The Sava Park, which covers an area of ​​about 20,000 square meters, will be divided into zones of magical experiences: “The Christmas tree of the most beautiful wishes”, “Magic labyrinth”, “Gastro spots”, “Ice skating rink”, “Main stage” and “Wine & dunes”.

The “Winter Fairytale” on the water in Belgrade brings scenography like from your favorite New Year’s movies, phenomenal music programs, intoxicating tastes and smells of our best cuisines, the warmest corner of the city and a tree of the most beautiful wishes, with Santa Claus.

During the duration of the “Winter Fairy Tale”, the “Old” will be said goodbye, the “New” will be welcomed, Christmas and the Orthodox New Year will be celebrated, and during all that time visitors will be expecting a lot of content that will complete the holiday magic in the most beautiful way. In addition to the outdoor ice rink, the best musicians and DJs will perform on the main stage, favorite children’s theater plays will be performed, New Year’s fairy tales will be read, and visitors will enjoy a rich gastronomic offer along with top wines and warm brandy.

The decision on the inscription was made by the Intergovernmental Committee for the Preservation of the Intangible Cultural Heritage at its 17th session held in Rabat, Morocco.

In 2021, the Ministry of Culture nominated šljivovica for the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, and the nomination was prepared by the Center for Intangible Cultural Heritage of Serbia at the Ethnographic Museum in Belgrade with the participation of heritage holders, local communities, institutions and non-governmental organizations, associations, and the proponents are Etnografski museum in Belgrade and the Čačak National Museum.

The nomination, which brings together the culture of plum cultivation, traditional crafts, food culture and customs, as well as the baking of plum wine and its use during private or public events, reflects the wide spread of the element and best shows how traditional skills and practices can be developed in a modern environment, preserving its importance even in the conditions of the development of modern society.

Elements on the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage from Serbia are family glory (2014), kolo – a traditional folk dance (2017), singing with the fiddle (2018) and Zlakusko pottery (2020).

The capital of Serbia left behind the ghosts of the past and opened up to the world as an underground, gastronomic and cultural destination…

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If for whatever reason you cannot visit Belgrade, this is an ideal opportunity to learn everything about it from someone else’s point of view…

Meet someone at Trg Republike
A favorite meeting place for the people of Belgrade, near Konj, i.e. near the monument to Prince Mihailo Obrenović. Another famous meeting place is Zeleni Venac, a famous bus stop that comes from all parts of the city.

Walk along Knez Mihailova street
A walk along Belgrade’s main boulevard is a must when you come to the city. Popcorn must be taken in Pećina.

Try Moscow schnitt
A typical Belgrade delicacy, but there is only one original, and that’s right in the famous Hotel Moskva. When you’re already on Terazije, you can also exchange thumbnails, because whether you’re young or old, all fans of collecting albums and thumbnails meet right here to exchange duplicates.

Enjoy the sunset from the Kalemegdan fortress
Take a coffee or a drink to take away, maybe some snacks or ice cream and head towards the wall on Kalemegdan where you have the most beautiful view of Belgrade with the most beautiful sunsets. I also suggest walking around Kalemegdan, taking photos at Pobednik, visiting the Zoo and driving the panorama. And finally go down to the river via the new maze or the old stairs.

Spend the afternoon on the quay
You have a lot of choices for this: the quay near Ušće, the Oslobođenja quay, the Zemun quay, the Sava quay, the Danube quay at Dorćol, the Sava Promenade, etc. Stroll along the river and have a drink on one of the rafts located on these quays.

Rest on benches in one of the parks
Tašmajdan, Topčider, Kalemegdan, Šumice, Zvezdara, Zemunski Park… There are many possibilities, it’s up to you to choose.

Climb Gardoš
Where you will enjoy the surroundings and the view, and on the Gardoš Plateau there is also the Millennium Tower, which offers the most beautiful view of the Danube, Zemun and New Belgrade.

Rest in an oasis in the city center
Visit the Jevremovac Botanical Garden and its phenomenal Japanese garden, take good photos and enjoy the shade while the asphalt melts around you and cars buzz by.

Ride a boat
Cruising on the Sava and Danube is a real atmosphere with perfect views of the old town. Experience a different Belgrade from the rivers.

