    17 1 hour

    Park Republika Srpska

    Парк Републике Српске

    • High
    • Nature site
    • Belgrade
  17. Park Luka Ćelović Park Luka Ćelović
    18 1 hour

    Park Luka Ćelović

    Парк Луке Ћеловића

    • High
    • Nature site
    • Belgrade
  18. Savski kej Savski kej
    19 1 hour

    Savski kej

    Савски кеј

    • High
    • Nature site
    • Belgrade
  19. Nudist Beach Ada Ciganlija
    20 1 hour

    Nudist Beach Ada Ciganlija

    Нудистичка плажа Ада Циганлија

    • High
    • Nature site
    • Belgrade
  20. Pančićev park
    21 1 hour

    Pančićev park

    Панчићев парк

    • High
    • Nature site
    • Belgrade
  21. Park Banovo brdo
    22 1 hour

    Park Banovo brdo

    Парк Баново брдо

    • High
    • Nature site
    • Belgrade
  22. Sava Park
    23 1 hour

    Sava Park

    Савски парк

    • High
    • Nature site
    • Belgrade
  23. Slavujev potok
    24 1 hour

    Slavujev potok

    Славујев поток

    • High
    • Nature site
    • Belgrade
  24. The Honey Garden
    25 1 hour

    The Honey Garden

    Медоносни врт

    • High
    • Nature site
    • Belgrade
  25. Crveni park
    26 1 hour

    Crveni park

    Црвени парк

    • Notable
    • Nature site
    • Belgrade

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, Wikidata ·