CITIES IN SERBIA

Most of Serbian cities are known as places of engaging entertainment and fun nights out that last until the morning. Everywhere you go, you will meet friendly people, whose heartwarming and welcoming hospitality is one of many Serbian trademarks.

Belgrade - One of the oldest cities in Europe and the only one built on the confluence of two rivers, Belgrade is the city that never sleeps and the symbol of great nightlife. The capital of Serbia, Belgrade, is known as “the city that never sleeps”. Floating clubs on its rivers have become synonyms for great parties and neverending fun, and Skadarlija, the bohemian street, for a place where music and singing can be heard until dawn. And yet, Belgrade is one of the oldest cities in Europe. This “white city” is the only capital built at the confluence of two big rivers – the Danube and the Sava.

Novi Sad - For over a decade, Novi Sad is a home of EXIT, one of the best music festivals in Europe that brings together the best musicians from around the world. Novi Sad is the city of young people, music, fun and great nightlife. It is the home of EXIT festival, one of the best music events in Europe, that has had its first edition took place in 2000. Some of the best musicians from all over the world perform on the stages of EXIT festival every year. Still, Novi Sad has a lot more to offer. It is and open and tolerant city of friendly people and endless cultural diversity.

Niš - Birthplace of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great, the city of Niš still embodies the combination of exotic East and elegant West. Today a modern tourist center with museums and historical sites that are on european must see maps, Serbian city of Niš has been a gate connecting the East and the West ever since it was established. Even nowadays, driving down the roads through Niš is the shortest way to reach the Middle East from Europe, or cities like Sofia and Istanbul from Vienna, Budapest or Prague.

Subotica - A major cultural center in Vojvodina and one of the most beautiful cities in Serbia, Subotica was even the capital of a fairy-tale-like empire in the 16th century. Through its long history Subotica often changed its rulers, countries and names. It has changed over 200 names – it was called Zabadka, Szent Maria, Maria Tereziopolis… It was under the governance of Hungarians, Turks, Serbs, and it was included in both Habsburg and Ottoman Empire, and then Yugoslavia. Once it was the capital of one almost fairy-tale empire.

Kragujevac - Located around 100 km south of Belgrade, Kragujevac lies in the centre of Šumadija and the Morava (Pomoravlje) region. It is Serbia’s fourth biggest city. A sure sign that you have arrived in the former capital of Serbia is a newly built cross, which carries an icon of Saint George slaying the dragon.

Kraljevo - Kraljevo, a city in which seven Serbian medieval kings were crowned, is now a place where one can hop in a hand-made vessel and join “The Merry Race” down the Ibar river. Kraljevo, known as “the heart of Šumadija”, is the city on three rivers, surrounded by five mountains and two spas. The city owes its name to seven kings who were crowned in the nearby Žiča monastery. The traces of their reign can still be seen, that is why the city of Kraljevo has always been a “royal city”.

Apart from the fun and excellent entertaining outings, every Serbian city will romance you and make you fall in love with it, using something specific to that area – whether it’s a particular tradition, unique monument, or unique tastes of national cuisine…

source: serbia.com