Visit to museums and theaters
My recommendation is the Nikola Tesla Museum, the National Museum, the Museum of Yugoslav History, the Museum of Contemporary Art, the Aviation Museum and the Museum of Illusions. As for theaters, Narodno, BDP, JDP, Atelje 212, theaters on Terazije and Savija. You can also read more in the text Guide to Belgrade

Visit some of the famous Orthodox churches in the city
The Cathedral Church in the city center, the Church of St. Mark in Tašmajdan, the Church of St. Sava in Vračar, the Church of Ružica in Kalemegdan…

See Belgrade Sea
On Ada Ciganlija, if the weather permits, you can organize a sports day and enjoy sports such as football, basketball, volleyball. You can also opt for some adrenaline-pumping activities such as water skiing, rock climbing, bungee jumping, and the like. After all, you can just sunbathe and swim, make a barbecue, take a walk, ride a bicycle or rollerblades, and more.

Make a picnic on Kosutnjak
Take a basket, make sandwiches and your favorite drink and head towards Kosutnjak. Enjoy the fact that you are in nature and yet in the city.

Organize a trip to Avala and Kosmaj
The famous mountains of Belgrade are not far from the city. A one-day trip will be enough to reset and recharge your batteries in nature, with visits to the famous monuments of the Unknown Hero and the Partisans.

Looking for a place in the cafe gardens
In Belgrade, coffee shops on Obilićevo, Dorćol, and Vračar are always crowded. You will always be looking, but at least once, you still have to find a place.

Try brandy

A traditional Serbian drink that you can try in a cafe, pub, club, but best to go to a Rakia bar.

Eat in a Serbian pub
They are all over town, mostly as soon as you see the checkered tablecloths, it must be good food. You can also visit restaurants of national cuisine, and for suggestions see the text Guide to Belgrade.

Listen to tambourines in Skadarlija
Traditional Serbian old town music can be heard in the bohemian quarter of Skadarlija, where the most famous taverns are.

Experience Belgrade at night
go out in the evening and visit the rafts on the quays, and in the city the Savamala district or Cetinjska Street. These are the places with the most clubs and bars in the city. For a full atmosphere after going crazy, stop by for pizza at Buck’s, Shish kebab, or burek at Trpko’s. Complete a perfect breakfast with a sunrise on the river.

Did you do at least one or even all 19 things when you visited Belgrade? Is there anything else interesting that you did in Belgrade?

If you are currently visiting Belgrade, do not miss the following delicacies!

Cream cheese/Kajmak
A delicious and creamy dairy delicacy from Serbia, made in the same way for centuries. The milk is boiled over low heat, and the milk fat that collects on the surface is skimmed off, salted and deposited in layers.
It is eaten with bread and bread for breakfast or as an appetizer, and is served with barbecue, potatoes, meat, and even fish, and is an inevitable ingredient in gibanica.

Ajvar
When juicy red peppers are fried with oil and salt, and then mixed with vinegar, a spicy ajvar spread is obtained. Depending on the type of pepper used, ajvar can be mild or hot, and it is usually eaten with bread or crackers, for breakfast or as a side dish with the main course.

Cheeses
The production of milk and milk products in Serbia goes back a long way. It is known that cheeses and other dairy products were a frequent delicacy in medieval Serbia, and the Serbian love for cheese has not faded a bit over time. Therefore, it is not surprising that every region in Serbia has a special recipe for making hard and soft cheeses. The natural conditions for cattle grazing resulted in a unique taste and high quality of cheese, which cannot be replicated in other regions and under different conditions. That is why there are several cheeses of protected geographical origin in Serbia – Staroplaninski and Pirotski cheese, Sjenički and Zlatarski white cheese.

Cured meat specialties
Nothing whets the appetite as well as numerous dried meat specialties. Made from the best pieces of red meat and seasoned according to family recipes, Serbian cured meat products are dried in smoke or draft, which ensures their extraordinary taste and long shelf life.

• Ironed sausage
  The region of Pirot gave birth to another Serbian delicacy – the famous ironed sausage, which attracts the attention of gourmets both with its extraordinary taste and unusual appearance. Sausage made from the best cuts of beef, mutton and goat meat with spices and medicinal herbs is dried in a draft. It owes its interesting flat appearance to daily ironing with a glass bottle in order to squeeze the air out of the sausage.
• Užice prosciutto
  The trademark of the village of Mačkat and its surroundings, Užice prosciutto is made from pure beef. Apart from its impressive pink color and taste, you will recognize Užice prosciutto from afar by the smell of beechwood, which is due to the traditional way of drying in the smoke of beech wood.
• Kulen of Srem
  Sausage made of finely chopped meat seasoned with red pepper is ideal for whetting the appetite of hosts and guests, which is why it is often served as an appetizer. Kulen differ in shape and spiciness, and the Petrovac kulen, a protected geographical origin that is also called “dragon sausage” due to its high spiciness, is especially appreciated.
• Sjenica sudžuk
  Sjenica sudžuk is made from the best pieces of mature lamb from the Sjenica-Pešter plateau. It smells of smoke from the open hearth where it is dried, and the taste of mature beef is complemented by salt, garlic and red allspice. You will easily recognize Sjenica sudžuk by its horseshoe shape, which distinguishes it from other sausages at first glance.
• Duvan cvarci
  When pork meat is mixed with bacon and cooked in a huge pot, they become thread-thin – duvan cvarci. They say that “the drier the better”, and they are usually eaten with hot bread and fresh onions.

