• Stone from Roman ruins fills the walls: builders hauled it from sites like Viminacium, reusing tombstones and sculptures, so look closely at the stonework
• English-speaking guides can be booked for a tour of both the Small and Large Town
• Parking beside the fortress is in zone III and can be paid by text message (8663 for an hour, 8664 for a day)

Smederevo Fortress was built from 1428 to 1439 as the last capital of medieval Serbia, where the Jezava River meets the Danube. Its walls, up to 4 meters thick, run with 25 towers around about 11 hectares.

Kids can roam the open Large Town grounds, then enter the Small Town, the former palace, with its Great Hall and carved stone windows. Look for the Turkish bath by the Danube wall.