Belgrade

About

Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and at the crossroads of the Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. According to the 2022 census, the population of Belgrade city proper stands at 1,197,114, its contiguous urban area has 1,298,661 inhabitants, while population of city's administrative area totals 1,682,720 people. It is one of the major cities of Southeast Europe and the third-most populous city on the river Danube.

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Why visit

Visit Belgrade for religious and civic architecture, archaeology and older urban layers, markets, streets, food, and public squares. Use Belgrade to connect cultural institutions with streets, food, public space, and nearby landscape rather than treating each stop separately. A good itinerary should stay selective. The strongest plan in Belgrade usually starts with one main stop and treats the surrounding streets as part of the visit. That restraint helps Belgrade feel like a place rather than a sequence of obligations. Day trips from Belgrade work best when they change the reader's understanding of the base, not just the mileage.

When to avoid

July and August can be hot, and nightlife areas may be loud. Some historical narratives are contested, so museums and monuments are best read with attention to context. Use Belgrade with practical movement built into the plan from the start. In Belgrade, a good plan groups nearby stops, leaves slack for transport, and allows for small museums, churches, or galleries to close without much notice.

The next week in Belgrade

7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).

Year-round climate

Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).

Airports near Belgrade

1 commercial airport within 100 km. Closest is Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) at 12 km.

Getting around Belgrade

Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.

Operators and modes aggregated by TransitLand from individual transit-agency GTFS feeds. Route classifications (subway / tram / rail / bus / etc) come from each feed’s GTFS route_type codes.