Niš is a city in southern Serbia. It is the country’s third largest and is beautifully located on the banks of the river Nišava. Niš is an old city, and historically it has been the birthplace or residence of several Roman emperors; Among other things, Constantine the Great, who made Byzantium the capital of Constantinople. Later, Niš came under changing dominions, and for a time the city was the residence of King Nemanja of Serbia. After centuries of occupation, Niš was liberated from the Muslim Ottomans in 1878 and became an important industrial city in Serbia.

Today there are many sights in Niš, and there is something to see several centuries of history. The modern center of the city is the square Trg Kralja Milana, located on the southern bank of Nišava. The square forms a beautiful urban space with modern constructions around a green area, fountain, outdoor seating and the Monument to the Liberators of Niš, which symbolizes the various liberation wars over time against, among others, the Ottomans.

From Trg Kralja Milana, you can cross Nišava, and here you come to Niš’s great fortress, preserved with its thick fortress walls and bastions. You enter the area through the Stambol Kapija gate from the south, and you can also see the Beogradska Kapija gate and preserved parts of a number of other structures at the complex. The current fortress dates from the beginning of the 18th century and thus the Ottoman era. It was built on the same site as many previous defenses over time.

In Niš you should also see the Holy Trinity Cathedral, which was completed in 1878. The cathedral is very beautifully decorated with many brightly colored paintings. You can also see quite a few monuments in Niš. These include, for example, the monument to Constantine the Great along the river Nišava and the chapel in memory of the city’s victims during NATO’s bombing of Serbia in 1999. In Park Bubanj southwest of the center, the area’s well-known monuments from 1963 commemorating the many executions of e.g. . Serbs that took place here during World War II.