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Belgrade Fortress and KalemegdanBelgrade

Ramparts on the bluff where the Sava meets the Danube, with layers from Roman to Ottoman to Austrian, and the park that Belgraders treat as their front garden.

half a day

SkadarlijaBelgrade

A short cobbled street of nineteenth-century kafanas with live tamburica music in the evenings. Touristy and knows it, but the food and the noise are genuine.

an evening

Petrovaradin FortressNovi Sad

A vast Austrian star fortress above the Danube with kilometres of tunnels beneath it and a clock tower whose hands are deliberately reversed so boatmen could read it from the river.

half a day

Fruška Gora monasteriesVojvodina

A low wooded ridge above the Danube plain holding a cluster of Orthodox monasteries and most of Vojvodina's vineyards. Easily combined with Novi Sad.

a day

SuboticaSubotica

A Hungarian-influenced town on the northern border with a Secession-style town hall and synagogue in coloured tile and stained glass — architecture unlike anywhere else in the country.

a day

Uvac canyonnear Nova Varoš

Tight river meanders below limestone cliffs, home to a griffon vulture colony. Seen properly by boat, with a climb to the viewpoint above the bends.

a day · رزرو از قبل

Mokra GoraMokra Gora

The Šargan Eight, a narrow-gauge heritage railway that loops back over itself to gain height, and Drvengrad, a wooden village built as a film set and kept as a working one.

a day · رزرو از قبل

Tara National ParkBajina Bašta

Pine forest above the Drina gorge, with the Banjska Stena viewpoint over the river and the small house standing on a rock midstream that appears on half the country's postcards.

two days

Studenica Monasterynear Kraljevo

A twelfth-century monastery in white marble, UNESCO-listed, with frescoes among the most important in the Orthodox world and a working monastic community.

half a day

NišNiš

The southern city, with an Ottoman fortress in the centre, the Skull Tower built from the heads of defeated rebels in 1809, and the Mediana ruins of Constantine's villa on the edge of town.

a day

High-speed train to Novi Sad and Subotica

The Soko service runs north from Belgrade on the new high-speed line, reaching Novi Sad in well under an hour and continuing to Subotica. Seats are reserved and it is the one genuinely fast rail journey in the country.

low

Other trains

Srbija Voz runs the rest of the network slowly and thinly. The exception worth taking for its own sake is the line south through Montenegro toward Bar, one of the more dramatic rail journeys in Europe.

low

Intercity bus

The real backbone of Serbian transport, reaching towns the railway does not. Belgrade's intercity departures no longer all leave from the old central station, so confirm which terminal your ticket uses before setting out.

low

Belgrade city transport

Buses, trams and trolleybuses cover the city densely. The ticketing arrangement has changed more than once in recent years, so check what applies when you arrive rather than assuming.

very low

Car hire

Motorways along the Corridor 10 route are good and tolled, paid at booths by card or cash. Roads into the western mountains and the Uvac area are much slower than the map suggests.

moderate, plus tolls and fuel

تاکسی اینترنتی

CarGo, Yandex Go

Uber and Bolt do not operate in Serbia. CarGo is the domestic app and the one locals use; Yandex Go is also present. Street taxis are metered but the ranks outside the airport and the bus stations have a long-standing reputation for overcharging, so book through an app or the official desk.

پرداخت در محل

• Standard in Belgrade, Novi Sad and Niš, including small cafes and bakeries.
• Supported by the major Serbian banks and accepted at most contactless terminals.
• پول نقد هنوز لازم است برای: green markets, village kafanas and guesthouses, monastery donations, small bakeries, boat trips at Uvac

اطلاعات پایه

• شماره اضطراری: 112, or the direct lines 192 police, 193 fire, 194 ambulance
• پریز: Type C, Type F · 230V
• آب لوله‌کشی: yes in Belgrade and most of the country; Zrenjanin in Vojvodina is a long-standing exception where bottled water is used
• Round up or leave about 10% in restaurants, in cash. Not expected in bakeries or for a coffee.