Editing Belgrade (section)

===Tourism===
{{See also|Tourism in Serbia}}
[[File:Црква светог Саве, Београд (Church of Saint Sava, 2023).jpg|thumb|right|[[Church of Saint Sava]]]]

Lying on the main artery connecting Europe and Asia, as well as, eventually, the [[Orient Express]], Belgrade has been a popular place for travellers through the centuries. 
In 1843, on Dubrovačka Street (today Kralj Petar Street ), Serbia's ''[[knez (title)|knez]]'' [[Mihailo Obrenović]] built a large edifice which became the first hotel in Belgrade: ''Kod jelena'' ('at the deer's'), in the neighbourhood of [[Kosančićev Venac]]. Many criticised the move at the time due to the cost and the size of the building, but it soon became the gathering point of the Principality's wealthiest citizens. Colloquially, the building was also referred to as the ''staro zdanje'', or the 'old edifice'. It remained a hotel until 1903 before being demolished in 1938.<ref>{{cite news |first=Dejan |last=Aleksić |title="Čitanka" srpske istorije i kulture |trans-title=Reading book of Serbian history and culture |newspaper=Politika |page=17 |language=sr |date=25 January 2018 |url=http://www.politika.rs/sr/clanak/397365/Citanka-srpske-istorije-i-kulture |access-date=9 September 2018 |archive-date=9 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909184909/http://www.politika.rs/sr/clanak/397365/Citanka-srpske-istorije-i-kulture |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Dejan |last=Aleksić |title=Razglednica koje više nema |trans-title=Postcards that is no more |newspaper=Politika |page=22 |language=sr |date=7–8 April 2018 |url=http://www.politika.rs/sr/clanak/401579/Razglednica-koje-vise-nema |access-date=9 September 2018 |archive-date=9 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909184922/http://www.politika.rs/sr/clanak/401579/Razglednica-koje-vise-nema |url-status=live }}</ref> After the ''staro zdanje'', numerous hotels were built in the second half of the 19th century: ''Nacional'' and ''Grand'', also in Kosančićev Venac, ''Srpski Kralj'', ''Srpska Kruna'', ''[[Grčka Kraljica]]'' near Kalemegdan, ''Balkan'' and ''Pariz'' in [[Terazije]], ''[[London, Belgrade|London]]'', etc.<ref name="perić-2018">{{cite news |first=Dragan |last=Perić |title=Kada su svi putevi vodili u Beograd |trans-title=When all roads were leading to Belgrade |newspaper=[[Politika]] |issue=1092 |pages=28–29 |language=sr |date=2 September 2018 |url=http://www.politika.rs/sr/clanak/410658/Kada-su-svi-putevi-vodili-u-Beograd |access-date=9 September 2018 |archive-date=9 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909184941/http://www.politika.rs/sr/clanak/410658/Kada-su-svi-putevi-vodili-u-Beograd |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:DJI 0136-12.jpg|thumb|left|[[Kalemegdan]]]]
[[File:Botanička bašta Jevremovac, Beograd - Japanski vrt 07.jpg|thumb|left|[[Jevremovac|Jevremovac Botanical Garden]]]]
As Belgrade became connected via steamboats and railway (after 1884), the number of visitors grew and new hotels were opened with luxurious commodities. In Savamala, the hotels ''Bosna'' and ''Bristol'' were opened. Other hotels included ''Solun'' and ''Orient'', which was built near the [[Financial Park]]. Tourists who arrived by the [[Orient Express]] mostly stayed at the Petrograd Hotel in [[Savamala#Sava Square|Wilson Square]]. Hotel ''Srpski Kralj'', at the corner of Uzun Mirkova and Pariska Streets was considered the best hotel in Belgrade during the [[Interbellum]]. It was destroyed during World War II.<ref name="perić-2018"/>

