{"id":1303193,"date":"2026-09-29T21:24:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T21:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?page_id=1303193"},"modified":"2026-10-01T16:35:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T16:35:15","slug":"nis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/europe\/serbia\/nis\/","title":{"rendered":"Ni\u0161"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":0,"parent":1302702,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"hw-hub-city","meta":{"footnotes":"","hw_hub_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_hero_image":"","hw_hub_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_why_title":"","hw_hub_why_body":"","hw_hub_why_link_label":"","hw_hub_why_link_url":"","hw_hub_why_cards":"","hw_hub_stats":"","hw_hub_countries_title":"","hw_hub_countries_intro":"","hw_hub_featured":"","hw_hub_regions":"","hw_hub_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_hostels":"","hw_hub_when_title":"","hw_hub_when_intro":"","hw_hub_seasons":"","hw_hub_costs_title":"","hw_hub_costs_body":"","hw_hub_cost_rows":"","hw_hub_cost_note":"","hw_hub_money_reads":"","hw_hub_rail_title":"","hw_hub_rail_body":"","hw_hub_rail_link_label":"","hw_hub_rail_link_url":"","hw_hub_rail_image":"","hw_hub_routes":"","hw_hub_events_title":"","hw_hub_events_intro":"","hw_hub_events_source":"","hw_hub_events_continent":"","hw_hub_events_count":"","hw_hub_events_cache":"","hw_hub_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_events":"","hw_hub_events_pills":"","hw_hub_reads_intro":"","hw_hub_article_rows":"","hw_hub_show_read_time":"","hw_hub_all_title":"","hw_hub_all_body":"","hw_hub_all_cta":"","hw_hub_trips_title":"","hw_hub_trips_note":"","hw_hub_trips":"","hw_hub_faq_title":"","hw_hub_faq_note":"","hw_hub_faqs":"","hw_hub_cta_title":"","hw_hub_cta_body":"","hw_hub_cta_buttons":"","hw_hub_newsletter_title":"","hw_hub_newsletter_body":"","hw_hub_newsletter_shortcode":"","hw_hub_hub_term":"","hw_hub_scope_rows":"","hw_hub_country_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_country_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_country_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_country_hero_image":"","hw_hub_country_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_country_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_country_stats":"","hw_hub_country_intro_title":"","hw_hub_country_intro_body":"","hw_hub_country_facts":"","hw_hub_country_cities_title":"","hw_hub_country_cities_intro":"","hw_hub_country_cities_live":"","hw_hub_country_cities":"","hw_hub_country_trips_title":"","hw_hub_country_trips_intro":"","hw_hub_country_trip_types":"","hw_hub_country_do_title":"","hw_hub_country_do_body":"","hw_hub_country_do_points":"","hw_hub_country_do_tag":"","hw_hub_country_do_more":"","hw_hub_country_food_title":"","hw_hub_country_food_body":"","hw_hub_country_food_points":"","hw_hub_country_food_tag":"","hw_hub_country_food_more":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_title":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_body":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_points":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_tag":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_more":"","hw_hub_country_transport_title":"","hw_hub_country_transport_body":"","hw_hub_country_transport_points":"","hw_hub_country_transport_tag":"","hw_hub_country_transport_more":"","hw_hub_country_money_title":"","hw_hub_country_money_body":"","hw_hub_country_money_points":"","hw_hub_country_money_tag":"","hw_hub_country_money_more":"","hw_hub_country_safety_title":"","hw_hub_country_safety_body":"","hw_hub_country_safety_points":"","hw_hub_country_safety_tag":"","hw_hub_country_safety_more":"","hw_hub_country_entry_title":"","hw_hub_country_entry_body":"","hw_hub_country_entry_points":"","hw_hub_country_entry_tag":"","hw_hub_country_entry_more":"","hw_hub_country_season_title":"","hw_hub_country_season_intro":"","hw_hub_country_season_note":"","hw_hub_country_season_rows":"","hw_hub_country_budget_title":"","hw_hub_country_budget_intro":"","hw_hub_country_budget_note":"","hw_hub_country_budget_rows":"","hw_hub_country_budget_currency":"","hw_hub_country_events_title":"","hw_hub_country_events_intro":"","hw_hub_country_events_source":"","hw_hub_country_events_country":"","hw_hub_country_events_count":"","hw_hub_country_events_cache":"","hw_hub_country_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_country_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_country_events":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_country_hostels":"","hw_hub_country_faq_title":"","hw_hub_country_faq_note":"","hw_hub_country_faqs":"","hw_hub_country_cta_title":"","hw_hub_country_cta_body":"","hw_hub_country_cta_buttons":"","hw_hub_country_newsletter_title":"","hw_hub_country_newsletter_body":"","hw_hub_country_newsletter_shortcode":"","hw_hub_country_hub_term":"","hw_hub_country_parent_hub":"","hw_hub_country_scope_rows":"","hw_hub_city_hero_eyebrow":"Ni\u0161 city guide","hw_hub_city_hero_h1":"Things To Do In Ni\u0161","hw_hub_city_hero_intro":"Southern Serbia's city: the birthplace of Constantine the Great, an Ottoman fortress in the centre, a tower built of rebels' skulls, and a jazz festival every August.