Belgrade 101: A Walk Through the City's History

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.