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Niš

Niš

Niš, less often spelled in English as Nish, is the third largest city in Serbia and the administrative center of the Nišava District.

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It is located in the southern part of Serbia. According to the 2022 census, the city proper has a population of 178,976, while its administrative area has a population of 249,501 inhabitants.

Get in

Getting to Niš

As with most of Europe it is usually recommended to travel by train for cost and speed. The trains are old and there have been delays. However, trains will be more comfortable and almost always more scenic. All buses depart from the central bus station, just behind the fortress and the green market.

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    Niš Constantine the Great Airport

    Apart from taxis, there are regular buses to the city every 15 minutes from early morning till midnight on workdays.

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    Niš
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    Bus
See

Worth seeing

Niš is packed with historical sites worth visiting, dating from various periods.

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    Skull Tower

    Skull Tower was built in the 19th century by the Turks from the skulls of the Serbs killed in the battle of Cegar, near Nis, in May 1809.

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    Niš Fortress
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    Rusalia Church

    Church of Holy Trinity of Rusalia sits above the village of Gornji Matejevac.

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    Kazandzijsko

    It was built in the first half of 18th century.

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    Red Cross Concentration Camp
Do

Things to do

Football: FK Radnički Niš play soccer in SuperLiga, Serbia's top tier. Their home ground is Čair Stadium (capacity 18,000) 1 km southeast of town centre. Nisville international jazz festival is held every August on the Summer Stage of the Fortress. With numerous international participants, it has been the trademark of the city since the 1990s.

Eat

Where to eat

Niš is a food paradise. It is said that Niš produces the best burek, a sort of greasy, phyllo dough pastry filled with cheese or ground meat that is popular throughout the Balkan peninsula. It resembles a cheese pie, but contains more fat and has stronger flavour. Also, by general consent, it is much more delicious.

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    Etno Ćumurko

    Milorada Veljkovića Špaje 4.

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    Ekspres Mali Vikend

    Nikole Pašića 2.

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    Pasta Bar

    Sinđelićev trg 25.

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    Pekara TVRĐAVA

    Đuke Dinić 17.

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    Pekara Mićko

    Dimitrija Tucovića 27 (Opposite of the school (gimnazija)).

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.