The historic areas and buildings of Belgrade are among the city's premier attractions. They include [[Skadarlija]], the [[National Museum of Serbia|National Museum]] and adjacent [[National Theatre in Belgrade|National Theatre]], [[Zemun]], [[Nikola Pašić Square]], Terazije, [[Studentski Trg|Students' Square]], the [[Belgrade Fortress|Kalemegdan Fortress]], [[Knez Mihailova|Knez Mihailova Street]], the [[Parliament of Serbia|Parliament]], the [[Temple of Saint Sava|Church of Saint Sava]], and the [[The Old Palace|Old Palace]]. On top of this, there are many parks, monuments, museums, cafés, restaurants and shops on both sides of the river. The hilltop [[Monument to the Unknown Hero|Avala Monument]] and [[Avala Tower]] offer views over the city. According to ''The Guardian'', [[Dorćol]] is the one of top ten coolest suburbs in Europe.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2020/feb/08/10-of-the-coolest-neighbourhoods-in-europe-paris-berlin-rome |title=10 of the coolest neighbourhoods in Europe |work=The Guardian |date=8 February 2020 |access-date=14 July 2021 |archive-date=26 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726225115/https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2020/feb/08/10-of-the-coolest-neighbourhoods-in-europe-paris-berlin-rome |url-status=live }}</ref>
The elite neighbourhood of [[Dedinje]] is situated near the [[Topčider]] and [[Košutnjak]] parks. The [[Dedinje Royal Compound]] which houses the former royal residences of ([[Kraljevski Dvor]] and [[Beli dvor|Beli Dvor]]) is open for visitors. The palace has many valuable artworks.<ref>{{cite web |last=Wolfs |first=Laura |url=http://old.balkaninsight.com/en/main/life_and_style/28895/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707205638/http://old.balkaninsight.com/en/main/life_and_style/28895/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 July 2011 |title=A Palacial Tour |publisher=[[Balkan Insight]] |date=21 June 2010 |access-date=18 September 2011}}</ref> Nearby, [[Josip Broz Tito]]'s mausoleum, called ''[[House of Flowers (mausoleum)|The House of Flowers]]'', documents the life of the former Yugoslav president.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Linkmedia |title=Muzej Jugoslavije {{!}} Muzeji i galerije {{!}} Šta videti |url=https://www.tob.rs/sr/sta-videti/muzeji-i-galerije/muzej-jugoslavije |access-date=2025-02-01 |website=Tourist Organization of Belgrade |language=sr}}</ref>

[[Ada Ciganlija]] is a former island on the [[Sava|Sava River]], and Belgrade's biggest sports and recreational complex. Today it is connected with the right bank of the Sava via two causeways, creating an artificial lake. It is the most popular destination for Belgraders during the city's hot summers. There are {{cvt|7|km|0|abbr=off}} of long beaches and sports facilities for various sports including golf, [[association football|football]], basketball, volleyball, [[rugby union]], baseball, and tennis.<ref name="tourist organization of belgrade">{{cite web |url=http://www.tob.rs/what-to-see/attractions/ada-ciganlija |title=Ada Ciganlija |publisher=Tourist Organization of Belgrade |access-date=15 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227063451/http://www.tob.rs/what-to-see/attractions/ada-ciganlija |archive-date=27 December 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> During summer there are between 200,000 and 300,000 bathers daily.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ada: Too Early for Swimming |publisher=Livinginbelgrade.com |url=http://livinginbelgrade.com/news.php?idNews=224 |archive-date=8 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120808153418/http://livinginbelgrade.com/news.php?idNews=224}}</ref>

Belgrade is also known for tourist activities involving extreme sports such as [[bungee jumping]], [[water skiing]], and [[paintball]]ing.<ref name="tourist organization of belgrade"/><ref name="sport activities in belgrade">{{cite web |title=Sport Activities in Belgrade |url=http://livinginbelgrade.com/activities.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115140556/http://livinginbelgrade.com/activities.php |archive-date=15 January 2013}}</ref> There are numerous trails on the island, where it is possible to ride a bike, go for a walk, or go jogging.<ref name="tourist organization of belgrade"/><ref name="sport activities in belgrade"/> Apart from Ada, Belgrade has total of 16 islands<ref>{{cite web |last=Nikolov |first=Ana |title=Beograd – grad na rekama |website=Institut za Arhitekturu i Urbanizam Srbije |date=29 July 2005 |url=http://www.ekapija.com/website/sr/page/17516 |access-date=5 June 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070628210222/http://www.ekapija.com/website/sr/page/17516 |archive-date=28 June 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> on the rivers, many still unused. Among them, the [[Great War Island]], at the confluence of Sava, stands out as an oasis of unshattered wildlife (especially birds).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://arhiva.kurir-info.rs/Arhiva/2006/maj/23/B-01-23052006.shtml |title=Zbogom, oazo! |work=[[Kurir]] |date=23 May 2006 |access-date=5 June 2007 |language=sr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101020233543/http://arhiva.kurir-info.rs/Arhiva/2006/maj/23/B-01-23052006.shtml |archive-date=20 October 2010}}</ref> These areas, along with nearby [[Small War Island]], are protected by the city's government as a [[nature preserve]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Beoinfo |title=Prirodno dobro "Veliko ratno ostrvo" stavljeno pod zaštitu Skupštine grada |url=http://www.ekoforum.org/index/vest.asp?vID=181 |publisher=Ekoforum |date=4 August 2005 |access-date=5 June 2007 |language=sr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726020707/http://www.ekoforum.org/index/vest.asp?vID=181 |archive-date=26 July 2011}}</ref> There are [[List of natural monuments in Belgrade|37 protected natural resources]] in the Belgrade urban area, among which eight are geo-heritage sites, i.e. [[Straževica]] profile, Mašin Majdan-[[Topčider]], Profile at the [[Kalemegdan Fortress]], Abandoned quarry in [[Barajevo]], Karagača valley, Artesian well in [[Ovča]], Kapela [[loess]] profile, and Lake in [[Sremčica]]. Other 29 places are biodiversity sites.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Petrović |first1=Marko |last2=Lukić |first2=Dobrila |last3=Radovanović |first3=Milan |last4=Vujko |first4=Aleksandra |last5=Gajić |first5=Tamara |last6=Vuković |first6=Darko |date=5 October 2017 |title="Urban geosites" as an alternative geotourism destination – evidence from Belgrade |journal=Open Geosciences |volume=9 |issue=1 |pages=442–456 |doi=10.1515/geo-2017-0034 |bibcode=2017OGeo....9...34P |issn=2391-5447|doi-access=free}}</ref>