The sweetest flavors
In addition to numerous salty diakonies, irresistible sweets are also made in Serbia, which are served for breakfast or snack, or at the end of a hearty meal, as a delicious finale.

Fruit
Fruit growing in these regions is very developed, which is why Serbia is one of the world’s largest exporters of raspberries, apples, plums… Juicy and tasty, full of vitamins, fruit from Serbian orchards is a popular food on tables all over the world. In order to make the best use of everything that fruit can provide, in Serbia fruit is eaten fresh, processed into sweets and jam, and various pies and cakes are made from it.

Sweet
An authentic Serbian delicacy, sweet is obtained by cooking fruit, water and sugar over low heat. The sweet must be mixed carefully so that the pieces of fruit do not fall apart, and the final product, a syrup with pieces of fruit floating on it, looks like candied fruit. In Serbia, it is customary to welcome guests with sweets and water to invigorate them after a long journey, and sweets are also used as an ingredient in numerous cakes.

Jams
Homemade Serbian jams are made from freshly picked ingredients. They are cooked in large quantities, packed in jars and consumed slowly throughout the year. Do not miss the opportunity to try plum jam, which is eaten with butter and bread, but is also often added to cakes for better taste. In Serbia, you can also try delicious jams made from figs, raspberries, apricots, pears… prepared according to a traditional recipe without additives.

Raspberry cake
Serbia is one of the largest exporters of raspberries in the world. Raspberries from the Aril region, whose geographical origin is protected, are especially valued on the domestic and world markets. Due to the large profit it brings to fruit growers, raspberry is also known as “red gold”. Fruit juices, jams and sweets are made from it, and a light, fragrant cake made of juicy Serbian raspberries is a delight for all the senses.

Plum cake
Plums have a special status among people in Serbia, many consider it a trademark of Serbia. A Serbian table cannot be imagined without plum brandy (šljivovice), and plums are used in food in various ways – fresh, dried, as jam, sweet… According to a recipe that is passed down from generation to generation, in Serbia, a cake is made from plums, unique taste.

Apple pie
Kožara, kolačara, šumatovka, petrovača, budimka… these are just a few of the many local varieties of apples grown in orchards all over the country. In Serbia, many believe that one should eat at least one apple a day in order to strengthen immunity and fill the body with vitamins, and apples are used to make juices, cakes and delicious cakes, often with the addition of cinnamon.
A special place among apple desserts is a dry pie consisting of a thin dough stuffed with grated fruit and cinnamon. Crispy apple pie is a favorite delicacy of the local population and can be found everywhere – in restaurants, bakeries, and even in large supermarkets.

Homolje honey
“Liquid gold” – top quality honey – is produced in the Homolje mountains, in the east of Serbia. In Serbia, they like to start the day with a spoonful of honey and a glass of cold water, because here honey is considered a source of health and vitality. Numerous medicinal, rare and honey-bearing species of plants that grow on the Homolje mountains give this honey a special quality – which is why Homolje honey is a trademark of protected geographical origin.

Built in 1855 and demolished in May 1901, the tavern with the name of the strait that connects the Aegean and Marmara seas, and which separates Europe from Asia, was in its time an important pillar of exchange of opinions, bohemian language, culture, art and city spirit.

Today, the National Museum of Serbia is in its place. Visitors at the time even called it derogatory “Near the horse’s butt”, alluding to the fact that it is right next to the back of the monument to Prince Mihail.

Branislav Nušić, one of the regular guests of the famous inn, described its atmosphere and anecdotes in his memoirs entitled “From the Past”:

It was located in the area between the beginnings of Cika Ljubina and Vasina streets, at the end of a row of one-story and very similar shops. It looked at Obilić’s venac with its width and Vasina Street with its narrow front. In the summer, there were four rows of tables on Obilić’s venc, and guests liked to enjoy the shade of young acacias.