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1303891","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Where to stay | #areas\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"1","hw_hub_city_stats":"c.272 | Constantine the Great born here, in Roman Naissus\r\n1809 | When the Skull Tower was built\r\nAugust | Ni\u0161ville jazz festival at the fortress","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"A Roman city in the south, with a hard history and a good table","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"Ni\u0161 is one of the oldest cities in the Balkans. As the Roman town of Naissus it was the birthplace of Constantine the Great, the emperor who legalised Christianity, and the remains of his imperial villa at Mediana lie on the edge of the city.\r\n\r\nThe Ottomans held it for centuries and built the fortress that still stands in the centre, now a park.\r\n\r\nThe city's most confronting monument is \u0106ele Kula, the Skull Tower. After a Serbian rebel force was defeated nearby in 1809, the Ottoman commander had a tower built from the skulls of the dead as a warning. Some of the skulls remain embedded in it, under a protective chapel.\r\n\r\nThe Second World War left the Crveni Krst concentration camp, preserved as a memorial.\r\n\r\nNi\u0161 is also known for its food \u2014 southern Serbia's grill culture is taken seriously \u2014 and for Ni\u0161ville, a jazz festival held in the fortress each August.\r\n\r\nIt is a working city rather than a tourist one, and cheap. Two days.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting in | Bus from Belgrade about 3 hours. Ni\u0161 airport has budget routes\r\nGetting around | The centre is walkable. Buses cover the rest\r\nCurrency | Serbian dinar (RSD), roughly 117 to the euro\r\n\u0106ele Kula | The Skull Tower. Small, sobering, and a few hundred dinars\r\nNi\u0161ville | Jazz festival in the fortress each August\r\nFood | Southern grill culture, and very cheap","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"A compact centre on the Ni\u0161ava river, with the fortress beside it.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"13","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"","hw_hub_city_areas":"City centre | First-timers | Around King Milan Square and the fortress: restaurants, bars and most of the beds. | 43.3210 | 21.8960 |  | \nKazand\u017eijsko soka\u010de | Food and atmosphere | The old coppersmiths' lane near the centre, now lined with restaurants and caf\u00e9s. | 43.3190 | 21.8980 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"The routes we would walk, in the order we would walk them.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Ni\u0161","hw_hub_city_do_body":"The fortress in the centre is free and is a park now \u2014 Ottoman walls and gates, a Roman archaeological layer beneath, and the Ni\u0161ville stage in August.\r\n\r\n\u0106ele Kula, the Skull Tower, is a few hundred dinars and a short bus ride from the centre. Built in 1809 from the skulls of Serbian rebels killed at the Battle of \u010cegar, it now stands inside a small chapel with a number of skulls still embedded in the walls. It is sobering, small and important to understanding the region.\r\n\r\nMediana, on the edge of the city, preserves the remains of an imperial villa connected with Constantine, including mosaics, for a small fee.\r\n\r\nThe Crveni Krst concentration camp, used during the Second World War, is preserved as a memorial and museum.\r\n\r\nThen eat. Southern Serbian grill culture is at its strongest in and around Ni\u0161.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"The fortress | Free, and a park in the city centre\r\n\u0106ele Kula | The Skull Tower, a few hundred dinars\r\nMediana | Constantine's imperial villa, with mosaics\r\nCrveni Krst | A preserved wartime concentration camp","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Ni\u0161","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Ni\u0161","hw_hub_city_free_body":"The fortress and its park are free and are the heart of the city.\r\n\r\nThe Ni\u0161ava riverbank and King Milan Square cost nothing.\r\n\r\nKazand\u017eijsko soka\u010de, the old coppersmiths' lane, is free to walk and is the most characterful street in the centre.\r\n\r\nThe Bubanj memorial park, marking the site of wartime executions, is free.\r\n\r\nThe market is free to browse and is a good look at southern Serbian produce.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"The fortress park | Free, in the centre\r\nKazand\u017eijsko soka\u010de | The old coppersmiths' lane\r\nBubanj memorial park | Free, and a wartime memorial\r\nThe market | Southern produce, free to browse","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Ni\u0161","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Ni\u0161","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Ni\u0161 is the capital of southern Serbian grilling, and the food is the best reason to be here. A main is 700 to 1,300 RSD (\u20ac6\u201311).\r\n\r\nPljeskavica and \u0107evapi are done properly here, and the nearby town of Leskovac holds a large annual grill festival.\r\n\r\nBurek from a bakery is 200 to 300 RSD (\u20ac2\u20132.50) and is breakfast.\r\n\r\nKajmak and ajvar, the roasted pepper relish, are on every table.\r\n\r\nA beer is 200 to 350 RSD (\u20ac2\u20133), and rakija, often homemade, appears at the end of most meals.\r\n\r\nIndoor smoking is common.