Belgrade

If you love hiking, cycling, horseback riding, enjoying the vacation on the river; if you are into nautical adventure, looking for the right place to relax, or intend to visit cultural and historical landmarks, learn about the life in salas rural households – the youngest Belgrade municipality of Surcin is a place where you should go.

The Tasmajdan park is one of the symbols of Belgrade and has great significance for its inhabitants. It has always been a favourite children’s playground, a meeting-place for lovers and a quiet oasis for the elderly. In 2011, the park was renovated and reopened in the presence of the Serbian and Azerbaijani presidents, as the Azerbaijani government had provided funds for its renovation amounting to some two million EUR.

Belgrade is the only European capital on the banks of two international rivers, namely the Sava and the Danube. The medieval town of Singidunum, which has been known by the Slavic name of Belgrade since 878, was built at the site where the Belgrade Fortress and the Kalemegdan park are situated today, above the place where the Sava flows into the Danube. Only in the 19th century did the town spread to the right bank of the Sava, where Novi Beograd, connecting Belgrade with Zemun, was built, and in recent years towards the right bank of the Danube and the town of Pancevo.

Topcider is an interesting cultural-historical, but also a natural unit in Belgrade, the first planned green spot from the beginning of the 19th century. The etymology of the name stems from the Turkish word for a cannon shooter, because in late 15th century, during the siege of Belgrade, that is where the Ottoman artillery was stationed.

Kalemegdan is the largest and the most beautiful park in Belgrade. Kalemegdan is also a fortress. Kalemegdan is also the most significant cultural and historical complex of the Serbian capital. Kalemegdan is also the Zoo. Kalemegdan is a multi-coloured stage for various music and theatrical feasts. Kalemegdan is a big kindergarten. Kalemegdan is a place for falling in love and exchanging first kisses. Kalemegdan is a resort for retired people and chess players. Kalemegdan is all that and much more.

The Big War Island is an oasis of untouched nature in downtown Belgrade, where some 1,000 birds from Scandinavia spend the winter, and 180 local species live there. Every summer, this island becomes an experimentation ground for students, future biologists, and it also has its regular guests.

The city picnic sites in Serbia have been growing in popularity as weekend destinations over the past couple of decades. Belgraders look for the rest from the urban noise in local picnic sites, but also in the green spots in the landscape barely an hour drive from the capital.