Belgrade 101: A Walk Through the City’s History
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Discover Belgrade’s 2000-year history on this walking tour through its historic center and fortress, exploring the traces left by conquerors, cultures, and travelers over the centuries.
Highlights
- Discover the history of Belgrade on a walking tour of the city center
- Visit the Belgrade Fortress and Kalemegdan Park with a licensed guide
- See the remnants of the Roman Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the 20th century
- Explore the city's turbulent history that has been going on for over 2000 years
- Walk down Knez Mihailova Street, the main city square, and the Bohemian Quarter
Description
The tour of the city centre starts from the Republic Square, the main city square and the gathering place of Belgraders and their guests, a place with its dark history as well.
We will walk down Knez Mihailova Street to Kalemegdan Park. At the very entrance to the park, we will chronologically revisit the complicated and turbulent history of the city – all the way from the first Celtic fortifications, through the Roman military camp on the border, Byzantine fortifications, the first arrivals of the Slavs, Belgrade as a Hungarian border town, Belgrade as the Serbian capital of Despot Stefan, the oriental Belgrade during the Ottoman Empire, to the 20th century and modern Belgrade. Walking through the Fortress, we will also see the remnants of the mentioned periods, cultures and events, and our guides will tell us more about them.
After leaving the Fortress and Kalemegdan, we will walk to Kosančićev Venac where we will see the Cathedral Church, the residence of Princess Ljubica, the oldest Belgrade tavern '?' (“The Question mark”), as well as the location where the National Library used to be before it was demolished in the April bombing of 1941.
Finally, we return to the point of departure where we end this tour.
Includes
Licensed tour guide services during whole tour
Easy cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund