Discovering Serbia

Underground Secrets of Belgrade

If you are visiting Belgrade do not miss the opportunity to take a tour of a mysterious Belgrade underground.

Serbia's capital is considered one of the oldest towns in the whole of Europe. While most tourists to Belgrade are exploring its famous sights, such as the Belgrade Fortress, the famous bohemian quarter - Skadarlija, many museums, cultural monuments of great importance, or  widely famous Belgrade bohemian life, there are those who are also discovering the secrets of Belgrade underground.

Tourist Organization of Belgrade introduced a special tour of the city called "Underground secrets of dungeons of Belgrade fortress". A special advantage of this tour of Serbian capital is the fact that the tour is lead by authors of the very interesting book "Belgrade underneath Belgrade", available in bookstores. 

Underground Belgrade has always attracted tremendous attention since it hides more than one hundred caves, canals, tunnels, passages and incredible stories. History of underground Belgrade is in connection to various empires and states that have ruled over ages in this area. The tour of Belgrade underground will take visitors to the Roman hall where lie foundation of the main gate of the Roman fortress and Roman aqueduct and they will hear stories about Tito's (former president of Yugoslavia) political games and spy secrets from the time of Communist Information Bureau. As tour continues, visitors will travel into earlier centuries when Turks and Austrians ruled in this area. At the end, they will enter one of the underground canals from the time when Serbia finally became independent state and have a wine tasting to round up this adventurous journey through Belgrade past.

More info HERE.