Belgrade is located at the convergence of three historically important routes of travel between Europe and the Balkans, east-west route along the Danube River valley from Vienna to the Black Sea, another that runs westward along the valley of the Sava River towards Trieste and northern Italy, and a third running southward along the valleys of the Morava and Vardar rivers to the Aegean Sea.
We visited the heart of the city, well known Knez Mihajlova (Prince Michael) street, Student’s Square and Belgrade University and to Republic Square, Buildings of National Theatre and National Museum. Then we crossed Sava river and went to New Belgrade, the newest part of the city, with some nice examples of the post WWII Socialist architecture. We saw Usce, Park of Friendship, Palace Serbia, Belgrade Arena, Ada Bridge to arrive in Kosutnjak and Dedinje – luxurious residential quarters of Kings, Presidents and Prime Ministers and Ambassadors.
We also visited the Memorial of Marshal TITO, President for life of Socialist Yugoslavia and one of the most influential leaders of the XX c. we visited the famous St. Sava Memorial Church, one of the largest religious buildings in the whole world.
Memorial of Marshal TITO – House of Flowers is the resting place of Josip Broz Tito (1892–1980), the President of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and his wife Jovanka Broz (1924–2013). It is located on the grounds of the Museum of Yugoslav History in Dedinje, Belgrade, Serbia
The Church of Saint Sava is a Serbian Orthodox church which sits on the Vracar plateau in Belgrade, Serbia. It was planned as the bishopric seat and main cathedral of the Serbian Orthodox Church, one of the largest religious buildings in the whole world.
Republic Square and Palace Serbia is one of the central town squares and an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, located in the Stari Grad municipality. It is the site of some of Belgrade’s most recognizable public buildings, including the National Museum, the National Theatre and the statue of Prince Michael.