Tourist income in 2016 amounted to nearly half a billion [[euro]]s;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rs.seebiz.eu/beogradu-od-turizma-gotovo-pola-milijarde-evra/ar-50272/ |title=Beogradu od turizma gotovo pola milijarde evra |publisher=Rs.seebiz.eu |access-date=12 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130624014837/http://rs.seebiz.eu/beogradu-od-turizma-gotovo-pola-milijarde-evra/ar-50272/ |archive-date=24 June 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> with a visit of almost a million registered tourists.<ref name="vestionlinecom">{{cite web |url=http://www.vesti-online.com/Slobodno-Vreme/Putovanja/630938/Nikad-vise-turista-Beograd-najvise-vole-Turci-i-Hrvati |title=Vesti online / Slobodno Vreme / Putovanja / Nikad više turista: Beograd najviše vole Turci i Hrvati |website=vesti-online.com |access-date=3 February 2017 |archive-date=3 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203064658/http://vesti-online.com/Slobodno-Vreme/Putovanja/630938/Nikad-vise-turista-Beograd-najvise-vole-Turci-i-Hrvati |url-status=live }}</ref> Of those, in 2019 more than 100,000 tourists arrived by 742 river cruisers.<ref name="vestionlinecom"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.blic.rs/vesti/beograd/u-beograd-je-tokom-2019-brodom-doputovalo-100000-turista-najvise-nemaca-i-amerikanaca/ljq0n92 |title=U Beograd je tokom 2019. brodom doputovalo 100.000 Turista, najviše Nemaca i Amerikanaca |work=blic.rs |date=14 January 2020 |access-date=14 July 2021 |archive-date=16 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416083832/https://www.blic.rs/vesti/beograd/u-beograd-je-tokom-2019-brodom-doputovalo-100000-turista-najvise-nemaca-i-amerikanaca/ljq0n92 |url-status=live }}</ref> Average annual growth is between 13% and 14%.<ref name="vestionlinecom"/>

As of 2018, there are three officially designated [[camp grounds]] in Belgrade. The oldest one is located in [[Batajnica]], along the Batajnica Road. Named "Dunav", it is one of the most visited campsites in the country. The second one is situated within the complex of the ethno-household "Zornić's House" in the village of [[Baćevac]], while the third is located in [[Ripanj]], on the slopes of Avala mountain. In 2017 some 15,000 overnights were recorded in camps.<ref>{{cite news |first=Ana |last=Vuković |title=Kamping turizam – neiskorišćena šansa |trans-title=Camping tourism – unused chance |newspaper=Politika |page=14 |language=sr |date=16 August 2018 |url=http://www.politika.rs/sr/clanak/409400/Kamping-turizam-neiskoriscena-sansa |access-date=18 August 2018 |archive-date=18 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818080831/http://www.politika.rs/sr/clanak/409400/Kamping-turizam-neiskoriscena-sansa |url-status=live }}</ref>

Belgrade is a common stop on the [[EV6 The Rivers Route|Rivers Route]], European [[Long-distance cycling route|cycling route]] known as "Danube Bike Trail" in Serbia as well as on the [[Sultans Trail]], a long-distance hiking footpath between [[Vienna]] and [[Istanbul]].