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Discover Belgrade, Serbia
4 days / 3 nights
DAY 1: Arrival Belgrade, Serbia
(Total distance for this day 20 km – total drive only 30 min.)
Arrive to Nikola Tesla International Airport of Belgrade. Meeting at the airport with our representative and transfer to the hotel in Belgrade. Overnight in Belgrade (3 nights)
DAY 2: Belgrade, full-day city tour
Enjoy today a city tour of Belgrade, capital of Serbia since 1403, when Despot Stefan, son of Prince Lazar, moved his palace here. We will start our day by a short walk to visit Museum of Nikola Tesla to learn more about live and achievements of this extraordinary scientist.
Later, we will continue our tour by walking to the elegant Republic Square, where we will conduct a close inspection of its architectural monuments, such as the National Theatre and the National Museum. We will stroll along unavoidable Knez Mihailova Street – the main shopping and meeting place, in order to see a few other masterpieces of Belgrade’s architecture, such as the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. We will then visit the oldest quarters of the 19th century, including the ‘Question mark sign’ Inn, Princess Ljubica’s Residence (now housing a permanent exhibition of original furniture), as well as the Patriarchy and the Orthodox Cathedral.
Walking through the streets of the old part of town, we will arrive at the Kalemegdan Fortress, a symbol of Belgrade, situated where the River Sava flows into the Danube. Our visit to the fort will start with the Upper Fortress area. It includes well-preserved artillery structures dating from the mid-18th century, as well as a medieval fortification – an acropolis with original or partly reconstructed ramparts, gateways, towers and the excavated ruins of a 15th century castle. A few Turkish monuments and some ancient Roman remains also lie in this area.
In this section of the fortification complex we will see the elegant 18th century Baroque Clock Tower and the Roman Well. We will admire a panoramic view of the Lower fortress and its monuments – the Nebojsa Tower, the Baroque Gate of Karl VI, and the remains of the medieval metropolitan palace.
The rest of the day is free to enjoy Belgrade on your own. Overnight in Belgrade (Breakfast).
DAY 3: Belgrade – Sremski Karlovci – Petrovaradin – Novi Sad – Belgrade
(Total distance for this day is 200 km – 3 h drive )
On our way out of Belgrade , we will first visit , new St. Sava Church. This is the third largest Orthodox Church in Europe, built at the place where in 1594. Sinnan Pasha had the holy relics of St. Sava burned at the stake.
We will take a drive on the old road north, crossing small villages of the province of Vojvodina and the region of Fruška Gora – the only hill in the entire Panonia Valley. Our first stop will be Sremski Karlovci. It is a picturesque baroque town which was a Serbian religious and educational center in 18th and 19th century. There, we will enjoy the Baroque-style fountain from 1790 and the Karlovci High School. This site dates from the end of the 19th century and contains decorative elements reminiscent of medieval Serbian buildings.
We will also visit the Patriarch’s Palace, once the most imposing building in the whole region, as well as the Cathedral from the mid-18th century, and many others.
En route to Novi Sad we visit the famous fortress of Petrovaradin, built in the 17th and 18th centuries, and once called “Gibraltar on the Danube”. This Austrian artillery fortification is situated above the river and represents the second largest structure of its kind preserved in Europe. Built by Austrians at the spot of former Roman, Byzantine and Hungarian settlements, the fortress plays a very important role in the life of the town even today, as many cultural events are organized there.
Novi Sad is one of the biggest cities in Serbia and is the capital of the region of Vojvodina. It is a modern, lively city with a lot of growing businesses, but at the same time, with a beautiful taste of the past. We will have a walking tour of the very center of modern Novi Sad to the main Orthodox Cathedral, main Catholic Cathedral, and then continue to have a walk on the famous Dunavska street. Evening return to Belgrade.
Overnight in Belgrade (Breakfast).
Day 4: Belgrade departure
(Total distance for this day 20 km – total drive only 30 min.)
Free time before transfer to the airport of Belgrade on time for your flight home (Breakfast)