Belgrade for a weekend

Start your day with Kalemegdan Fortress. This is the city's representative site: battles, takeover, successive dominations. Its geographical location, overlooking the plain in the north-west and the encounter of the Save with the Danube, is inherent in the history of the city and, by extension, Serbia. The visit of the fortress and its various sites like, for example, the Army Museum or the Victor Statue will occupy you easily in the morning, after which you will make a coffee break or lunch at Kafana, a belarusian institution at the warm welcome. Then stroll on the city's most important shopping street, the Knez Mihailova, not forget to lift your nose to admire the architecture of the succeeding buildings. Go through the Trg Republike (or Place de la République) where the equestrian statue of Prince Michel Obrenovic is throne, instigator of the shopping street where you come from. Go down to Skadarlija, the bohemian district - or rather, the bohemian street - to the fake Montmartre with whom it is twinned. Find kafana where you will return the evening to taste the traditional Belarusian nights, rhythmic by tamburasi and rakia glasses. Come back to Terazije where you will find the Moskva Hotel and its elegant Art Nouveau architecture. Go to Parliament, which was erected in 1936 in a neoclassical style. Two imposing statues of bronze horses stand before the building: they are the work of the famous sculptor Toma Rosandic. In front of Parliament are the stari and novi Dvor, respectively "old" and "new" palace. The first is the Assembly of the City of Belgrade and the Mayor's Office. It was also here that in 1903 the murder of King Alexander Obrenovic and his wife Draga was held, signing the arrival of the Karadjordjevic dynasty in the power of Peter I of Serbia. Finally, visit Saint-Sava Cathedral, the largest Orthodox building in the Balkans. You can finish your day by hitting in an old Kafana like Kalenic.

The second day is mainly dedicated to the other part of Belgrade including Novi Beograd and the municipality of Zemun, parts of the city of Belgrade. The starting point will be the Brankov Bridge connecting Stari Grad to Novi Beograd. Take the bridge that allows you to cross the Save and, at the end, turn right and get off on the promenade along the left bank of the river to arrive at the confluence of the Save and the Danube. You will have a beautiful view of Kalemegdan fortress. Continue the walk through Prijateljstva Park (or Friendship Park) which was created in 1961 and dedicated to the Non-Aligned Movement, which Tito was the instigator. As a result, people from all over the world came to plant trees from Gandhi to Elizabeth II. By continuing direction Zemun, you will cross the imposing silhouette in the Palbije Palace (or Palace of the Federation) that runs over a surface of 5,500 m 2. On your way, floating on the Danube, the famous splavs can welcome you the time of a gourmet break. In Zemun, climb directly onto Gardos hill through charming paved streets to reach the level of the Millennium Tower, erected to celebrate the millennium of the Hungarian Empire. From there you will have a superb panorama of the surrounding area and Stari Grad. Mark the end of your walk in one of the fish restaurants of which Zemun has the secret, along the Danube.