After a long walk from our Airbnb, we began our final approach through the well manicured, gently rising park to Kalemegdan Fortress. Sitting atop the ridge at the confluence of the Danube and the Sava river, the fortress has stood as the center of Belgrade since it was constructed by Justinian I in 535. Kalemegdan …
Christian influence into the region we know today as Serbia began in the 2nd century. Byzantine missionaries in the 9th century promoted and spread the religion across the land, with Christianity being declared the state religion, leading to the construction of numerous churches. With so many churches in Belgrade, it can be hard to narrow …