The first owner of the building where the “Dardaneli” tavern was located was Kosta Ivković, the father of Dr. Momcilo Ivković, a famous Belgrade doctor and politician. As Nušić writes, it was “a certain Kosta, a former blacksmith from Palilula”

The building, which until then was “an ordinary and very simple cafe frequented by patrolmen, small traders and grocers”, was renovated around 1869 or 1870 and was leased by the cafe owner Mita Ristić, known as Ćira. That’s when the real social history of this bar actually begins.

Before Mita’s engagement, there was a large tin stove in the middle of the tavern where guests burned wood, and the tables were without sheets and their surfaces were “varnished by rubbing elbows”. The rush green chairs were “scratched and wobbly”. Glasses were wiped with a dirty cloth hanging on the wall.

Mita decided to beg for pathos, he bought new chairs made of yellow wood, put two mirrors on the wall and got sheets for the tables.

The teasing bore fruit and attracted the actors of the National Theater and they, in turn, “tavernized” other intellectuals as well. The next “burst” of beautification was arranged by the boss Ljuba, who expanded the space, acquired a billiard table and chairs made of bent wood.

“Dardaneli” was also a kind of people’s university and literary forum, where the youth, high school graduates came secretly, and the rest of the young world openly, in their eagerness and desire to get to know the world and present their beginner’s literary works.

The demolition of the “Dardaneli” at the beginning of the 20th century caused a lot of indignation: Belgraders of all generations gathered around the ruins, sad and desperate. But the progress was inexorable. Instead of a low udjera, Belgrade’s decoration – the Palace of the Fund Administration, today’s National Museum – should have been erected on the Theater Square.

In 1903, on the site of the old “Dardaneli” tavern, the palace of the Fund Administration was built, the purpose of which was to free the peasants from debt to the greengrocers. The building was designed by Andra Stevanović and Nikola Nestorović. At the time when Nušić wrote his memoirs, that building was Hipotekarska banka, one of the oldest banking institutions in Belgrade. The National Museum moved into it in 1952.

But it was only after the First World War, around 1922, when a Dutch film, recently discovered, dates from which it is clear that it was filmed with the intention of bringing an exotic environment closer to the Europeans of that time, that Belgrade became a point on the tourist map of Europe.

The construction of new railways, the introduction of buses through the city, the increase in the number of cars, and especially the opening of the Belgrade airport and the fair, almost right next to each other on the Zemun field on the left bank of the Sava, contribute to this.

Tourists with various maps, brochures and recommendations for having a good time begin to intertwine along its streets with the citizens of Belgrade. Hotels are just popping up, and tourist guides talk about the history and culture of our city.

The fair brought a real breakthrough in tourists – as many as 250,000 visitors visited the First Belgrade Fair, opened on September 11, 1937, which was attended by exhibitors from 17 countries around the world. Goods from all over Europe and beyond were on the stands of almost 900 exhibitors.

It was not possible to accommodate so many guests only in hotels, so student dormitories and private accommodation were hired.

As for the city itself, Belgrade offered what most European metropolises do – interesting monuments, a fortress, parks, good food and a specific Balkan spirit. Of course, there was also culture – the Cvijeta Zuzorić Pavilion and Prince Pavla Museum were popular.

Tourists would gather at the Theater Square and admire the monument to Prince Mihailo, and at the Čukur-česma they would feel sorry for the boy who died.

Monumental monuments to the Victor and Gratitude to France also enchanted “pre-war” tourists.

The newly opened Zoo in Kalemegdan was particularly attractive.

The opportunity to see and even touch animals that many had only heard about before, such as elephants, giraffes or crocodiles, was an irresistible magnet for a huge number of tourists.
At that time, excursions around Belgrade were very popular. Thanks to railways, ports and buses, which departed from various places in the city, a shorter journey was needed to one of the precious picnic spots around Belgrade. There were so-called “walking” trains and ships, on Sundays and holidays.

Pocket timetables were printed that combined river, bus and rail, and even air traffic. At the height of its development, the Aeroput airline company had 15 aircraft and 13 routes, all the way to Prague and Milan!

People traveled and fled from the city, even while the center itself was peaceful by today’s standards…

Avala, the jewel of Belgrade, was very popular, as were remote areas such as Pancevo and Zemun. It was much easier to get to Topcider and Dedinje.

Before the Second World War, tourism in Belgrade could be referred to as a real industry – the city announced a competition for a propaganda poster, a monograph was being prepared in Serbian, English, French and German, and promotional films about tourism could be seen in cinemas. offered by the capital.

