Although Belgrade, is a very old city, known as Singidunum in the Roman times, it hasn’t got many monuments from the past. There are some monuments dating back to the times under Turkish rule. The best preserved of the latter is Kalemegdan, the old core of the Belgrade fortress.
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Located in the southern part of Serbia, in the Ibar River Gorge, about 15 km southwest of the town of Kraljevo, in the Ibar gorge, Maglic Fortress is a fine example of Serbian medieval fortresses. Maglic Fortress was built in 13th century by Stephen the First Crowned in order to defend the nearby monasteries of Zica and Studenica.
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Golubac is located in the Braničevo District, in the north-eastern part of Serbia, on the border with Romania. Golubac Fortress, probably built in the 14th century, guards the entrance to the Iron Gate gorge from high cliffs overlooking the Danube. Its strategical location on the embankment of the Danube River allowed for the regulation and taxation of traffic across and along the river.
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Smederevo, a fortress on the Danube downstream from Belgrade, was built between 1428 and 1430 during the reign of Despot Djuradj Brankovic, the last of medieval Serbia’s rulers. The fortress encircled by crenelated walls and towers
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