The weekend is the time when I don't go to work. For a long time I have wanted to go to Zemun and visit the Gardoš Tower and walk along the Zemun Quay by the Danube River.
I took the train from Vršac to New Belgrade. There I reached Zemun by public transport. Then, from the time I got off the city bus, it took me about 15 minutes to get to Gardoš Tower in Zemun.
The sun was towards the camera of my phone, so the photos are a little darker
For those of you who don't live in Serbia and maybe come as tourists sometime, I will briefly tell you about the Gardoš Tower and its history.
The Gardoš Tower also known as Millennium Tower or Tower of John Hunyadi is a memorial tower located in Zemun, city of Belgrade, Serbia. It was built and officially opened on 20 August 1896 to celebrate a thousand years of Hungarian settlement in the Pannonian plain. The Millennium project included seven monuments in total all over the Hungarian part of Austro-Hungary, with Gardoš Tower being the southernmost; the others were at Budapest, Brassó (now Brașov in Romania), Dévény (Devín in Slovakia), Munkács (Mukachevo in Ukraine), Nyitra (Nitra in Slovakia), and Szeged. They were all different, including obelisks and columns.
From Gardoš there is a beautiful viewpoint on Zemun and the Danube River. I will share with you this beautiful view of the Danube River and part of Zemun
When I started to go down from Gardoš towards the Danube Quay, I came across nicely decorated houses and a street
One house caught my attention that has an interesting photo on the garage door
Then I came across an interesting signpost that was just put up as a decoration and shows directions to many sacred destinations. In order to capture everything, I had to photograph the road sign from three angles and take three photos.
When I arrived at Zemunski Quay, I was greeted by a beautiful sight of the Danube River and a yacht sailing on the river
I started on foot along the path by the river towards the Branko bridge and I came across a boat along the shore with a mast in the shape of a dragon
Walking down the coast, I came across a beautiful wooden shack that looks like a house from a fairy tale
Then, continuing the further walk, I came to the shore where on the opposite side of the river you can see the Kalemegdan fortress and the Old part of Belgrade.
Then, there is also the Cathedral Church dedicated to Saint Michael the Archangel as well as the Patriarchate of the Serbian Orthodox Church. And further in the distance you can see the largest temple in Europe, the Temple of St. Sava
At this place I finished my walk, which was about 4 km long. I hope I managed to give you a little glimpse of Zemun and the promenade by the Sava.
If you like it, you are welcome to Serbia and Belgrade to visit this place. Thanks for reading. If you liked my post, leave me a comment and a like. 🤗