Bohemian Evening

 

Transfer from your hotel to downtown Belgrade, if necessary. We'll take a stroll around Republic Square, where we will enjoy a drink in a fancy club of the area, or in one of the open-air cafes during the summer. Then, we take a brief walk to Skadarlija, a picturesque quarter of Belgrade with old, little houses and plenty of cheerful restaurants. Once inhabited by craftsmen and lower rank bureaucracy, the area was known for its lively bohemian life in the second part of the 19th century, as a meeting place for artists from the theatre, fine arts and literature who would drop in here at the crack of dawn. In this small and unique "world" of gastronomy, tiny art galleries, open-air exhibitions, street musicians and fortune-tellers lie some of the best known Belgrade's national restaurants. A three course dinner will be served in its fine, nostalgic and 150-years-old ambience, where the discrete sounds of live folk music and songs are performed by the joyful strolling musicians. Drinks and beverages are extra. Return to your hotel.

There is hardly any metropolis without a quarter that is a sort of sentimental retreat in which one can, without fear or embarrassment, give vent to one's feelings of the soul. Belgrade's Skadarlija with its national restaurants is one of such examples. Its appeal is in its charm, the people and the beauty of comradeship that for decades has been forged by a great fellowship of bohemians.