Worth a Detour
Zemun
A former Habsburg frontier town on the Danube, with a hilltop tower and fish taverns along the quay.
- Open
- Always
- Price
- Free; paid to climb the tower
- Time Needed
- Half a day
- Address
- Zemunski kej, 11080 BelgradeDirections
- Getting There
- A 45-minute walk along the river from the fortress, or a bus across the Sava.
Why Go
Until 1918, Zemun was the last town of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, facing Ottoman and then Serbian Belgrade across the river. Its cobbled lanes climb to the Gardoš Tower of 1896, with a view of the Danube, and the riverside promenade is lined with restaurants.
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