Serbia
Things to do in Niš
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Sightlore has 12 places to explore in Niš, and 12 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Niš's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Niš Fortress
Niš Fortress is a fortress in the city of Niš, Serbia. It is a complex and important cultural and historical monument. It rises on the right bank of the Nišava River, overlooking the area inhabited for longer than two millennia.
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Čegar
Čegar is a location in Serbia where the Battle of Čegar Hill took place.
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Sićevo Gorge
The Sićevo Gorge, a river gorge and archaeological site in southeastern Serbia, is the locally most prominent geological and topographic feature formed by the Nišava River.
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Stambol Gate in Niš Fortress
The main gate of Niš Fortress, facing the city.
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Bubanj Memorial Park
Memorial Park Bubanj is a World War II memorial complex built to commemorate the shooting and execution of more than 10,000 citizens of Niš and people from Serbia and other parts of the country, but according to some data, over 12,000 people, and it is located in Palilula…
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Skull Tower
Skull Tower is a stone structure embedded with human skulls located in Niš, Serbia. It was constructed by the Ottoman Empire following the Battle of Čegar of May 1809, during the First Serbian Uprising.
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Islam-aga's Mosque
Islam-aga Mosque is the only working mosque in Niš, Serbia.
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Bali-Bey Mosque
Ottoman mosque inside Niš Fortress, now used as an art gallery.
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Mediana
Mediana is an important archeological site from the late Roman period, located in the eastern suburb of the Serbian city of Niš. It represents a luxurious residence with a highly organised economy.
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Saborna crkva
The Holy Trinity Cathedral is an Eastern Orthodox church located in Niš, Serbia. It is under jurisdiction of the Eparchy of Niš of the Serbian Orthodox Church and serves as its cathedral church.
Discovery routes in Niš
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Niš: the Fortress, the Mosques and the Cathedral
The Crveni Krst camp memorial museum, the Stambol Gate of Niš Fortress, the Bali Bey Mosque inside, the Hasan Bey and Islam Aga mosques, and the Holy Trinity Cathedral.
Around Niš: Skull Tower, Mediana and the Sićevo Gorge
Bubanj Memorial Park, the Skull Tower built with skulls from the 1809 Battle of Čegar, Čegar Hill, the Roman villa of Mediana in Constantine's birthplace, and the Sićevo Gorge carved by the Nišava.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Stambol Gate in Niš Fortress
The main gate of Niš Fortress, facing the city.
Niš Fortress
Niš Fortress is a fortress in the city of Niš, Serbia. It is a complex and important cultural and historical monument. It rises on the right bank of the Nišava River, overlooking the area inhabited for longer than two millennia.
Mediana
Mediana is an important archeological site from the late Roman period, located in the eastern suburb of the Serbian city of Niš. It represents a luxurious residence with a highly organised economy.
Museums
Crveni Krst concentration camp
Crveni Krst, also known as the Niš concentration camp, was a concentration camp operated by the German Gestapo located in the Crveni Krst municipality of Niš, in German-occupied Serbia.
Places of worship
Bali-Bey Mosque
Ottoman mosque inside Niš Fortress, now used as an art gallery.
Hasan Bey Mosque, Niš
Ottoman-era mosque in Niš.
Islam-aga's Mosque
Islam-aga Mosque is the only working mosque in Niš, Serbia.
Saborna crkva
The Holy Trinity Cathedral is an Eastern Orthodox church located in Niš, Serbia. It is under jurisdiction of the Eparchy of Niš of the Serbian Orthodox Church and serves as its cathedral church.
Monuments
Bubanj Memorial Park
Memorial Park Bubanj is a World War II memorial complex built to commemorate the shooting and execution of more than 10,000 citizens of Niš and people from Serbia and other parts of the country, but according to some data, over 12,000 people, and it is located in Palilula…
Skull Tower
Skull Tower is a stone structure embedded with human skulls located in Niš, Serbia. It was constructed by the Ottoman Empire following the Battle of Čegar of May 1809, during the First Serbian Uprising.
Čegar
Čegar is a location in Serbia where the Battle of Čegar Hill took place.
Nature
Sićevo Gorge
The Sićevo Gorge, a river gorge and archaeological site in southeastern Serbia, is the locally most prominent geological and topographic feature formed by the Nišava River.
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