Belgrade in Three Days
Old town and fortress, then Vračar and Yugoslav history, then the river towns of Zemun and Novi Beograd.
Three unhurried days, the way we would show the city to a friend. Day one stays on foot in the old town. Day two crosses to Vračar for the market, the temple and the House of Flowers. Day three follows the Danube to Zemun and ends with a sunset on the water.
Day 1
3.3 km · 44 min walk
- 1
09:3040 minKnez Mihailova Street
Coffee on the move, then walk the length of the street toward the park.
14 min · 1.0 km walk
- 2
10:15130 minBelgrade Fortress & Kalemegdan Park
Ramparts, the Victor, and the confluence of the Sava and Danube from the north wall.
National Museum if it rains
11 min · 830 m walk
- 3
12:4575 minMeal breakKafana ?
Lunch at the oldest kafana in town. Order the sarma and the cold Jelen.
10 min · 760 m walk
- 4
14:3090 minNational Museum of Serbia
Two floors are enough: medieval frescoes and the Yugoslav painters.
9 min · 640 m walk
- 5
19:30120 minMeal breakSkadarlija
Cobbles, tamburica bands and a long dinner. Book ahead on Fridays.
Manufaktura for a quieter meal
Day 2
14.0 km · 3 h 8 min walk
- 6
15 min · 1.1 km walk
- 7
15 min · 1.2 km walk
- 8
30 min · 2.2 km walk
- 9
1 h 4 min · 4.8 km walk
- 10
15:15100 minMuseum of Yugoslavia & House of Flowers
Tito's mausoleum and the relay batons. Allow time for the main museum.
1 h 4 min · 4.8 km walk
- 11
Day 3
10.4 km · 2 h 19 min walk
- 12
10:0060 minZemun Quay
Walk or cycle the Danube path from Novi Beograd; fish restaurants line the quay.
12 min · 880 m walk
- 13
59 min · 4.4 km walk
- 14
13:3030 minGenex Tower
Brutalist landmark; best photographed from across the road.
Museum of Contemporary Art if it rains
1 h 2 min · 4.7 km walk
- 15
6 min · 460 m walk
- 16
18:0090 minSunset River Cruise
End on the water: the sunset cruise leaves from the Sava quay.
A drink at KC Grad instead