Photography played an important role, so a photo monograph “Album of Belgrade” was created that way.

Guests of Belgrade have been paying a residence tax since 1924, and all hotels had to register their guests.

Belgrade has always had a soul and something indescribable, which attracted people from all over the world. We will not say that we were the center of everything, but we will emphasize that we have always been a metropolis that welcomed all its visitors with open arms.

If you haven’t visited Belgrade yet, now is the right time to do so!

There are also several ornate facades, palaces from the thirties, but also several modern new buildings.

According to the old Belgrade plans from 1853, today’s Hilandarska was just a dusty road that led to several gardens.

It received street status only in 1872, and in 1865 the foundation stone for the state hospital was laid in the nearby present-day George Washington Street, which had a decisive influence on the fate and status of Hilandarska. Because, down on the corner, there was a tavern that also offered lodging: it was quickly nicknamed “The House of the Seven Swabians” because the German paliers who managed the construction of the hospital lived there.

At that time in our country there were a lot of German surveyors, painters, painters, facade workers, masons, because there was a lot of construction at that time, and the Germans were our guest workers.

Later, the tavern in which seven Germans, builders of the hospital, lived, was demolished to build a new building in which the restaurant “Vidin-kapija” was located, in the sixties of the 20th century.

The company “Kod sedam Švab” was painted by the famous Đura Jakšić, and he was paid for it with food and drink. It shows seven Germans dressed in characteristic caps, chasing a rabbit.

Next to that tavern was the famous Belgrade soda maker Erlich, and right next to it lived the old official Simić. Across the street was the house of Prote Đoka Cvetković, which was later demolished to build a five-story building, also in the middle of the 20th century.

His son, the famous actor Brana Cvetković, lived in a shanty until his death. He and his wife Kaja, whom they called Mrs. Brana, spent their lives there. Their apartment was as beautiful as a box and smelled of make-up and perfumes, especially Simon cream.

House of the manager of the state hospital, dr. Laza Lazarevica, is also in Hilandarska Street and is still in the same place. It is said that he was always in a hurry to get to work and that in order to shorten his journey he went through other people’s gardens. The largest was Metropolitan’s, so this area was later called Metropolitan’s garden, and since 1924 it was divided into Kopitareva gradina, Teodosijeva, Šafarikova and Đura Daničića streets.

After 1920, Russian refugees opened their tavern “Letnji sad” on a plot of land near that garden overgrown with old trees, which was their meeting place.

The Metropolitan’s Garden stretched downhill all the way to Despot Stefana Street. Prof. Stevan Okanović once found himself in this garden and secretly recorded the lamentations of Queen Natalija to the metropolitan.

In 1900, the whole of Hilandarska had only three municipal lanterns and it was dark when there was no moonlight. The street was guarded by a patrolman, one of the heroes of Brana Cvetković’s cabaret “Orfeum”.

Croatian poet Matoš lived in this street, as well as Dubrovnik count Ivo Vojinović. Matoš wanted to be close to the esteemed poet Jovan Ilić and his family, among whom was the great Vojislav Ilić. The poet Milutin Bojić was born and spent his short life here. Then Nušić’s sister and brother-in-law, the big bankers Petrović, Dr. Laza Lazarević lived there…

The family houses of brothers Milan and Dragoljub Antonijević are on the corner of Đura Daničića Street, and both were designed by Milan, the first Belgrade architect to open his office. He designed many houses, he is the author, among others, of the Palilula elementary school, the hospital complex in Vračar, the Grand Hotel, the Anker Palace in Terazije and many other family houses.
Milan’s house has a beautiful garden with art nouveau decoration and his brother’s home was much more luxurious with a European layout and this building now houses the Brazilian Embassy.

The house at Hilandarska 15 is also worth mentioning. Its owner was Milenko Materni, our famous hockey player, and the author was the famous architect and professor Andra Stevanović. The facade is eclectic, with a rustic ground floor and a corner cubicle, while the decoration is Art Nouveau.

Unfortunately, many beautiful houses are no longer there due to accelerated urbanization after the Second World War, such as the Obradović family house with a shop on the ground floor. It was designed by Stojan Veljković, who worked with the famous Otto Lorenz. The facade was decorated with rich secession decoration with women’s masks – garlands and festoons. Although it was under protection, it was demolished and a substation was built in its place in the early sixties.
Among the more recent buildings, an important building by Nastas Savić was built in 1937 with two facades, on the corner of Vlajkovićeva and Hilandarska, which has a twin house on the corner of Takovska and Svetogorska, and was built by his partner Sima Nikolić.

