Nis Things to Do

 32 Reviews  Probably the main sight in Nis, is the fortress (Tvrdava). The current fortifications are of Turkish origin and were built in the early 18th century, although the history of a fortress on this site... 

 6 Reviews  Constantine the Great, the ruler of the Roman Empire from 306 to 337, was born in the town of Nis (Nais). He is remembered for recognizing in 313, by "Milan Edict", the Christianity as a state... 

 3 Reviews  On the third weekend of August, Nis hosts a three-day music festival, which features pupular DJs and bands from the country and abroad. This festival is smaller and less fancy than the "Exit" one, but... 

 elsebeth Says:  Bubanj Memorial is a park located on a forested hill southwest of the central city zone. During World War Two this was one of the biggest execution sites in... 

 elsebeth Says:  Crveni Krst concentration camp (English: Red Cross concentration camp), also known as logor Crveni Krst (логор... 

 planxty Says:  As I mentioned in the introduction to Nis, I only spent a few hours there, mostly in darkness, and had only a brief time for a walk around in the sunshine. One... 

 bonio Says:  Our first stop the tourist office to pick up a city map, friendly and helpful and sold us an excellent map for just 80 din. All likely places to visit clearly... 

 HORSCHECK Says:  King Aleksandar I Karadordevic (1888-1934) was the first king of modern Serbia. He ruled the country from 1929 until his assassination in Marseille in 1934.The... 

 HORSCHECK Says:  One of the latest editions to the bronze sculptures of Nis is the statue of Stevan Sremac with hunter Kalca and his dog Capa. Steven Sremac was a Serbain comedy... 

 HORSCHECK Says:  The building of the Louis Pasteur Institute was completed in 1900. At that time it was the first health institute in Serbia. On the 7th of May 1999 the... 

 HORSCHECK Says:  The Monument to the liberators of Nis is an equestrian statue, which was designed by the Yugoslavian sculptor Antun Augustincic and unveiled in 1937. Among... 

 HORSCHECK Says:  The Red Cross Concentration Camp (Crveni krst Logor) was actually built as an arms depot in 1939, but was then turned into a concentration camp by the Nazis... 

 HORSCHECK Says:  After our visit of the Skull Tower we decided to walk back to the city centre via the Church of St. Emperor Constantine and Empress Helene (Crkva Svetog cara... 

 HORSCHECK Says:  The Orthodox Cathedral of Nis (Saborna Crkva) was built between 1856 and 1872 after plans of Andrej Damjanovic from Veles. It was constructed as a basilica with... 

 HORSCHECK Says:  Both the Memorial Chapel and the Memorial Monument commemorate the victims of the NATO bombardement during the Kosovo conflict between the 24th March and the... 

 HORSCHECK Says:  The University of Nis was founded in 1965 and nowadays it consists of 13 faculties. Nis has more than 25.000 students. The history of the representative... 

 HORSCHECK Says:  The Bali-Beg Mosque was built in the early 16th century by a local Turkish ruler.It doesn't have a minaret. The latest massive restorations of the mosque took... 

 mikey_e Says:  Liberty Square or Trg Oslobodenja is the centre of Nis. It features a large Communist-era monument to the liberators of the city (Marshall Tito's Partisans,... 

 mikey_e Says:  This appears to be a Balkan speciality, as I've seen in both Sofia and Skopje (I have another example on my Sofia page). The people of the Balkans really like... 

 mikey_e Says:  The people of Nis really do love their monuments, particularly of the smaller kind that laud the efforts of partisans and other heros for the liberation and... 

 mikey_e Says:  The University of Nis is an older 19th century building that blends in beautifully with the other buildings of the older section of the town around the... 

 mikey_e Says:  Karadjordjevic was modern Serbia's first King (I think) and so he occupies a very prominent role in Serbian history. A large monument to him has been erected in... 

 mikey_e Says:  There is a large farmers/produce market that begins just beside the Fortress and extends for several hundred metres. Its nothing quaint or cute, as it is a...