Belgrade – city of good vibrations
Welcome to Belgrade
Belgrade is truly a metropolis, dinamic, hospitable and open with ambiance which is the result of the position it has had through centuries standing on the crossroads of different cultures and customs.
Belgrade is the wide boulevards and big smiles on faces of the young which make you feel at home.
The most famous locations in Belgrade are Knez Mihajlova and Strahinjica bana street, the Kalemegdan fortress and the bohemian quarter Skadarlija with its 19th century atmosphere.
In the recent years Belgrade was given the name "the Sin city" because of a great number of theaters, museums, galleries, hotels, cafés, clubs with fantastic fun and incredibly beautiful girls. Belgrade is also well-known for good traditional food restaurants among which the oldest and the most famous are legendary restaurants "Tri sesira", "Ima dana" and "Dva jelena", where guests can enjoy the famous music from Skadarlija.
Belgrade is one of the most interesting cities in this part of Europe for its night life. The most choosy visitors can be satisfied with the night life offers in clubs scattered around the city center and very popular river rafts.
Belgrade also has its own sea, the Belgrade sea as its citizens call it or Ada Ciganlija, a river peninsula on the river Sava with a huge beach making it an ideal place for sport and recreation. In 1821. Prince Milos Obrenovic declared it state and national property, whilst a famous writer Branislav Nusic called it for its beauty "a water flower". In summer there are many cultural events on Ada.
Historic and cultural sights
Temple St. Sava, the Kalemegdan fortress, the winner, St. Marko church, the old court, Knez Milos's konak, Kneginja Ljubica's konak, Captain Misa's building, the National museum, the National theater, the Palace "Albanija", the Parliament of Serbia, the Wite court, café "?"
Events
FEST - International Film Festival, BELEF - International Art Festival,
BITEF - International Theater Festival, BEMUS - International Music Festival,
October Exhibition - Visual Art Manifestation, Belgrade Book Fair,
Belgrade Beer Fest - Beer Festival, Belgrade Jazz Festival, New Year's Eve Celebration 2008,
Belgrade Boat Carnival, Museum Night, Belgrade Marathon,
Belgrade Days, Belgrade Fashion Week
Belgrade surroundings
Big War Island - Situated at the very confluence of the Sava into the Danube. Nowadays, there are summer houses and gardens of the nature lovers whilst on the top end there is the favourite Zemun beach Lido. Because of rare bird species it is quite interesting for bird watching.
Kosutnjak - Park - wood and favourite excursion site of its citizens lies at 250 m above sea level with deciduous and conifer woods. It is believed that it got its name ("kosuta" - doe) for many does that once lived here. There are two complexes in Kosutnjak, a sports-recreational center "Pionirski grad" and Film town with a studio complex
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