The first house next to the Radio Belgrade building, which was designed by the famous studio of architect Momčilo Belobrk, belongs to the same period, but to a slightly different style. It has a simple Bauhaus-style facade and is very luxurious inside with a pink marble lobby with a small fountain.

At the corner of Cetinjska and Hilandarska is certainly the most monumental building in the entire street – the endowment of Evgenija Kiki, née Naumenović, which she left to Belgrade’s merchant youth in 1932.

She was the wife and widow of the benefactor Nikola Kiki, a rich merchant, who bequeathed all his property to the education of merchant youth. This palace was initially a boarding school and school for young merchants. It did not change its purpose even during socialism, when it was the Home of Students in the Economy, and everyone knew it as the Kiki Palace.

That recognizable panorama was a unique symbol of the Yugoslav capital, which appeared on many printed advertisements, logos, and graphic solutions for numerous occasions. Later, from 1989, it was completed by the Church of Saint Sava in Vračar.

Today’s metropolis has grown, bustled and spread out. There are many people – tourists, workers, students, passers-by and travelers – and for every individual who was born in Belgrade or has just been born, there is a special symbol of the capital that binds him to it.

So then – what is the real symbol of Belgrade at this moment?

The unique natural features – the confluence of the Sava and the Danube with the Great War Island – are perhaps the simplest symbol of our city.

Anyone, with a little knowledge, could draw them by hand. The Sava curves from the direction of Obrenovac and finally meets the Danube, which somehow seems to hug the entire city, but in a calm and gentle arc. The foot of the Terazij ridge and Ratno ostrvo stand out.

For some, the symbol of Belgrade is Avala itself – the natural gate of the city with its unique tower that can be seen from all sides, from all approaches to Belgrade.

A symbol, on the other hand, can be just one object. The winner, of course, then the Temple of Saint Sava.

While the West and East gates are well-known rappers of the city, individually they only symbolize its regions. But that’s why, for example, the new Belgrade Tower on the banks of the Sava can be a unique symbol, as a skyscraper of record height for this part of Europe and a building of extremely modern aesthetics.

The building of the Parliament of Serbia is also a prominent landmark of Belgrade, but above all it symbolizes the institution it represents.

The Temple of Saint Sava would certainly be enough to represent the whole of Belgrade. Or, for example, the famous Beogradanka, today a revived skyscraper that for decades represented the progress of Belgrade in the era of the seventies.

But some living creatures are also symbols of the city.

Sparrows, for example. The tame little birds chirping in the bushes of the city are a symbol of serenity, peace and openness offered by a city with a turbulent past.

At the time when it was the most difficult, during the Turkish invasion of Belgrade in 1456, when the city defended itself, a legend arose that among the bloody bodies of the martyred soldiers there was a sparrow through whose body as many as three arrows were pierced.

For someone, a symbol can be something personal, completely informal, yet irresistibly connected to Belgrade.
For example, the smell of linden that wafts through the streets of the Old Town in June. Walking through the thick shade with this scent evokes the memory of Belgrade in its most beautiful season – at the transition from spring to summer.

An important symbol of the city can also be found on its official landmarks – these are the wide open gates of the fortress that overlook the river.

The boat is always there – Belgrade is always open for its guests. The pier, rivers and coasts are all symbols of our open city.

Many foreign tourists who are coming again in increasing numbers will say that their first association with our capital is Nikola Tesla.

Personal belongings and the urn with the remains of the globally most popular scientist are located in Belgrade, in Krunska Street.

And can the chestnut seller also be a symbol of Belgrade? Unobtrusive, and in fact always present, some vendors offer freshly roasted chestnuts on the busiest promenades.
For some, the symbol of Belgrade is its beautiful youth. Or, a good time in restaurants, bars, discos…

Indeed, what is the symbol of Belgrade for you?

As stated, the organized tour includes viewing parts of the Temple that are not normally accessible to all visitors – entering the pulpit area, the area in front of the iconostasis and taking photos in front of the altar itself, viewing the mosaics from close range, as well as parts of the Crypt that are normally closed.

The duration of the tour is from 30 to 45 minutes and includes a view of the Temple from the historical, artistic and theological side, they state on the website.

Groups that are exempt from payment are children, pupils, students from Serbia, Montenegro and the Republika Srpska, as well as all visits to state and church schools, universities and institutions, as well as visits by the disabled. The price of the ticket will be 300 dinars.