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Discover the must-visit attractions in Belgrade, including the historic Belgrade Fortress, Church of Saint Sava, the oldest museum in Serbia, Ada Ciganlija, and the charming old bohemian quarter of Skadarlija.
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Top 5 travel attractions in Belgrade By Dragan Boskovic and Milena Barzetovic
KALEMEGDAN • The fort is now one of the most important historical monuments of Belgrade. The complex is the Belgrade Fortress, divided into Upper and Lower Town, and the Kalemegdan park. • Kalemegdan is located at the junction of two rivers Sava and Danube. • This beautiful park is the most visited part by the tourists who come to Belgrade
CHURCH OF SAINT SAVA • Church of Saint Sava is one of the largest Orthodox churches in the world. • Saint Sava (Rastko Nemanjic) was guiding spiritual liders of Serbian people. Before that, he was the Prince of Kingdom of Serbia. • His father, Stefan Nemanjic was the King of Kingdom of Serbia (13th century). His son Rastko left the worldly life and became a monk (spiritual name Saint Sava). After that, very soon, his father also left the worldy life and also became a monk. His spiritual name was Saint Simeon. • Serbian people built this impressive and beautiful temple and named it - HRAM SVETOG SAVE.
MUSEUM • It is the oldest museum in Serbia –it was built in 1844. • The museum saved more than 400,000 archaeological, historical and art objects. • The National Museum has Miroslav's Gospel from the 12th century, the most valuable monument of Serbian culture, which is under protection of the UNESCO Memory of the“World program'‘
ADA CIGANLIJA • Ada is also called the Belgrade sea • In the summer time, over 300,000 visitors spend their days here • Ada has a lot of restaurants, cafes and bars that are the places with the best parties in the city. A beautiful attraction and trademark is Sava Lake's water fountain. • Many tourists and people from Belgrade worship this Belgrade sea
SKADARLIJA • Is the old bohemian quarter of Belgrade dating from the nineteenth and early twentieth century. • In this street there are many restaurants and cafes • Many tourists’ nights in Skadarlija become the best memories from Belgrade