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Belgrade Fortress is the core and the oldest section of the urban area of Belgrade and Kalemegdan Park on the confluence of the River Sava and Danube, in an urban area of modern Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Stari Grad. Belgrade Fortress was declared a Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance in 1979, and is protected by the Republic of Serbia.It is the most visited tourist attraction in Belgrade. Since the admission is free, it is estimated that the total number of visitors is over 2 million yearly.
Kalemegdan is the most popular park among Belgrade and for many tourists visiting Belgrade because of the park's numerous winding walking paths, shaded benches, picturesque fountains, statues, historical architecture and scenic river views,etc.Belgrade Fortress is known for its kilometers-long tunnels, underground corridors and catacombs, which are still largely unexplored. In the true sense, fortress is today the green oasis in the Belgrade's urban area.
Additionally, a small walled-in part of the fortress near its bottom is known as Barutana. It functions as an open-air club during late spring, summer, and early fall, mostly featuring Electronic music.
See also:
19 memorial busts of important people from Serbian history, science and arts
18 registered archaeological digs
6 monuments and memorials
4 restaurants and coffee shops
4 sports terrains
3 sculptures
2 fountains
2 drinking fountains
2 drinking fountains
2 galleries
2 museums
City Institute for the protection of the cultural monuments
Belgrade Planetarium
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Kalemegdan
Belgrade Fortress is the core and the oldest section of the urban area of Belgrade and Kalemegdan Park on the confluence of the River Sava and Danube, in an urban area of modern Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Stari Grad. Belgrade Fortress was declared a Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance in 1979, and is protected by the Republic of Serbia.It is the most visited tourist attraction in Belgrade. Since the admission is free, it is estimated that the total number of visitors is over 2 million yearly.
Kalemegdan is the most popular park among Belgrade and for many tourists visiting Belgrade because of the park's numerous winding walking paths, shaded benches, picturesque fountains, statues, historical architecture and scenic river views,etc.Belgrade Fortress is known for its kilometers-long tunnels, underground corridors and catacombs, which are still largely unexplored. In the true sense, fortress is today the green oasis in the Belgrade's urban area.
Additionally, a small walled-in part of the fortress near its bottom is known as Barutana. It functions as an open-air club during late spring, summer, and early fall, mostly featuring Electronic music.
See also:
19 memorial busts of important people from Serbian history, science and arts
18 registered archaeological digs
6 monuments and memorials
4 restaurants and coffee shops
4 sports terrains
3 sculptures
2 fountains
2 drinking fountains
2 drinking fountains
2 galleries
2 museums
City Institute for the protection of the cultural monuments
Belgrade Planetarium
Belgrade Zoo, also known as Garden of good hope is a zoo located in Kalemegdan Park, downtown of Belgrade, Serbia.
Founded in 1936, it is considered to be one of the oldest public zoos in southeastern Europe.
The Belgrade Zoological Garden was officially opened on 12 July 1936, by Belgrade mayor Vlada Ilić.
The zoo's biggest attraction are its white and albino animals, most notably white lions received from Kruger National Park in 2005. Belgrade was one of the first cities to hold white lions and has become an important breeding ground of these animals.
Other notable animal species in Belgrade Zoo's collection include ring-tailed lemur, jaguar, cheetah, serval, spotted hyena, Arctic wolf, fennec fox, meerkat, honey badger, binturong, Oriental small-clawed otter, polar bear, Cape fur seal, American bison, Bactrian camel, hippopotamus, Asian elephant, southern cassowary, southern ground hornbill, marabou stork, Egyptian vulture and Andean condor.
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Zoo de Belgrade
Belgrade Zoo, also known as Garden of good hope is a zoo located in Kalemegdan Park, downtown of Belgrade, Serbia.
Founded in 1936, it is considered to be one of the oldest public zoos in southeastern Europe.
The Belgrade Zoological Garden was officially opened on 12 July 1936, by Belgrade mayor Vlada Ilić.
The zoo's biggest attraction are its white and albino animals, most notably white lions received from Kruger National Park in 2005. Belgrade was one of the first cities to hold white lions and has become an important breeding ground of these animals.
Other notable animal species in Belgrade Zoo's collection include ring-tailed lemur, jaguar, cheetah, serval, spotted hyena, Arctic wolf, fennec fox, meerkat, honey badger, binturong, Oriental small-clawed otter, polar bear, Cape fur seal, American bison, Bactrian camel, hippopotamus, Asian elephant, southern cassowary, southern ground hornbill, marabou stork, Egyptian vulture and Andean condor.
Skadarlija(Bohemian quarter) is a vintage street, an urban neighborhood and former municipality of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in the Belgrade municipality of Stari Grad (Old town).
Skadarlija partially preserved the ambience of the traditional urban architecture, including its archaic urban organization, and is known as the main bohemian quarter of Belgrade, similar to Paris' Montmartre.
After Kalemegdan, Skadarlija is the second most visited tourist attraction in Belgrade, contributing to one third of the city's foreign currency income.
Skadarlija is located less than 300 metres north-west of Terazije, central Belgrade. It begins right below the Republic Square and stretches along the short, winding Skadarska Street and the surroundings streets of Zetska and Cetinjska. One of the most famous streets in Belgrade, Skadarska is less than 400 metres long. It connects the Despot Stefan Boulevard with the Dušanova Street, near the Bajloni open greenmarket and the Mira Trailović Square, where it extends into the neighborhood of Dorćol. Neighborhoods of Kopitareva Gradina and Jevremovac are to the east.
A lot of restaurants,bar and clubs,gift and specialty shops,dance clubs and discos,etc.
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Skadarlija
24 SkadarskaSkadarlija(Bohemian quarter) is a vintage street, an urban neighborhood and former municipality of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in the Belgrade municipality of Stari Grad (Old town).
Skadarlija partially preserved the ambience of the traditional urban architecture, including its archaic urban organization, and is known as the main bohemian quarter of Belgrade, similar to Paris' Montmartre.
After Kalemegdan, Skadarlija is the second most visited tourist attraction in Belgrade, contributing to one third of the city's foreign currency income.
Skadarlija is located less than 300 metres north-west of Terazije, central Belgrade. It begins right below the Republic Square and stretches along the short, winding Skadarska Street and the surroundings streets of Zetska and Cetinjska. One of the most famous streets in Belgrade, Skadarska is less than 400 metres long. It connects the Despot Stefan Boulevard with the Dušanova Street, near the Bajloni open greenmarket and the Mira Trailović Square, where it extends into the neighborhood of Dorćol. Neighborhoods of Kopitareva Gradina and Jevremovac are to the east.
A lot of restaurants,bar and clubs,gift and specialty shops,dance clubs and discos,etc.