A guide to
BELGRADE

Welcome to Belgrade

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Table Of Contents

• 🗺 Where to go
• 💡 Recommendations
• 📝 Things to know
• 🌡 Climate

One of the highlights of any visit to Belgrade is going up the Avala Tower. The sheer height of the structure is truly fascinating! And with all the activities you can do in the area, it's absolutely worth the trip.

Where to go

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1. Avala Tower

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The first thing you notice when you arrive is its presence. At approximately 204 metres tall, the Avala Tower rises above the forest like a concrete needle impossible to ignore. When you stand right underneath and look up, it feels genuinely enormous. Its brutalist design rests on three legs forming a tripod, and you'll probably need one of your own for that photo from below. And if you're wondering why it looks like that, the tripod shape is inspired by the traditional Serbian chair (tronožac). But the tower you see today isn't the original. In 1999, during the NATO bombing, one of its legs was hit and the entire structure came down. What happened next tells you what this tower meant to the people: nearly a million citizens donated to rebuild it. The tower reopened in 2010, taller than before, and today at the base there's a restaurant, a souvenir shop and a children's play area. And on top of that, a 360° observation deck and a café await you upstairs. But more on that in a moment.

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The viewpoint

Once you've got that photo from below, two elevators take you up to the observation deck at 122 metres in just 40 seconds. When the doors open, what you see is hard to describe: a full 360° panoramic view where Belgrade, the Vojvodina plains and the Šumadija hills stretch out in every direction. One floor below there's a café/bar at 119 metres where you can sit with a drink and let time pass, especially good around sunset, when the sun drops and the horizon turns orange.

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Entrance fees

RSD 400 for adults (approx. €3.50).
RSD 200 for students, school children and pensioners.
RSD 1 for children under 7 and visitors with disabilities.
You can buy tickets online or at the booth at the base of the tower.

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Opening hours

Summer (1 April – 31 October): 09:00 – 20:00
Winter (1 November – 31 March): 09:00 – 18:00

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How to get there

Take bus 401 heading towards Pinosava from the Birčaninova stop, near Slavija Square. The ride takes approximately 40 minutes and the destination is the Avala station. To return, catch the same bus from the stop on the opposite side of the street. The bus runs regularly throughout the day.

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The walk up

From the bus stop, a marked trail heads into the forest and starts climbing. The path is accessible for everyone, with a few benches to stop and catch your breath. The elevation gain is approximately 250 metres and the walk takes between 30 and 45 minutes. Just enough to feel like you've earned the reward at the top. It's one of those walks where the city noise fades away and all you hear is birdsong and the crunch of leaves beneath your feet.

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While you're at the top

Besides the tower, there are two historic monuments on the summit plateau within a short walk of each other.

Monument to the Unknown Hero

The monument commemorates the unknown Serbian soldiers who died defending the country, and that sense of sacrifice and honour is felt in the sheer scale of the black granite, in the silence that surrounds it. A sarcophagus 14.5 metres high and 36 metres long, guarded by eight caryatids: columns carved as female figures, each representing a woman from a different region of the former Yugoslavia. The monument rises on a five-step pyramid, one for each century of Ottoman occupation of Serbia. It was designed by Ivan Meštrović in 1934 and completed in 1938. The site was not chosen at random: a young soldier was buried here during the 1915 offensive, with a simple wooden cross. That anonymous grave was the reason the monument was built right here.

Monument to the Soviet War Veterans

A short walk from the Unknown Hero monument stands a memorial to the Soviet military delegation that died in a plane crash on Avala on 19 October 1964. They were en route to Belgrade to attend the 20th anniversary of the city's liberation in World War II.

Things to know before your visit

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   What currency do they use in Belgrade?

   Serbian Dinar - RSD

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   What type of power outlet?

   Types C and F

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   Is tap water drinkable?

   Yes, it's drinkable

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   A bit of history

   Belgrade is one of the oldest cities in Europe, with around 7,000 years of history. Its name, Beograd, means "white city" or "white fortress."

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   Some words

   Здраво (Zdravo) 🔈(ZDRA-vo)→ Hello
   Хвала (Hvala) 🔈(HVA-la)→ Thank you
   Молим (Molim) 🔈(MO-lim)→ Please / You're welcome
   Да (Da) 🔈(dah)→ Yes
   Не (Ne) 🔈(neh)→ No
   Добро јутро (Dobro jutro) 🔈(DO-bro YOO-tro)→ Good morning
   Довиђења (Doviđenja) 🔈(do-vee-DJE-nya)→ Goodbye
   Колико кошта? (Koliko košta?) 🔈(KO-li-ko KOSH-ta)→ How much?
   

Climate

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Jan

0.0°

6.0°

Feb

2.0°

9.0°

Mar

5.0°

14.0°

Apr

9.0°

19.0°

May

13.0°

23.0°

Jun

18.0°

28.0°

Jul

19.0°

30.0°

Aug

19.0°

31.0°

Sep

15.0°

25.0°

Oct

10.0°

19.0°

Nov

6.0°

13.0°

Dec

1.0°

7.0°

Jan

56 mm

Feb

41 mm

Mar

58 mm

Apr

47 mm

May

111 mm

Jun

83 mm

Jul

57 mm

Aug

45 mm

Sep

48 mm

Oct

57 mm

Nov

47 mm

Dec

55 mm

Jan

07:13

16:22

Feb

06:42

17:03

Mar

05:54

17:41

Apr

05:56

19:21

May

05:10

19:59

Jun

04:51

20:25

Jul

05:06

20:21

Aug

05:41

19:44

Sep

06:19

18:46

Oct

06:57

17:49

Nov

06:39

16:08

Dec

07:10

15:58

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