In this tour, get to know:
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Kalemegdan Park
Kalemegdan Park is the largest park in Belgrade, and at the same time, a part of the most important cultural and historical complex in the city, which is dominated by the Belgrade Fortress. The arranging of the area around the Fortress into a park began after the Fortress was surrendered...
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Park of Friendship
Park of Friendship (Park Prijateljstva) is located in New Belgrade. It covers a large green area from Hotel Yugoslavia along the Danube and the Sava rivers to Branko’s Bridge. The idea for the establishment of the park came from the organization Mladi Gorani who, in the name of holding of...
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Tašmajdan Park
Tašmajdan Park is a central city park, located in the area of an ancient quarry. During the 19th century, the Tašmajdan cemetery was also located here. Name Tašmajdan comes from Turkish words “Tas” – meaning stone and “Meydan” – meaning mine. Stone had been dug here since the Roman times....
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Pioneers’ Park
Pioneers’ Park (Pionirski park), the former royal garden, is one of the central city parks. It is surrounded by several important buildings, among them, the buildings of Stari dvor (Old Palace)- today the building of the City Assembly of Belgrade, and Novi dvor (New Palace)- today the seat of the...
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University Park
University Park is located in the center of Belgrade, within the Student Square. It was also known as Pančić’s Park, Academic Park, and often the Students’ Park. Area of the park and the square surrounding it used to be a Turkish cemetery. Afterwards, a greenmarket was located here, but it...
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Karađorđe’s Park
Karađorđe’s Park is located at a historical site where in 1806 a camp was set by the Serbian army, led by Karađorđe, during the siege of Belgrade in the First Serbian Uprising. Soldiers killed in the battle were buried here and the place was arranged as the Insurgents Cemetery. The...
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City Park iz Zemun
The City Park in Zemun belongs to the protected area of the cultural and historical whole of the Old town of Zemun. It is the oldest green oasis in this part of the city. On the location of today’s park, from 1730 to 1871 there was Kontumac, or the quarantine...
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Topčider park
Topčider Park is one of the oldest parks in Belgrade. It is located in the valley of the Topčiderska River. The first arrangement of the park began in 1831 with the construction of the residential complex of Prince Miloš Obrenović. The park area was shaped in the then modern English...
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Košutnjak
Košutnjak is a park-forest and one of the most popular recreational places in Belgrade. It covers an area of 330 ha (820 acres). The dense forest is intersected by numerous paths. The name is derived from the medieval hunting forests of the Serbian nobility, meaning doe’s breeder (in Serbian, košuta...
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Hyde Park
Belgrade’s Hyde Park is named after the famous park in London and is a natural continuation of Košutnjak and Topčider. The park consists of two parts that share a central path with a plane tree alley. The landscaping of the park began in 1930s. It was opened to the public...