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Belgrade
Belgrade
*** and National Square
Republic Square
Republic Square
*** and National Square is the center of the city. strong> Republic Square
*** Republic Square is the city center square of Belgrade, in the middle of which stands a statue of Serbian Grand Duke Mihailo Obrenovic, who rides a horse and looks out into the distance, silently guarding Serbia. On the other side of the square, Mihailo Street, also named after the national hero, retains its late 19th-century architectural style, except that the former residences of the rich and powerful have been transformed into a variety of stores. The melodious music of street performers complements the quaintness of the street.
Kalemegdan Fortress
Kalemegdan Fortress
At the confluence of the Danube and Sava rivers lies the 18th-century reconstructed fortress. The castle was the site of many wars and battles between the Ottoman Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The architectural style of the Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian reigns is still present in all parts of the castle, and even its name is taken from the Turkish: "Kale" means fortress and "Megdan" means battlefield. Nowadays, Kale Megdan Castle has been far away from the fight, people sitting on the walls, embracing their loved ones, looking at the sunset slowly sprinkled to the Danube River, to enjoy this "battlefield" on the land of the unique peace and tranquility.
Open all day
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Church of Saint Mark
Church of Saint Mark
In the city of classical and baroque architecture, there is no other place like it. Made of red brick, it's impossible to tell from the outside that the angular brick building is Byzantine. However, when you enter the church, the interior is decorated in the most traditional Orthodox style. Elegant and holy white color occupies the entire interior of the church, its deepest center is painted on the icon screen above the "Last Supper", the saints are arranged on both sides of the picture, the top of the church Mary open arms, the believers will stand in front of the confession table, hands clasped together, and devoutly prayed.
Free
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Saint Sava Church
Saint Sava Temple
In 1935, the Serbian people honored the memory of the founder of the In 1935, the Serbian people, in honor of Sava, the spiritual leader who founded the first Serbian Orthodox Church, built a church named after him on the site where his Holy Eucharist was burned. In the decades that followed, war ravaged this troubled country time and time again, leaving the church unfinished until 2017, when the exterior of the building was constructed and work continued on decorating the interior. Today, the church is the largest Orthodox church in Serbia and one of the landmarks of the city of Be. The fate of St. Sava's church is like the epitome of the Serbian nation; war could not stop the church from being built, nor could it stop the Serbian people from yearning for freedom. Saint Sava held a burning torch for the bumpy march of the nation to light the way forward.
8:00-18:00
Free
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Gardo? Tower
Gardo? Tower
Gardo? Tower is the first of its kind in the city. The Gardo? Tower is the high point of the town of Zemun, 12 kilometers from the city center, and was built at the end of the 19th century under the Austro-Hungarian Empire. At the time, it was part of a large fortress, but today only this one tower remains as a result of war damage and the ravages of time. Ascending the rotating staircase, travelers can take in the entire town. The whitewashed, orange-roofed Baroque buildings stand beside the blue Danube River; the old stone streets are free of the roar of cars and people in a hurry; the city of Pétrus is full of high-rise buildings in the distance, while the Danube River seems to have stopped the passage of time and set Zémén in the Middle Ages.
10:00-19:00
About $120
St. Michael's Cathedral
St. Michael's Cathedral
This classically styled Eastern Orthodox church is located in the The church is dedicated to this leader of the angelic legions, the chief warrior of God's side. Michael's spirit of guarding God's sanctuary from encroachment probably also infected the congregation here, who likewise guard this church from being desecrated by anything.
In 1823, on the southeast side of the Cathedral of St. Michael, a tavern opened with a sign that read, "The tavern next to the Cathedral of St. Michael". The Church was outraged, believing that it was a sacrilege to the Holy Faith that a secular place of pleasure, such as a tavern, should bear the name of a church. So the Church began to pressure the Crown to force the tavern to change its name, and in a fit of pique the tavern owner took down his sign and hung a big "?" In front of the door, one is to express dissatisfaction to the church and the royal family, and secondly, I hope that there is a passer-by here, give it a suitable name. And this "?" was hung for two hundred years.
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Zlatibor
Zlatibor
Tara National
Tara National Park
Tara National Park is a paradise for trekkers and nature lovers because of its rich flora and fauna. Signs warning of "bears" can be seen everywhere, and the rare Serbian White Eagle also lives here. From the top of the mountain, the town of Bajina Basta is clearly visible, and the "loneliest house in the world" stands in the middle of the Drina River, just across the river from the town.
1968
Built in 1968 by a group of young people to recreate comfortably on the Drina, the house has become a destination for countless travelers. The teenagers who built it loved it so much that it has been destroyed by floods six times in the past half a century, and it is only thanks to the efforts of the now-elderly 'youngsters' to repair and rebuild the hut that it has survived to this day.
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Mokra Gora Railway Station
Mokra Gora Railway Station
The ticket windows of this railway station are always filled with travelers who have one goal in mind: to get to Mokra Gora. "In 1921, when steam locomotives couldn't power their way over the Sargan Mountains, engineers designed a winding mountain railroad that allowed the trains to climb gently. The railroad was named "Salkan 8" because the line resembled a large Arabic numeral "8". With the continuous development of railroad technology, steam locomotives and narrow-gauge railroads gradually withdrawn from the stage of history, but this less than 16 kilometers of track, still tells the romance of the steam era. Church of the Name of Mary
This is a magnificent Gothic Catholic Church, the main body of its brick structure, the top of the use of Hungary's famous Zsolnay ceramics to embellish the interior of the lack of magnificent decorations and eye-catching frescoes, but only white walls and high roofs, the atmosphere of the solemn and solemn. It is only the white walls and soaring roof that create a solemn and dignified atmosphere. The city of Novi Sad spreads out from this church and still retains its 19th-century flavor.
EXIT, one of the biggest music festivals in Europe
Every July, the Petrovaradin Fortress ("Petrovaradin") is the place to be. Petrovaradin Fortress) welcomes more than 200,000 tourists and music lovers for four days of festivals where they raise a glass and party all night long. The city is one of those places that has a way of capturing your heart, whether it's Freedom Square filled with laughing children, the old fortress where lovers snuggle up to watch the sunset, or the streets and alleys filled with singing and music.
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Subotica
Subotica
Subotica Synagogue
Subotica Synagogue
Subotica Synagogue
Subotica Synagogue
The second largest synagogue in Europe, built in 1901, has a typical Hungarian style with Byzantine and Florentine architectural features. With its ornate interior of tulips, carnations and peacock feathers, it is one of the most beautiful buildings in Serbia, and indeed in all of Eastern Europe, and has been described as "the Habsburgs' most impressive interpretation of turn-of-the-century architectural innovation".
Tuesday-Friday 10:00-16:00
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St. Theresa of Avila Cathedral
St. Theresa of Avila Cathedral
Not far from the Subotica Tabernacle, this Catholic Church was built in 1773 and is dedicated to St. Theresa of Avila, the patron saint of Subotica. Today, a huge crack extends from the main entrance to the top of the tower, and the erosion of time has almost split this late Baroque masterpiece in two, leaving you speechless with the weight of history.
6:00-12:00, 17:30-20:40
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This article was adapted from the May 2021 issue by John Wanderer
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Final review by Ma Zaitian
Images Visual China, John Wanderer, Touhou Creative, some from the web