Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia.

Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and at the crossroads of the Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. According to the 2022 census, the population of Belgrade city proper stands at 1,197,114, its contiguous urban area has 1,298,661 inhabitants, while the population of the city's administrative area totals 1,682,720 people. It is one of the major cities of Southeast Europe and the third-most populous city on the river Danube.
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Worth seeing in and around Belgrade
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01University of Belgrade
The University of Belgrade is a public research university in Belgrade, Serbia. It is the oldest and largest modern university in Serbia.
100 m · university in Belgrade, Serbia · Wikipedia - 02Church of Saint Sava
The Church of Saint Sava is a Serbian Orthodox church in Belgrade, capital of Serbia. It is the fourth largest Eastern Orthodox church in the world and one of the largest churches in the world by gross volume.
2.4 km · church in Belgrade, Serbia · Wikipedia - 03Rajko Mitić Stadium
The Rajko Mitić Stadium, previously known as Red Star Stadium and also known as Marakana, is a multi-use stadium in Belgrade, Serbia, which has been the home ground of the Red Star Belgrade since 1963. The stadium is located in Dedinje, municipality of Savski Venac.
3.9 km · football stadium in Belgrade, Serbia · Wikipedia - 04Belgrade Arena
The Belgrade Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Belgrade, Serbia. It is designed as a universal hall for sports, cultural events and other programs.
2.8 km · indoor arena in Belgrade, Serbia · Wikipedia - 05National Library of Serbia
The National Library of Serbia is the national library of Serbia, located in the capital city of Belgrade. It is the largest library and oldest institution in Serbia, having been destroyed multiple times over the last two centuries.
2.4 km · library in Belgrade, Serbia · Wikipedia - 06Partizan Stadium
The Partizan Stadium is a football and track-and-field stadium in Autokomanda, Belgrade, Serbia. The home ground of FK Partizan, it was formerly known as JNA Stadium after the Yugoslav People's Army, which it is still colloquially known as by fans in the former SFR Yugoslavia.
3.2 km · association football and track and field athletics stadium in Belgrade, Serbia · Wikipedia - 07Belgrade Fortress
The Belgrade Fortress is a cultural monument in Belgrade, Serbia in the municipality of Stari Grad. It consists of the old citadel and Kalemegdan Park on the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers.
800 m · fortress in Serbia · Wikipedia - 08National Museum of Serbia
The National Museum of Serbia is the largest and oldest museum in Belgrade, Serbia. It is located in the central zone of Belgrade on a square plot between the Republic Square, formerly Theatre Square, and three streets: Čika Ljubina, Vasina and Laze Pačua.
200 m · museum in Belgrade, Serbia · Wikipedia - 09Bajrakli Mosque
The Bajrakli Mosque is a mosque in Belgrade, Serbia. Built around 1575, it is the only mosque in the city out of the 273 that had existed during the time of the Ottoman Empire's rule of Serbia.
500 m · Ottoman-era mosque in Belgrade · Wikipedia - 10Nikola Tesla Museum, Belgrade, Serbia
The Nikola Tesla Museum is a science museum located in Belgrade in Serbia. It is dedicated to honoring and displaying the life and work of Nikola Tesla as well as the final resting place for Tesla.
1.8 km · museum in Serbia · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
The historic core of the city.
- 01Kalemegdan is
- 02Belgrade Zoo
Popular, but with a lot of animals in a small space.
- 03Belgrade Cathedral
- 04Zepter Museum
Heritage House (Кућа легата) is next to Zepter Museum at Kneza Mihaila 46.
- 05Ethnographic Museum
Extensive display of Serbian costumes, tools, culture and everyday life in past centuries.
- 06Bajrakli Mosque
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Where to eat
For more on Serbian cuisine, see Serbia#Eat Belgrade has restaurants for every budget, from traditional Serbian kafanas and neighbourhood bakeries to fine dining, international cuisine and vegan cafés. Prices are generally lower than in Western Europe, although some of the city's top restaurants are comparable to those in other European capitals. Serbian cuisine is hearty and meat-heavy.
- 01Roll Bar
Try the imperial chicken and feta chicken.
- 02Giros
Balkanska 36,.
- 03Amigo
Gastroteka, Balkananska 29 (100 m north of Amigo),.
- 04Jazzayoga
Sandwiches, wraps, juices, and baked goods, relaxing ambience.
- 05Orašac
A garden restaurant with trad Serbian cuisine.
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Getting to Belgrade
- Airports
- Belgrade Nikola Tesla (BEG), 12 km · Timișoara Traian Vuia (TSR), 130 km · Tuzla (TZL), 143 km
- Niš → Belgrade197 km · quickest by road, 3h 16m · din1,150–1,530
- Timişoara → Belgrade121 km · quickest by road, 4h · lei34–46
- Dubrave Gornje → Belgrade409 km · quickest by road, 6h 31m · €48–70
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Belgrade
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Belgrade. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inMinibus A1 runs between the airport and Slavija Square, stopping at Fontana (Novi Beograd) and the main bus station.
- Get inCruises along the Danube sometimes call at Belgrade, but there are no point-to-point ferries.
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Next door to Belgrade
- ZemunSerbian city, now part of Belgrade5.7 km
- New Belgrademunicipality of Belgrade, Serbia3.7 km
- Stari Grad City Municipalitymunicipality of Belgrade, Serbia500 m
- Voždovac City Municipalitymunicipality of Belgrade, Serbia4.8 km
- Palilula City Municipalitymunicipality of Belgrade, Serbia4.7 km
- Territory of the Military Commander in Serbiaarea of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia under military government of occupation by the Wehrmacht (1941–1944)600 m