5 Reasons to Visit Belgrade

Travel journalists and bloggers around the glob write and speak about Belgrade in the most positive contexts. This city is labeled as the "upcoming European metropolis" and the "Europe's latest urban success story" by NY Times. We present our five good reasons why you should visit Belgrade.

Position 

The city stands on the confluence of Sava and Danube rivers, in the spot where Pannonian plane meets the Balkan peninsula. With all the suburbs Belgrade includes a population of 2 million. Rivers enable Belgrade port, but also spectacular views, clubs and barges on the rivers, islands and beaches such as the Big war island, Ada Ciganlija lake and shorelines Ada Huja and Ada Medjica. The weather is mostly nice consisting of 4 seasons. 

                                                                Kalemgdan fortress 

   

History

Belgrade is marked with turbulent and long history.  Believe it or not, it's one of the oldest cities in the entire old continent. Due to its geographical position, the city was a frequent target of eastern, northern and western invaders. The first city was made by Celtics and it was named Singidunum. Romans occupied Belgrade in 1st century AD. The trademark of the city is Kalemegdan fortress and park located in the city center. 

                                                                      The Tube club 

Nightlife 

Everybody heard about it. It's not a secret that Belgrade has the most vivid nightlife in the Balkans. The most popular clubs are of caurse splavs (barges on the rivers) and indoor clubs in Savamala and  Dorćol neighborhoods. If you prefer mainstream and popular clubs don't skip Shake & Shake, Freestyle, Sound, Hot Mass, Drugstore play on the banks of the Sava river. 

But, if you prefer more alternative venues, than you can attend parties on the boat 20/44 and Svemirska kafana. In Savamala neighborhood cool clubs are Peron, Kc Grad, Brankow and Mladost. For lovers of techno and hard groove we recommend Barutana in the lower part of  Kalemegdan fortress, well known the Tube in the neighborhood of Dorćol and a techno cathedral Drugstore in the neighborhood of Palilula.   

                                                                 Savamala 

Savamala creative district 

On the riverfront, in the municipality of Savski venac and below Kalemegdan fortress stands Savamala. In the recent years it become the creative and the clubbing district of Belgrade. Walls are covered with murals and graffiti and bars stand on every corner. There are also a few nice art galleries, such as G12 new media hub and Culture Centre Grad. 

                                                    Salon 5 fine dinning restaurant 

Emerging restaurant culture 

There are more than 400 restaurants in the city of Belgrade. The most famous are traditional, local taverns called kafanas in Sakadarlija street, in the city center. Here you can eat traditional dishes and hear some of the proper traditional music. Of course, many fusion and contemporary cuisine restaurants are emerging. Popular neighborhoods for dinning are Lower Dorćol, Zemun kej, Vračar and Beton hala venue on the riverfront. 

If we have convinced you to visit Belgrade, the next step would be to book apartment in the city and have a pleasent stay. We recommend our company City Break Apartments, located in the city center.