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VINTAGE YUGO CAR TOUR


Top 5 sights in... 1 Belgrade


Clients cruising the Lower Danube? Jane Archer picks out the highlights of Serbia’s capital for those sailing through


CHURCH OF SAINT SAVA


This towering behemoth – 70 metres high and with space for 10,000 people – isn’t only one of the largest Orthodox churches in Europe, it’s also one of the newest. So new, in fact, that it hasn’t yet been consecrated. Work started in 1935 but was halted when Yugoslavia was occupied by the Nazis in 1941. It was only resumed in 1985, when permission was granted by the communist bosses.


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KNEZ MIHAILOVA STREET


A pedestrian street lined with former mansions and palaces dating from the late 1800s, Knez Mihailova leads from the fortress through Belgrade’s busy shopping district to Republic Square – an area packed with bars, cafes and restaurants.


3 travelweekly.co.uk/cruise BELGRADE FORTRESS


This is the city’s top attraction – as much for the views over the confluence of the Danube and Sava Rivers as its history, which goes back to the Romans and involves battles, sieges and conquests. It’s free to go in, and there’s an extraordinary collection of military equipment on display, including tanks and guns from Russia and the West, acquired by former president Marshal Tito after the Second World War.


A tour in a vintage Yugo – the car of choice during the communist era – is a great way to get to know the history of the city, learn about its architecture and hear what life was like under Tito. Tours last around three hours and visit key sights in New Belgrade as well as the erstwhile leader’s mausoleum.


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MARSHAL TITO’S MAUSOLEUM


Some 17 million people have visited Marshal Josip Tito’s mausoleum since his death in 1980, paying their respects to the man who held a disparate collection of countries together under Yugoslavia’s communist banner for 34 years. His grave is in the House of Flowers – on the site of the Museum of Yugoslavia – with a view over the city, as per his wishes.


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