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Weekend in Belgrade, Serbia

We spent a weekend in Belgrade, Serbia's capital. It's a beautiful city with fascinating sites and cool atmosphere.

Kneza Mihaila is the pedestrian street of Belgrade’s historic center, filled with many shops and cafes and art nouveau buildings.

We walked to beautiful Belgrade Fortress sitting on top of a hill and overlooking the Danube and Sava Rivers. We would come back here in the evening because it's a great spot to watch the sun setting over that spectacular landscape.

We took a walk in Kalemegdan Park that surrounds the fortress. It's a large green space with beautiful alleys and benches by the river.

We visited St Michael’s Cathedral, the orthodox church dating from around 1840. You can spot its golden tower from many parts of the city.

The palace was built in 1830 as a residence for Prince Milos. Now it's a museum displaying interiors of the period, with an interesting mix of Ottoman and Serbian influences from the time.

Skadarlija is Belgrade's most popular neighbourhood. It's a pedestrian area with nice cobblestone streets and a bohemian feel. The area focuses on Skadarska Street and just a few side streets.

After visiting the fortress at sunset, we came at the waterfront area with bars and boats for a drink. It's an area that comes alive in the evening and at night.

We started the second day with Republic Square. It's one of the city's main squares located just in the center and surrounded both by elegant historic buildings and socialist era ones.

After taking a few steps on the city streets, we went to Zeleni Vanac farmers market. There are grocers selling fruit and vegetables and other local goods. We bought some excellent Balkan pastries from there.

We visited Church of Saint Mark, a large Neo Byzantine church. Inside there are nice frescoes and icons.

After visiting the city center a lot, we crossed Sava River to visit some other parts of the city. Zemun was town of its own, but it was incorporated into Belgrade when Novi Beograd neighbourhood, the new side of the city, went through development. It's a nice area where where you can observe daily city life of locals.

We took a walk in Zemunski Kej, a nice promenade along the Danube, a nice popular place in Zemun.