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Capital and largest city of Serbia

Belgrade

Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia.

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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.

Get in

Getting to Belgrade

  1. 01
    Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
  2. 02
    Belgrade Centre
  3. 03
    Novi Beograd
See

Worth seeing

The historic core of the city.

  1. 01
    Kalemegdan is
  2. 02
    Belgrade Zoo

    Popular, but with a lot of animals in a small space.

  3. 03
    Belgrade Cathedral
  4. 04
    Zepter Museum

    Heritage House (Кућа легата) is next to Zepter Museum at Kneza Mihaila 46.

  5. 05
    Ethnographic Museum

    Extensive display of Serbian costumes, tools, culture and everyday life in past centuries.

  6. 06
    Bajrakli Mosque
Eat

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.

  1. 01
    Roll Bar

    Try the imperial chicken and feta chicken.

  2. 02
    Giros

    Balkanska 36,.

  3. 03
    Amigo

    Gastroteka, Balkananska 29 (100 m north of Amigo),.

  4. 04
    Jazzayoga

    Sandwiches, wraps, juices, and baked goods, relaxing ambience.

  5. 05
    Orašac

    A garden restaurant with trad Serbian cuisine.

How locals move

Getting around Belgrade the local way

  • 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.

From Wikivoyage: Belgrade, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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