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Discover the best top things to do in Nis, Serbia including Show Me - Day Tours, Massage center ZEN, Vinski Podrum Malca, Nishava, Skull Tower, Nis Fortress.
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1. Show Me - Day Tours
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5.0 based on 61 reviews
We love the region we live in and love to share it with other people and give them a taste of our little world. ShowMe offers a group of unique tour programs which last from just a few hours to several days, that cover the monuments and sites of historical importance, natural phenomena and attractions, local folklore, food and music, active vacationing, extreme sports, festivals etc. of our region. All ShowMe tours are guided by professional and licensed tour guides, a strong and very motivated team led by Bane Simovic.
2. Massage center ZEN
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5.0 based on 17 reviews
We invite you to experience an amazing professional massage service. A tranquil, transformational environment that's both memorable and healthful. From beginning to end, our dedicated spa team ensures that your visit enhances your well-being. Upon entering, you're treated to a warm smile that releases the day's stresses. You will immerse your body, mind, and spirit in all aspects of health and wellness. Our team of dedicated professionals possesses a genuine desire for your overall well being and will make your experience the ultimate retreat.
3. Vinski Podrum Malca
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4.5 based on 21 reviews
You, wine lovers will be able to experience in a more than 110 years old wine cellar a kind of wine travel. Through viewing of 4 different ways of wine cultivation, you will experience 4 different time and wine periods and enjoy the wines characteristic for each of that periods. You can visit our 4 wine houses: -Serbian, Modern, Nemanjic and Roman wine houses.
4. Nishava
5. Skull Tower
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4.0 based on 317 reviews
It dates from a time when Ottoman soldiers were growing increasingly tired of Serb rebellions against their rule. After quelling one such uprising in 1809, Ottoman troops decapitated 952 fallen Serbs and built the short, square tower out of the Serbs' heads. While the Ottomans intended it to serve as a warning to the local population, within a few years the Serbs had managed to rid their lands of the Ottoman occupiers, and they preserved the Skull Tower as a memorial to the sacrifice of the early Serb nationalists.
Reviewed By WITYTRAVELS
A 14 minute drive east from Bubanj is Skull Tower; one of the most haunting monuments in the world. The rule of the Ottoman empire over Serbia was not pleasant to say the least and the Serbian people were not just going to sit back and do nothing. In Belgrade, we saw the monument to Karađorđe. He was responsible for the First Serbian Uprising in 1804. This proved to be unsuccessful. In May of 1809 was the Battle of Čegar, here in Nis. Trenches were dug for Serbian soldiers to charge the Ottomans. On Čegar Hill, Vojvoda (Duke) Stevan Sindjelic (Sin ja lich), the leader of this uprising dug a trench for him and his 3,000 loyal soldiers. This trench was closest to the Turks. On May 31st, the much larger Turkish army took over the trench. Sindjelic realizing no help was coming and not wanting to give the Ottomans the satisfaction of killing his men, took out his gun and blew up the gun powder reserves which created a great explosion that blew up the remaining Serbians in the trench and many of the Ottomans as well. In this trench and the area nearby 4,000 Serbs and 10,000 Turks were killed. Even with this advantage the Serbian forces withdrew their troops. But that wasn't enough for the Ottomans. The Ottoman commander ordered his men to decapitate the dead Serbians, skill their skulls, fill them with cotton and send them to the Sultan Constantinople as a sign of their victory. With those skulls this horrific monument, skull Tower, was built. This tower stood at the entrance of the city of Nis as a warning sign of what tragedies would be in store for anyone trying to liberate themselves or defy the Ottoman rule. The foundations of the chapel began in 1894. A plaque dedicated near the chapel in 1904 reads: "To the first Serbian liberators after Kosovo." The chapel was renovated in 1937 and a bust of Sinđelić was added the following year. The Second Serbian Uprising led by Miloš Obrenović, eventually succeeded in turning Serbia as a semiautonomous state.
6. Nis Fortress
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4.0 based on 534 reviews
Reviewed By nikolabozanovic86 - Nis, Serbia
Niš Fortress (Serbian: Нишка тврђава / Niška tvrđava) is a fortress in the city of Niš, Serbia. It is a complex and important cultural and historical monument. It rises on the right bank of the Nišava River, overlooking the area inhabited for longer than two millennia. It was protected by law in May 1948 as it was declared a cultural site of great significance. The current condition of the fortress lists it as one of the best preserved fortifications of this kind in Serbia as well as on the Balkan Peninsula. The existing fortification is of Ottoman Turkish origin, dating from the first decades of the 18th century (1719–1723). It is well known as one of the most significant and best preserved monuments of this kind in the mid-Balkans. The Fortress was erected on the site of earlier fortifications – the ancient Roman, Byzantine, and later yet Medieval forts. During World War I it was occupied by Bulgarians who turned it into a prison where Serbian patriots were imprisoned. Inside of the Fortress is excellent restaurant for everyone taste. Best time for visiting is spring and summer, since there are a lot of happenings inside Fortress. Film festival, Choir competition, Jazz festival Nisville and many others.
