# Things to see in Niš (Serbia): 56 places and when to go

> Niš is a city in Serbia with around 250,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 56 places in and around it, mainly Nature (32), Hiking (17), History (13). The best known are Skull Tower, Mediana and Crveni Krst concentration camp. The best time to come is April to June and September to October; also possible: March, July to August and November to December. In June there are 15 h 12 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 48. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/nis/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-12
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Serbia · 43.3304, 21.9
- **Population:** About 250,000
- **Places:** 56 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/naturaleza/) (32) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/senderismo/) (17) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/historia/) (13) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/montana/) (9) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/espiritual/) (8) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/fauna/) (7)
- **Best time:** April to June and September to October.
- **Also possible:** March, July to August and November to December.
- **Nearest airport:** INI Niš, 3.6 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Trem, at 1,810 m.

## What to see in Niš

The places in and around Niš, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Skull Tower](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/cele-kula/): Monument in Nis, Serbia · 2.8 km
- [Mediana](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/medijana/): Archaeological site in Serbia · 4.6 km
- [Crveni Krst concentration camp](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/memorijalni-kompleks-12-februar/): Concentration camp which operated in Serbia from 1941 to 1944 · 915 m
- [Niš Fortress](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/niska-tvrdjava/): Fortress in Nis, Serbia · 633 m
- [Islam-aga Mosque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/islam-agina-dzamija/): Mosque in Niš, Nišava, Serbia · 1.2 km
- [Cerje Cave](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/cerjanska-pecina/): Cave in Serbia · 12 km
- [Holy Trinity Cathedral, Niš](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/saborna-crkva/): Cathedral in Niš, Serbia · 1.7 km
- [Babička Gora](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/babicka-gora/): Mountain in Serbia · 26 km
- [Lipovac Monastery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/crkva-svetog-stevana/): Temples · 26 km
- [Pešturina](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/pesturina/): Cave and archaeological site in Serbia · 13 km
- [Seličevica](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/selicevica/): Mountain in Serbia · 12 km
- [Trem](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/trem/): Mountain in Serbia · 27 km
- [Balanica](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/balanica/): Cave complex in Serbia · 15 km
- [Jasunjski manastir Svete Bogorodice](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/jasunjski-manastir-svete-bogorodice/): Nature · History · 27 km
- [Latin church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/latinska-crkva/): Church building in Žitorađa, Serbia · 21 km
- [Babičko Monastery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/manastir-babicko/): Serbian Orthodox Monastery in Serbia · 23 km
- [Monastery of the Theotokos in Sićevo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/manastir-vavedenja-presvete-bogorodice/): Nature · History · 14 km
- [SRP Jelasnicka klisura](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/srp-jelasnicka-klisura/): Protected area · 14 km
- [Topilo Spa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/banja-topilo/): Mineral spa in Serbia · 13 km
- [Crkva Uspenija Presvete Bogorodice](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/crkva-uspenija-presvete-bogorodice/): Church building in Žitorađa, Serbia · 21 km
- [Lalinačka slatina](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/sp-lalinacka-slatina/): Protected area · 13 km
- [Bogdanac Česma](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/bogdanac/): Nature · 26 km
- [Glavičica](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/glavicica/): Summit · 24 km
- [Glavno vrelo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/glavno-vrelo/): Hot spring · 9.8 km

And the other 32, by what you come to do:

