The best way to start your visit is to take a downtown walking tour. For that we highly recommend Belgrade Walking Tours - if you are lucky, you may also get a free shot of rakija at the end of the tour.

Few suggestions (some of these places are part of the tour):

#1 Visit Skadarlija - a bohemian street in the heart of Belgrade, and stop by one of the kafanas (serbian traditional bars) for some great food, music and drinks.

#2 Take a walk around Kalemegdan, a fortress and a park, with beautiful views over Danube and Sava.

#3 Walk around the city center, see the House of National Assembly, New and Old Palace.

#4 Visit the Church of Saint Sava, one of the largest orthodox churches in the world.

#5 Hop to Zemun, one of the oldest neighbourhoods in Belgrade and visit Gardos tower, take a walk by the Danube or enjoy one of the many fish restaurants.

#6 To play with electricity, visit Tesla museum, a small interactive museum dedicated to the works of Nikola Tesla.

#7 Fancy a swim? Ada lake and its beach are a perfect place to chill on a hot summer day.

#8 Get outside of the city and visit Avala tower - technically a telecommunications tower, but with a café bar on top that offers great views of Belgrade and its surroundings.

You can also check out the website of Belgrade tourist organization for more ideas.

#1 Make sure you stop at some bakery and ask for burek sa sirom (with cheese) or burek sa mesom (with meat) - the most typical pie in Serbia.

#2 For great ćevapi (finger shaped minced meat) you can visit Cica or Walter (there are several ones around the town).

#3 You can try knedle (local dumplings) in Ferdinand knedle. They offer the classic knedle sa sljivama (with plums) but also many other flavours.

#4 Ambar restaurant in Beton hala (group of bars/restaurants by the river side) offers Serbian food in tapas style - it is a bit more pricey but really delicious and great for tasting different foods.

#5 Paša restaurant in Zemun, on the Danube riverside, offers a great selection of fish and especially yummy riblja čorba (fish soup).

#6 Samo Pivo beer bar offers a great variety of both domestic and foreign craft beers. And for coffee, try Kafeterija.

If you want to warm up for the wedding, or did not have enough and want to continue partying, check out some of the boat clubs on Sava river - basically you can get to the river side and switch as many clubs as you wish until you find a perfect one.

If you're more into the hipster vibe, Savamala and Cetinjska Street (at the site of the old brewery) offer a lot of interesting bars, restaurants and clubs.

Plenty of things to explore and experience in Serbia, so we leave you some useful links below, as well as a couple of suggestions.

Tourist Organization of Serbia

Lonely Planet - Serbia