Belgrade - description of the city:
The capital of Serbia, Belgrade, is one of the oldest cities in Europe, leading its history from the third century BC. The city lies at the confluence of two rivers - the Sava and the great Danube.
Entertainment, excursions and places of interest in Belgrade:
In Belgrade, you should visit the Ada Ciganlija Park, the National Museum on the Republic Square with extensive archeological collection of paintings, home of Prince Milos, the Old Palace, the Museum of Ethnography on the Studentski Trg Square with a collection of Serbian costumes and folk art, the Gallery of wall paintings, and Princess Ljubica´s Residence. Skadarlija is an old bohemian quarter of Belgrade, where you can enjoy traditional Serbian dishes in many restaurants. The Temple of Saint Sava is the largest Orthodox Church in the Balkans. Gardosh is the old core of Zemun, the Great War Island - the nature preserve and the Museum of Modern Art.
Kalemegdan is the ancient part of the city with the old fortress and excavations. Near the fortress is Stari Grad, the oldest part of Belgrade. Now among its winding streets one can find a lot of museums of the capital, there are also the most expensive restaurants and palaces, carefully restored in the times of Yugoslavia.
Not far from Belgrade, in Smederevo, is the biggest flat fortress in Europe - Brankovic, occupying an area of 11 hectares and surrounded by a complex of buildings of "Small" and "Big" cities.
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Serbia
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| International title |
Belgrade |
| Population |
1,273,651 people |
| Timezone |
Europe/Belgrade |
| State |
Central Serbia |
| Geographic coordinates |
Latitude: 44.80401 x Longitude: 20.46513 |
Photo Galery Belgrade
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Places to visit in Belgrade
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Musikverein
Country: Austria
Next to the Kunstlerhaus is the Musikverein, headquarters of the Society of the Friends of Music. It was designed by Theophil Hansen in 1867—9 and features terracotta statues and balustrades. The Musikverein is the home of the famous Vienna Philh ...
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Piber
Country: Austria
Piber houses the stud farm for the Spanish Riding School horses. When the town of Lipizza was incorporated into Slovenia after World War I, it was in a former castle in Piber, a small Styrian village, that the famous Lippizaner horses found a new h ...
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Schmiding
Country: Austria
Upper Austria’s largest zoo, covering an area of some 120,000 sq m (30 acres), is based at Schmiding, 7 km (4 miles) north of Wels. This modern zoo, with giraffes, monkeys, crocodiles, exotic birds and 1,500 other animal species, is famous for it ...
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Flekkefjord
Country: Norway
On the coast of the Skagerrak, the Flekkefjord port is one of the largest fishing and fish farming towns. During the early times the Dutch were trading partners in the area. This is where Hollenderbyen, which means the Dutch town, stems from. The t ...
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Vadso
Country: Norway
Vadso is a municipality located in Finnmark County, in the country of Norway. The administrative hub of the municipality is in the village of Vadso, which is also the administrative hub of Finnmark County. Some of the other settlements include Vest ...
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