In Stay BW apartments are in the heart of Belgrade Waterfront, the new city quarter on the right bank of the Sava. Kula Beograd, the Galerija mall and the Sava Promenade are a few minutes' walk away, while Belgrade Fortress, Knez Mihailova and Skadarlija are a short ride or a pleasant riverside walk.
Here is our guide to the sights, nightlife, concerts, fairs and practical tips — with distances from our apartments, so you can plan every day with ease.
The complex stretches along the right bank of the Sava, from Branko's Bridge to the Belgrade Fair. Everything listed here is within walking distance of the apartments.
≈ 300 m· 7 min walk from the apartmentsAt 168 m and 42 floors, Kula Beograd is Serbia's tallest building, recognisable by its gently twisting façade. Since April 2026 the Belgrade 360 Deck on the 41st floor, 155 m above the city, offers panoramic views and a café-bar. Entry is from the second floor of Galerija; the deck is open daily from 10:00 to 22:00.
≈ 200 m from the apartmentsThe region's largest shopping centre opened in 2020, practically across the street from our apartments. Alongside its many shops you'll find restaurants and cafés with terraces on the Sava, a Cineplexx cinema with an IMAX hall and a large trampoline park — perfect for rainy days, too.
≈ 300 m from the apartmentsA riverside walkway of about 1.8 km with a cycle path, cafés and restaurants, playgrounds, an open-air gym and a beach-volleyball court, with an extension toward Ada Ciganlija planned. It is also where Belgrade Waterfront celebrates New Year's Eve.
≈ 900 m· 15 min walk from the apartmentsThe renovated Sava Square, with about 20,000 m² of pedestrian space, is crowned by a bronze monument to Stefan Nemanja, founder of the medieval Serbian state — about 23 m tall. Unveiled in 2021, it is the work of sculptor Aleksandr Rukavishnikov and shows Nemanja standing on a Byzantine helmet, holding a sword and the Hilandar Charter.
≈ 900 m· 15 min walk from the apartmentsOpened in 1884, this was Belgrade's main railway station until 2018. It is now being restored and converted into the Serbian Historical Museum; an opening date has not yet been confirmed. The façade is at its best in the evening, when it is lit up.
≈ 1.3 km· 25 min walk from the apartmentsA historic quarter below Kalemegdan — the city's commercial and port district in the early 1900s — known for its Baroque and Art Nouveau façades, the Hotel Bristol (1912) and the Belgrade Cooperative building (1907). The 450 m Branko's Bridge has a footpath and cycle lane with one of the best views of the city.
≈ 1.9 km· 35 min walk from the apartmentsA former port warehouse on the Sava below Belgrade Fortress, now a row of restaurants, bars and clubs right on the water, looking out over the confluence of the Sava and the Danube. Sightseeing boats depart from here, too.
Places not to miss — most are a half-hour walk or a ten-minute drive from the apartments.
≈ 2.2 km· 38 min walk from the apartmentsSet on the ridge above the confluence of the Sava and the Danube, the fortress holds two thousand years of history — from Celtic and Roman Singidunum to the capital of Despot Stefan Lazarević. Today it is an open-air museum with Kalemegdan Park, the Military Museum, Nebojša Tower, the Roman Well and the zoo. Ivan Meštrović's Victor (1928), the symbol of Belgrade, overlooks the confluence.
≈ 1.8 km· 30 min walk from the apartmentsBelgrade's main pedestrian street runs for about a kilometre from Republic Square to Kalemegdan. It is lined with shops, cafés and 19th-century buildings, and is home to the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts and the Tourist Information Centre.
≈ 2.1 km· 34 min walk from the apartmentsA cobbled bohemian quarter often compared to Montmartre in Paris. Traditional kafanas such as Tri šešira (since 1864), Dva jelena and Zlatni bokal serve Serbian cooking to live starogradska — old-town folk music.
≈ 1.7 km· 29 min walk from the apartmentsOne of the largest Orthodox churches in the world, on the Vračar plateau. Its dome rises 68.5 m (78.3 m with the cross), and since 2020 the interior has been covered in some 15,000 m² of mosaics.
≈ 5.9 km· 15 min by car from the apartmentsA Habsburg frontier town until 1918, Zemun keeps a small-town feel — an old core, a market and a long Danube quay lined with cafés and restaurants. Gardoš Tower, built in 1896 on the ruins of a medieval fortress, offers one of the finest views of the Danube.
≈ 4.4 km· 10 min by car from the apartments“Belgrade's seaside” — Sava Lake with about 7 km of gravel beaches, more than 70 cafés and restaurants, and courts for almost every sport. In summer it draws over 100,000 visitors a day; perfect for swimming, cycling, kayaking or a stroll.
≈ 1.8 km· 33 min walk from the apartmentsSet in a park in Dedinje, the complex comprises the 25 May Museum, the Old Museum and the House of Flowers, where Josip Broz Tito is buried. A collection of more than 75,000 objects tells the story of 20th-century Yugoslavia.
≈ 1.8 km · 32 min walk
Tesla's personal archive, on UNESCO's Memory of the World register, and the urn with his ashes. Guided tours include live demonstrations of his inventions.
≈ 1.8 km · 28 min walk
Serbia's oldest museum (1844), on Republic Square: the Miroslav Gospels, Vinča culture finds and works by Renoir, Monet, Degas and Picasso.
