SKADARLIJA

A former bohemian district of Belgrade, Skadarjia, or Skadarska, has long attracted artists to it. Very lively since the second half of the 19th century, Skadarska Street bears this name since 1872. Its bohemian character reached its peak when the famous Dardaneli ("The Dardanelles") inn was destroyed and its customers, writers and actors, took up residence in the other inns in the area. Nowadays, Skadarlija is one of the attractions of Belgrade. People come here to enjoy the delightfully old-fashioned and carefree atmosphere reminiscent of Montmartre (with which Skadarlija has been twinned since 1977), and also to eat and drink at any time of the day or night. Things to see include:

Statue of Đura Jakšić. Bronze statue erected in 1990 at No. 34 Skadarska Street, the house where the painter and poet of the same name lived and died. The work was sculpted by Jovan Soldatović.

Monument to the drummer of Skadarlija. Dating from 1990, it depicts the actor Rade Šobota, who for many years had played the drum in the neighborhood. The sculpture is located on the terrace of the restaurant Ima dana.

Monument to the travelling actor. On the corner of Skadarska and Gospodar Jevremova. Wooden sculpture erected in honor of one of the founders of modern Serbian theater Joakim Vujić.

Sebilj Fountain (public fountain). Replica of the one in Sarajevo, donated to the city of Belgrade in 1989.