Herwig Buhrow, the official blogger of Ryan Air, wrote his impressions of Niš: “People are happy to see you here, and the stories from Niš that you will tell, surely none of your friends have ever heard or experienced.”
Nis is one of the rare cities that charms people at first sight with its casual atmosphere and warm hospitality.
You can best experience the famous Niš saying “Enjoyment has no price” (Merak nema cenu) during a visit to one of the taverns, where you can easily enjoy a series of dishes that will take turns in front of you at the tavern table, and all that with a lot of good music, drinks and cheerful spirit of the locals.
One thing is for sure – you will definitely not forget the taste of the Niš gourmet dishes, because they are prepared in an authentic way and exclusively from fresh ingredients from the vicinity of the city.
A journey through the history of Europe
“Nis is a city on whose streets you can still find vivid memories of its turbulent past. The ancient fortress, memorials and museums make Nis a perfect destination for studying history.” Web site: www.alltherooms.com
Niš is one of the most interesting historical destination in Serbia. While visiting the monuments and museums of Niš, you will hear incredible stories about emperors and heroes, stories about suffering, but also stories about courage that will not leave anyone indifferent.
Mediana is one of the most important Serbian Late Antiquity archeological sites, built at the beginning of IV century. It was constructed during the reign of emperor Constantine the Great. Today, Mediana is an archeological park where one can see remains of the villa with the peristyle with more than 1.000m2 of the incredible flour mosaics.
Niš fortress built by Ottomans at the begining of the 18th century is one of the most beautiful and best-preserved oriental buildings in the Central Balkans. The history of the fortification in this location began in the 1st century AD when Roman legions paved the way for a new civilization. Built both by Romans and Serbs, the fortress was razed and rebuilt several times until the Ottomans gave its final appearance in 1723.
The Skull Tower is a unique monument in the world that is visited by tens of thousands of visitors annually. It is the tower made of human skulls, built after the battle for liberation of Nis in 1809. This horrific monument was built as a warning to anyone rising against the Ottoman Empire. Many domestic and foreign websites recommend visiting the Skull Tower, and some of them rank it – in the top 5 dark tourism places in the world.
Čegar hill, 7 km from Niš, is the place where in 1809. the famous heroic act of Serbian duke Stevan Sinđelić took place. At the end of the battle for liberation of Nis, duke shot into a gun powder magazine, and the explosion killed Serbian insurgents and a large number of Ottoman soldiers. As a sign of revenge, the Ottomans built the Skull Tower from the skulls of fallen Serbian soldiers.
In the authentic space of the former concentration camp (Memorial complex „12th February”), you will experience one of the darkest periods of world history. Visiting the main camp building and the cells, you will hear numerous stories about suffering but also about the courage and indestructibility of the human spirit.
Bubanj Hill, 3 km from the city center, was the site of mass executions of prisoners from the concentration camp in Niš during the Second World War. The “Three Fists” monument, 16, 14 and 12 m high, symbolizing a man, a woman and a child.
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