≈ 13 km · 30 min by car
A 204.68 m TV tower with an observation deck, and Meštrović's Monument to the Unknown Hero, on the mountain southeast of the city.
Belgrade is famous for nights that last until morning — from river clubs to small bars with live music.
Floating clubs on the Sava and the Danube are the trademark of Belgrade nightlife, playing everything from folk and Serbian pop to rock and techno. Most are on the Sava, between the bridges and near Ada Ciganlija, and on the Danube by Hotel Jugoslavija. The season runs mostly from late May to September, busiest Thursday to Sunday.
≈ 1.9 km · 35 min walk
Bars, clubs and restaurants on the Sava below Kalemegdan — the closest night out, reachable on foot.
≈ 2.2 km · 36 min walk
The courtyard of a former brewery in Dorćol, packed with almost 30 bars, clubs and small live-music venues.
≈ 2.3 km
A Dorćol street of cafés, cocktail bars and restaurants, jokingly nicknamed “Silicone Valley” — the place to see and be seen.
≈ 2.1 km · 34 min walk
Long dinners with grilled meat, rakija, old-town songs and tamburica bands — a Belgrade tradition not to miss.
≈ 300 m · 7 min walk
A drink above the city lights at the Belgrade 360 Deck on Kula Beograd — open until 22:00.
From huge open-air shows to classical music and jazz, the calendar is full all year round.
≈ 2.5 km· 5 min by car from the apartmentsBelgrade's biggest indoor arena, with 18,386 seats for sport and more for concerts. It hosted Eurovision 2008 and today welcomes world tours as well as Partizan and Crvena zvezda basketball games.
≈ 2.0 km from the apartmentsThe park at the confluence of the Sava and the Danube is the city's biggest open-air concert ground — the Rolling Stones played here in 2007, and it hosts the Belgrade Beer Fest every summer.
≈ 1.5 km
The renovated Blue Hall, with some 4,000 seats the largest auditorium in Serbia, for concerts, musicals and FEST gala screenings.
≈ 1.9 km · 32 min walk
A 1932 concert hall with about 1,200 seats, renowned for its acoustics and home to the Belgrade Philharmonic (season October to June).
≈ 1.8 km
Club gigs, exhibitions and the Belgrade Jazz Festival, held here since 1971.
Months shown are when each festival usually takes place; check the festival's website for exact dates.
The Belgrade Fair is practically next door, and in 2027 Belgrade hosts the world exposition EXPO.
≈ 1.3 km· 15–20 min walk from the apartmentsThe Belgrade Fair sits at the southern end of Belgrade Waterfront, about 1.2 km from the apartments. It opened in 1957, and Hall 1 — whose 109 m dome was the largest in the world until 1965 — is a protected cultural monument. More than 30 fairs take place here every year, making our apartments an ideal base for exhibitors and visitors.
The fair is planned to move to new halls at the EXPO site in Surčin from 2028; the protected Hall 1 stays where it is.
Usual months; the Belgrade Fair publishes the exact calendar at sajam.rs.
EXPO 2027 Belgrade
15 May – 15 August 2027
≈ 12 km· 20–30 min by car from the apartmentsTheme: “Play for Humanity: Sport and Music for All”
Belgrade is hosting the specialised world exposition EXPO 2027. On a new 25-hectare site in Surčin, near the airport, 139 countries have confirmed their participation and more than four million visitors are expected. A new 52,000-seat National Stadium is being built next to it.
Book your stay earlyWhat to eat, where to go on a day trip and how to get around with ease.
For the full kafana experience, try “?” (Znak pitanja) opposite the Cathedral — open since 1823 and considered the oldest kafana in Belgrade still in business.
Sightseeing boats sail the Sava and the Danube all year round — day and sunset tours last 90 minutes each. They depart from Beton Hala or Ušće and pass Kalemegdan, the confluence, Great War Island and Zemun.
≈ 36 min on the Soko fast train
Serbia's second city and the “Gibraltar on the Danube” fortress, with over 16 km of tunnels and a clock with reversed hands.
≈ 1 h by car
Serbia's oldest national park, with 16 active monasteries and vineyards.
≈ 1 h by car
A Baroque town on the Danube known for its bermet dessert wine — easy to combine with Novi Sad.
≈ 1 h by car
Despot Đurađ Branković's medieval capital on the Danube (1427–1430), with some 25 towers.
Since 1 January 2025 buses, trams, trolleybuses and BG Voz trains are free for everyone. Only the A1 airport minibus and express lines E2, E6 and E9 charge a fare — cash, in dinars.
About 15 km, 20–35 minutes by car. Fixed-price airport taxis are booked with a voucher from the kiosks in the baggage hall; the A1 minibus and free lines 72 and 600 also run into town.
Use Yandex Go or CarGo. Uber and Bolt do not operate in Serbia.
Beograd Centar (Prokop) railway station is 1.8 km from the apartments, with Soko trains to Novi Sad and Subotica. The intercity bus station moved to New Belgrade in 2024.
The currency is the Serbian dinar (RSD). Markets, small shops and the paid transport lines need cash in dinars.
112 for all emergencies; police 192, fire 193, ambulance 194.
The Tourist Information Centre is on Knez Mihailova Street, with a desk in the airport arrivals hall. Signs are often in Cyrillic.
230 V / 50 Hz, type C and F sockets (standard European plugs).
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