Belgrade Fortress
The Upper and Lower Towns occupy the ridge and its slopes above the confluence of the Sava and Danube. The fortress and the neighbouring Kalemegdan Park form a protected cultural complex. Gates, ramparts and terraces show how the site changed under successive administrations.
A fortress rebuilt over centuries
The ridge above the river confluence held Roman Singidunum. In the early fifteenth century Despot Stefan Lazarević made Belgrade his capital. Later Ottoman and Habsburg construction changed the defences. Medieval walls and eighteenth-century Baroque fortifications can still be seen together.
Upper Town and Lower Town
Begin in the Upper Town for the view from the Victor monument. Descend toward Ružica and St Petka to see how the fortifications follow the slope. The Lower Town once held a settlement and later housed arsenals and warehouses.