Mediana
The remains of a luxurious Roman palace complex built by Emperor Constantine, who was born nearby. Affordable admission to see preserved mosaics and the foundations of the imperial villa.
City in Serbia
Nis
Also known as Niš
3 things to see
Nis runs cheap by Balkan standards, and the headline sight costs nothing: the grounds of Nis Fortress are a free public park right in the city center, so the old core walks for free. The deep history is light on your wallet too, from the haunting Skull Tower to the Roman mosaics at Mediana, where entry runs to just a few euros. As the third-largest city in Serbia, it sits on the well-trodden corridor between Belgrade and Sofia, so buses in are frequent and inexpensive, and a dinar stretches noticeably further here than in the capital. Time a visit to the Nisville Jazz Festival and you get world-class music without capital-city prices.
What to see
Things to do in Nis
What each one costs, where the cost is known.
Nis Fortress
A well-preserved Ottoman fortress on the banks of the Nisava River with free entry to the grounds, a park inside the walls, and open-air concerts in summer. One of the best-preserved Turkish fortifications in the Balkans.
Skull Tower
A tower built by the Ottoman army from the skulls of Serbian rebels after the 1809 Battle of Cegar, now enclosed in a chapel. A deeply unsettling but historically important site with very low admission.
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