BELGRADE PANORAMIC TOUR

Discover some of the most important cultural monuments, historical places, city squares and beautiful streets on our panoramic tour of Belgrade! Belgrade is Serbia’s capital city, the largest city in Serbia and one of the oldest cities in Europe. The city was built on the confuence of Sava and Danube rivers. The most significant part of the city is Belgrade Fortress. It is the oldest area of the city that was rebuilt numerous times by many different conquestors of Belgrade in city’s long history. It was built by Romans, renewed in medieval time and changed once again during the long Ottoman rule in Serbia and a short Austro-Hungarian rule in 18^th century. Today this place is a true witness of all those changes that can still be seen at the Upper and Lower town of the fortress with many gates and walls, towers, churches and cultural monuments. Symbol of Belgrade Fortress is Victor monument built in 1928, a work of a famous sculptor Ivan Mestrovic.

Kalemegdan Park is located around Belgrade Fortress. The name comes from the Turkish language – kale, meaning castle and megdan, meaning a field. As its name suggests, this park is designed as a field in front of Belgrade Fortress in 19^th century. Today it is the most visited green area of the city where you can enjoy a beautiful panoramic view of the whole city.

Central street and the main pedestrian and shopping zone is named Knez Mihailova Street. The street is named after a famous Serbian Prince Mihailo Obrenovic whose equestrian monument you can find on the main city square – Republic Square.

Saint Sava Temple is the biggest Ortodox church in Balkans and one of the largest in the world. The construction of this magnificent object started in 1935. The interior of the church is still under construction, while the exterior was finished in 2004. The church is dedicated to Saint Sava, the founder of the Serbian Orthodox Church. Its domes have 18 gold-plated crosses and the bell towers have 49 bells.