- **Nature**: [Gorunovac](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/gorunovac/), [Gradište](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/gradiste/), [Rujevica](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/rujevica/), [Šumatovac](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/sumatovac/), [Stara trta](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/izdanak-loze-stare-trte/), [Kulska pecina](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/kulska-pecina/), [NKD Prirodni prostor kompleksa Jasunjskih manastira](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/nkd-prirodni-prostor-kompleksa-jasunjskih-manastira/), [SP Krupacko vrelo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/sp-krupacko-vrelo/), [Svrljiska Banjica](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/svrljiska-banjica/), [Vodenicki park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/vodenicki-park/), [ZS Staniste poljskog kukureka](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/zs-staniste-poljskog-kukureka/)
- **Hot springs**: [Suva banja](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/suva-banja/)
- **Hiking**: [4 vrha Device](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/4-vrha-device/), [Bojanine vode - Sokolov kamen - Bojanine vode](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/bojanine-vode-sokolov-kamen-bojanine-vode/), [Cerje - Goli vrh - Debeli vrh](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/cerje-goli-vrh-debeli-vrh/), [Cerje - Ljuti vrh - Provalija](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/cerje-ljuti-vrh-provalija/), [Donja Studena – Trem](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/donja-studena-trem/), [E4: Sokobanja – Jalovik izvor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/e4-sokobanja-jalovik-izvor/), [E7-17: Gornja Trnava – Vlasotince](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/e7-17-gornja-trnava-vlasotince/), [Kalafat – Tvrdjava Nis](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/kalafat-tvrdjava-nis/), [Leskovik - kruzna staza](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/leskovik-kruzna-staza/), [Ostrovica - Oblik](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/ostrovica-oblik/), [Prekonoška Cave](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/prekonoska-pecina/), [ST417 Ribarska banja - Grebac](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/st417-ribarska-banja-grebac/), [ST418 Grebac - Niš](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/st418-grebac-nis/), [ST419 Niš - Niska banja](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/st419-nis-niska-banja/), [ST420 Niska Banja - Sićevo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/st420-niska-banja-sicevo/), [ST421 Sićevo - Bela Palanka](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/st421-sicevo-bela-palanka/)
- **Food and drink**: [Bodega de 100 Mujeres](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/bodega-de-100-mujeres/)
- **Stargazing**: [Meteoroloska opservatorija „Nis”](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/meteoroloska-opservatorija-nis/)
- **History**: [Spomenik kralju Aleksandru](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/spomenik-kralju-aleksandru/)
- **Mountains**: [Studenac](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/studenac/)

## When to go to Niš

The best time to visit Niš is **April to June and September to October**; also possible: March, July to August and November to December. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Better not | 9 h 08 |
| February | Better not | 10 h 17 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 39 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 12 |
| May | Best time | 14 h 30 |
| June | Best time | 15 h 12 |
| July | Possible | 14 h 55 |
| August | Possible | 13 h 47 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 17 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 47 |
| November | Possible | 9 h 27 |
| December | Possible | 8 h 48 |

In June there are 15 h 12 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 48. In September, 55 of the 56 places are at their best.

When to go to Serbia in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Niš

The nearest main airport is Niš Constantine the Great Airport (INI, Niš), 3.6 km as the crow flies. How to get around Serbia (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=43.3304%2C21.9)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=43.3304%2C21.9)

## Other towns nearby

- [Vrnjačka Banja](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/vrnjacka-banja/): 12 places · 88 km
- [Kragujevac](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/kragujevac/): 42 places · 110 km
- [Donji Milanovac](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/donji-milanovac/): 8 places · 137 km
- [Čačak](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/cacak/): 36 places · 141 km
- [Zlatibor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/zlatibor/): 31 places · 183 km
- [Belgrade](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/belgrado/): 124 places · 202 km

And all of Serbia, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Niš?

The best known: [Skull Tower](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/cele-kula/), [Mediana](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/medijana/), [Crveni Krst concentration camp](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/memorijalni-kompleks-12-februar/), [Niš Fortress](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/niska-tvrdjava/), [Islam-aga Mosque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/serbia/islam-agina-dzamija/). In all, 56 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Niš?

April to June and September to October; also possible: March, July to August and November to December. In June there are 15 h 12 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 48.

### How do you get to Niš?

The nearest main airport is Niš Constantine the Great Airport (INI), 3.6 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=43.3304%2C21.9) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Niš as the destination and these 56 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).