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Roman Singidunum and Taurunum, two towns separated by the Danube and Sava rivers lived their different lives throughout the centuries. The Byzantines would do strange things; they would destroy one town in order to build another. Then the Hungarians would do the same. So in the early Middle Ages town stones were transported several times across the rivers.
For two hundred years Zemun was part of the Habsburg Empire while Belgrade was part of the Ottoman Empire, separated by rivers and a vast marshland they were important border posts. Intensive trade between the two empires promoted development of both towns in the 19th century. Today there is no borderline and the towns are merged, but nevertheless they are still different.
In the morning we will start with a visit to Belgrade Fortress, located on a hill overlooking the confluence of the Sava and Danube Rivers. After a stroll though Kalemegdan Park and the old core of the town, we will visit one of the largest Orthodox Churches in the world – The Temple of Saint Sava and the parish church of Saint Sava.
Afterwards we will visit the Museum of the History of Yugoslavia where we will visit the tomb of former Yugoslav president – TITO and part of the gift collection. During his presidency he received more than 220,000 precious gifts from all over the world. You will hear less well known stories of his controversial life and of Socialist Yugoslavia.
Later we will have a walk along the Danube and relax on one of the floating restaurants on barges on the river.
In the afternoon we will walk through the narrow streets of Zemun, climb the hill leading to Gardos Tower, then descend to the Market and visit the Church of St. Nicholas famous for its icon screen with 72 different icons painted by one painter. Among other sites we will see the Franciscan Monastery, Kontumac Park and Jewish quarter.
