What is the Belgrade self-guided walking tour?
The Belgrade self-guided walking tour is a self-paced audio walk: everything you need is on your phone, and at every stop the narration explains the place in front of you. Count on about 2 hours in total, with 29 minutes of actual walking along a 2.1 km route that links 10 stops. The stories follow Serbia's path from Ottoman rule to independence, from the site of an old city gate on Republic Square to the fortress above two rivers.
On Republic Square the narration tells you why locals arrange to meet at the horse, Enrico Pazzi's bronze of Prince Mihailo Obrenović from 1882, and where his outstretched hand is said to point. Outside the National Museum, the oldest in Serbia, you hear about Miroslav's Gospel, a 12th-century illuminated manuscript, and at Captain Miša's Mansion how one of the richest men in the country gave his house over to education. The Keys Handover Memorial recalls April 1867, when the last Ottoman garrison left the city, and Meštrović's Monument of Gratitude carries the line We love France as she loved us. The walk ends with The Victor, his naked warrior with falcon and sword.
- Durationabout 2 hours
- Walkingabout 29 min · 2.1 km
- Stops10
- LanguagesEnglish, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch
On the audio walk
Stories at every stop
Arrive at a stop and the narration begins with how the place came to be, who lived or worked there, the legends attached to it and the small details worth a second look. You can read the same text on screen instead.
Directions on the map
Between stops you follow Google Maps, 2.1 km and about 29 minutes of walking in all, at whatever speed suits you.
Coffee breaks on your terms
Leave the route for a coffee, a meal or a museum visit and pick the narration up again later that day or on another day.
Food, shops and your own order
Tips for local food and shops near the route come with the walk, and the app lets you choose a different first stop or rearrange the order.
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How it works
- Book online Choose the number of people. Your booking reference arrives by email straight away.
- Get the app Download the World City Trail app from the App Store or Google Play and enter your booking reference.
- Walk when you like Start whenever you are ready, walk at your own pace and pause any time. No guide, no fixed schedule.
Who will enjoy the audio walk
Visitors new to Belgrade
You see the main landmarks in one connected walk, together with the background that explains them.
Independent travellers
No group, no departure time and nobody telling you to move on, so you linger where you like and walk on when you have seen enough.
Anyone short on time
Around 2 hours covers the whole route, which leaves the rest of the day open.
Good to know
- Bring a charged smartphone with mobile data; a power bank helps.
- No entry tickets needed: everything happens outside the buildings. Going inside is optional and paid separately.
- Family friendly; children must be accompanied by an adult.
- Not suitable for wheelchair users and difficult with strollers.
- Groups of up to 5 work best; larger groups split up, one ticket per person.
- Every purchase helps support stray cats and dogs in Greece.
Belgrade on foot, from Republic Square to Kalemegdan
10 stops · about 29 min walking · start: Republic Square · finish: The Victor
The walk sets off on Republic Square, home to the National Theatre and the National Museum of Serbia, then heads to Students' Square in the university quarter. Captain Miša's Mansion, now the university's rectorate, and the trees of Studentski Park come next. After that you reach the place that remembers the handover of the city keys in 1867 and, in Kalemegdan Park, the Monument of Gratitude to France, pass through the Royal Gate of Belgrade Fortress and finish at The Victor high above the rivers. The app lets you start anywhere, and no stop charges admission.
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1Republic SquareStart
Belgrade's main square lies where the Ottoman-era Stambol Gate stood until the 1860s. In its centre rides Prince Mihailo Obrenović, a bronze by the Italian sculptor Enrico Pazzi unveiled in 1882, and locals simply arrange to meet at the horse. His outstretched hand is said to point towards the lands still under Ottoman rule at the time.
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2National Theatre
Serbia's National Theatre opened its building on Republic Square in 1869, designed by the architect Aleksandar Bugarski. Rebuilt and enlarged several times since, it is home to drama, opera and ballet. Look at the classical façade with its columns and the statues at the top.
3National Museum of Serbia
Founded in 1844, this is the oldest museum in Serbia. It is housed in a grand building from 1903, built for a state financial institution, and its treasures include Miroslav's Gospel, an illuminated manuscript from the 12th century. Note the dome and the rich decoration of the façade.
4Students' Square (Studentski trg)
Students' Square is the centre of Belgrade's university quarter, surrounded by faculty buildings of the University of Belgrade. Here too stands the Kolarac Endowment, a concert hall and people's university opened in 1932 with money left by the merchant Ilija Milosavljević Kolarac.
5University of Belgrade (Captain Miša's Mansion)
This decorative mansion was built in 1863 for Captain Miša Anastasijević, one of the richest men in Serbia, to a design by the Czech architect Jan Nevole. He gave it for educational use, and it later housed the Great School, forerunner of the university. Today it is the seat of the Rectorate of the University of Belgrade.
6Studentski Park
This small park on Students' Square, between university buildings, is a shady meeting place for students and passers-by. Among the trees stand monuments to two leading Serbian scientists, the botanist Josif Pančić and the geographer Jovan Cvijić.
7Keys Handover Memorial (1867)
This place recalls April 1867, when the Ottoman commander handed the keys of Belgrade to Prince Mihailo Obrenović. With this ceremony the last Ottoman garrison left the city, a decisive step on Serbia's road to full independence, which was recognised internationally in 1878.
8Monument of Gratitude to France
The Croatian sculptor Ivan Meštrović created this monument, unveiled in Kalemegdan Park in 1930, to thank France for its help to Serbia in the First World War. A female figure representing France strides forward, and the Serbian inscription means: We love France as she loved us.
9Royal Gate
The Royal Gate is one of the gates of Belgrade Fortress, the stronghold above the meeting of the Sava and the Danube. The fortress was destroyed and rebuilt many times by Serbs, Hungarians, Ottomans and Austrians, and its gates and thick walls show layers from different centuries.
10The VictorFinish
The Victor, a bronze figure by Ivan Meštrović, was set up on a tall column in 1928 to mark ten years since the breakthrough on the Salonika front in the First World War. The naked warrior holds a falcon and a sword and looks out over the meeting of the Sava and the Danube. It has become one of the symbols of Belgrade.
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