Discover Niš 2026

After a Serbian rebel battle against the Ottomans in 1809, the victorious pasha had the tower built with the skulls of fallen insurgents, a gruesome monument that today serves as a moving memorial to the Serbian struggle for freedom.

The well-preserved 18th-century Ottoman fortress complex in the city center now houses cafés, art galleries and summer concerts within its massive stone walls, and serves as a popular meeting place for locals.

The Roman emperor Constantine the Great, who legalized Christianity in the Roman Empire, was born in the year 272 in the then-city of Naissus, and archaeological excavations in Mediana Park still show remains of his imperial residence today.

The well-preserved former Crveni Krst concentration camp on the outskirts of the city now serves as a memorial and museum that poignantly recalls the horrors of the German occupation during the Second World War.

Niš Airport is served from several European cities. Alternatively, the city is reachable from Belgrade by train or bus via the highway in about three hours.

After a Serbian rebel battle against the Ottomans in 1809, the victorious pasha had the tower built with the skulls of fallen insurgents, a gruesome monument that today serves as a moving memorial to the Serbian struggle for freedom.

The well-preserved 18th-century Ottoman fortress complex in the city center now houses cafés, art galleries and summer concerts within its massive stone walls, and serves as a popular meeting place for locals.

The Roman emperor Constantine the Great, who legalized Christianity in the Roman Empire, was born in the year 272 in the then-city of Naissus, and archaeological excavations in Mediana Park still show remains of his imperial residence today.