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Things to do in Serbia

A Balkan capital built at the confluence of two rivers with a fortress overlooking both, a trumpet festival that turns a small town into Europe's loudest party, and a genuinely underrated food and nightlife scene.

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What's worth your time in Serbia

Explore Belgrade's Kalemegdan Fortress

Culture

A sprawling fortress at the confluence of the Danube and Sava rivers, fought over roughly 115 times across its long and contested history.

Party at a floating river club (splav) in Belgrade

Culture

Barges and platforms moored along the Danube and Sava host Belgrade's famous nightlife scene, widely considered among the best in Europe.

Attend the Guča Trumpet Festival

Culture

A competitive brass band festival drawing hundreds of thousands to a small western Serbian town for days of nonstop live music.

Wander Novi Sad's Petrovaradin Fortress

Culture

A massive Austro-Hungarian fortress overlooking the Danube, also home each summer to the EXIT Festival, one of Europe's largest music festivals.