Gornji Dorcol - Upper Dorcol

The Partizan-fans section of Alcatraz
seems to have their followers also in Dorcol

In Tsara Dusana you will find Prva Beogradska Gimnazija (First Belgrade Gymnasium) which was founded in 1839 on direct order from (Knjaz) Milos Obrenovic. 

Serbia's president Boris Tadic and the man whom has been blamed for the First World War; Gavrilo Princip, has been among its pupils.

The first edition of Aleksander Nevski Church was erected by Russian monks in 1876. Aleksander Nevsky is a saint in Russian Orthodoxy who lived in the 13th Century. He was a sucessfull miltary leader and defended Rus from the Swedes at river Neva. The main church in Sofia is also dedicated to the memory of this Russian saint. If you want to know mor about him you might want to see Sergei Eisenstein's "Alexander Nevsky" from 1938.

Today's structure was developed by the Kardjordjevic-family. Construction started in 1912, but due to wars it wasn't finished until 1930.

This charming restaurant in Gospodar Jevremova Ulica (Street) is to be found in a villa dating from 1936. It has a very romantic garden and is definitely a place to go - either on a date, for a confidensial conversation or just to celebrate the Serbian cuisine with good friends.

The sign down-left informs about live music at Friday's and Saturday's.

For menu, pictures and other information click HERE!

Simply an old building...with a Wine Bar and Restaurant at ground floor.

Entering the corner you can find a shop for antique

and decorative furniture restoration; Dorcolac. 

An old Volkswagen in Kralja Petra Ulica. (King Peter Street.) If you know the year of the model - please tell!

Ornaments on house in Tsara Dusana



















Yummi Breskva torta (Peach-cake) for 160 din/1,50 euro at Hleb & Kifla (Bread and rolls(?)). This establishment is a chain of about 10 patesseries in Belgrade. Elegant and modern - and it seems like their cakes are pretty good.

One of Belgrade's many tram's, this one has just passed the walls of Belgrade Zoo. It can be a bit scary experience if you ride one of the older tram's. They are shaking like you think it will collapse at any time, but miraculously they don't.

The fare is 42 din and you should buy ticket's at newsstand's, and this goes for all public transport in the city. Don't worry about timetables, usually they are running with just a few minutes between departures, so you seldom need to wait for a long time for catching your buss or tram.

Bankrupt BEKO clothes-factory at Northern end of Tsara Dusana. It's in the industrial part of Dorcol - a place I wouldn't be at night. It seems pretty deserted.

The brand has an outlet in Knez Mihailova which is up for sale at an auction to be held on the 10th of October, so if you got money to invest...

A question to my friends of knowledge: is BEKO short for Beograd Konfekcija?

This last picture is dedicated to my Norwegian friends. If you don't know what "Polet" means in Norwegian I can inform you that this is the place where Norwegians normally buy alcohol. To explain the concept in short: you can't buy alcohol in normal shops in Norway, you have to go to state-runned licenced stores...crazy eh?