Belgrade

Ada Ciganlija, is a river island that has artificially been turned into a peninsula, located in the Sava River’s course through central Belgrade. The name can also refer to the adjoining artificial Lake Sava and its beach. To take advantage of its central location, over the past few decades, it was turned into an immensely popular recreational zone, most notable for its beaches and sports facilities, which, during summer seasons, can have over 100,000 visitors daily and up to 300,000 visitors over the weekend. Owing to this popularity, Ada Ciganlija has been commonly nicknamed “More Beograda” (“Belgrade’s Sea”), which was officially accepted as an advertising slogan in 2008, stylised as More BeogrADA (the sea of Belgrade). Apart from the sport facilities, a 7 kilometer-long beach of Lake Sava has a closely supervised, fenced-off children’s swimming area. From the beach, stunning views of central Belgrade can be seen, and sunsets are particularly beautiful when viewed from here. Belgrade has a reputation for offering a vibrant nightlife, and many clubs that are open until dawn can be found throughout the city. The most recognizable nightlife features of Belgrade are the barges (splavovi) spread along the banks of the Sava and Danube Rivers. The island has over 70 restaurants, bars and cafés as well as a café-cinema. You could be at Ada with bus 51 (5^th station from Gold apartments).