The nature was extremely generous to Belgrade and it endowed the city with every possible gift. Belgrade has an extraordinary location, it has two rivers, the Sava and the Danube, and true jewels that come with the rivers – the islands. The island of Ada Ciganlija, a sports, recreation, cultural and entertainment center as well as [...]

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The Great War Island is one of the most representative ecological and visual images of Belgrade, with its characteristic flora and fauna. It is located right at the confluence of the rivers Sava and Danube and has always represented an area of military and strategic importance for Belgrade – whenever the city was being conquered or [...]

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Unlike in other world metropolises, Belgrade’ s the Botanical Garden Jevremovac, is located in the very heart of the city or more precisely between the streets: Bulevar Despota Stefana, Dalmatinska,Takovska and Vojvode Dobrnjca. It was founded in 1889. The open section of the Garden has approximately 350 tree and bush species and about 700 herbs species of [...]

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The Academic Park is located in the Students’ Square, between Vasina Street and the square, and it has grown together with the central city area.  In the Roman times, the space of the square was part of the urban settlement Singidunum. As regards the Middle Ages, there are not many data regarding its appearance and purpose [...]

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Tašmajdan Park is located between the streets: Bulevar Kralja Aleksandra, Takovska, llije Garašanina and Karnegijeva. The Street Starine Novaka divides it up into two parts – Big and Small Tašmajdan.  In the Turkish language, the word ‘ tašmajdan ‘ means ‘ quarry ‘ or ‘ rocky field ‘ . Therefore, this whole area in which there [...]

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New Belgrade is the area where immediately after the Second World War a whole new city started to be born. In 1961 here started the creation of the Friendship Park, a park that is unique in the world. No matter how long one searches, a park like this cannot be found anywhere else in the [...]

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Zemun is an antique town. It dates back to prehistoric era and ancient history. In the Roman times the settlement was called Taurunum and in the 21th century it was known as Zemlen. In the 15th century it was part of the Serbian Despotate of Djuradj Brankovic. In the period 1512 – 1717 it was [...]

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Kalemegdan Park is a green oasis in the heart of the city. With its position, historical importance and functionality, it plays a special role in the life of the city as well as in the life of its citizens. It is one of the very few parks that can boast of more than a century long continuity [...]

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Together with the appearance of big and small green areas, also the streets planted with trees started to appear. The first line of trees appeared between 1845 and 1850 in Abadžijska market ( Kraljice Natalije Street ) on both sides of the road. The following avenues appeared in 1859 in Terazije Street and in 1860 in Kneza [...]

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The construction of the  Royal Garden or today’ s Pioneer’ s Park began in the late 1830s in the area surrounding today’s old and New Royal Palaces, betwen the streets Kralja Milana, dr Dragoslava Jovanovića , Kralja Aleksandra, Kneza Miloša, Krunska and Andrićev Venac. The house of the rich trader and president of the State Council, [...]

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