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Southern grill | Pljeskavica and \u0107evapi at their best\r\nA main | 700\u20131,300 RSD (\u20ac6\u201311)\r\nAjvar and kajmak | On every table\r\nA beer | 200\u2013350 RSD (\u20ac2\u20133)","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Ni\u0161","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Ni\u0161","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Relaxed and cheap. The bars and caf\u00e9s are around the centre and Kazand\u017eijsko soka\u010de.\r\n\r\nA beer is 200 to 350 RSD (\u20ac2\u20133) and cocktails 500 to 900 RSD (\u20ac4\u20138).\r\n\r\nThe university brings a student crowd in term.\r\n\r\nNi\u0161ville, held in the fortress each August, is the highlight \u2014 a long-running jazz festival that draws international acts and fills the city.\r\n\r\nIndoor smoking is common in bars.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Around the centre | Relaxed bars and caf\u00e9s\r\nVery cheap | Beer 200\u2013350 RSD (\u20ac2\u20133)\r\nNi\u0161ville | Jazz in the fortress in August\r\nTerm time | When students are in","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Ni\u0161","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Ni\u0161","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"The centre is walkable, and buses cover the rest of the city, including \u0106ele Kula and Mediana.\r\n\r\nBuses from Belgrade take about three hours, and trains are slower.\r\n\r\nNi\u0161 Constantine the Great airport has budget routes from several European cities, which makes it a practical entry point to southern Serbia and the wider region.\r\n\r\nSofia in Bulgaria is about three hours by bus, and Skopje about four.\r\n\r\nUse a ride app or a venue-called taxi.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"Walk the centre | Buses for the outlying sites\r\nBelgrade | About three hours by bus\r\nNi\u0161 airport | Budget routes, and a good way in\r\nSofia and Skopje | Three to four hours by bus","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Ni\u0161","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Ni\u0161 costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Among the cheapest cities in Serbia. Dorms are 1,000 to 2,000 RSD (\u20ac8\u201317), a main 700 to 1,300 RSD (\u20ac6\u201311), and a beer 200 to 350 RSD (\u20ac2\u20133).\r\n\r\nA day is \u20ac22 to \u20ac40.\r\n\r\nYou pay in dinars. Carry cash \u2014 card acceptance is less reliable than in Belgrade.\r\n\r\nThe fortress is free and the other sites cost a few hundred dinars each.\r\n\r\nNi\u0161ville week in August raises bed prices.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | 1,000\u20132,000 RSD (\u20ac8\u201317)\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac22\u201340\r\nCarry cash | Cards less reliable than in Belgrade\r\nNi\u0161ville week | When beds rise","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Ni\u0161","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Ni\u0161","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Ni\u0161 is a safe city and crime against visitors is low.\r\n\r\nPetty theft happens around the bus station at ordinary levels.\r\n\r\n\u0106ele Kula and the Crveni Krst camp are memorials to large numbers of dead. Behave accordingly, and do not photograph yourself posing with the skulls.\r\n\r\nDemonstrations have taken place across Serbia since late 2024. They are usually announced \u2014 check local news.\r\n\r\nIf Kosovo is part of your route, see the routing advice in our Belgrade guide \u2014 entering Kosovo from a third country can lead to being refused entry to Serbia afterwards.\r\n\r\nEmergency numbers are 192 for police and 194 for ambulance, with 112 also working.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"\u0106ele Kula | A memorial. No posed photographs\r\nPetty theft | Around the bus station\r\nDemonstrations | Usually announced. Check local news\r\nKosovo routing | See the Belgrade guide first","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Ni\u0161","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Ni\u0161","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"Roman ruins, a canyon and a Byzantine city.","hw_hub_city_trips":"","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Ni\u0161","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"April to June and September to October. August brings Ni\u0161ville.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs. Ni\u0161 is in the south and runs hotter than Belgrade in summer.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 4 | 2 | Cold and grey. Quiet\r\nFebruary | 7 | 2 | Cold and very quiet\r\nMarch | 13 | 3 | Improving\r\nApril | 19 | 5 | Excellent. Warm and green\r\nMay | 24 | 5 | Very good\r\nJune | 28 | 5 | Warm and long evenings\r\nJuly | 31 | 4 | Hot\r\nAugust | 31 | 4 | Hot. Ni\u0161ville in the fortress\r\nSeptember | 26 | 5 | Superb. Heat breaking. Leskovac grill festival\r\nOctober | 19 | 5 | Excellent value\r\nNovember | 11 | 2 | Grey and cooling\r\nDecember | 5 | 3 | Cold, with Orthodox Christmas on 7 January","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"A jazz festival in the fortress, and a grill festival down the road.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Ni\u0161","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/europe\/serbia\/nis\/","hw_hub_city_events":"Ni\u0161ville | August | Ni\u0161 fortress | A long-running international jazz festival held in the fortress, drawing large crowds. |  | \nLeskovac grill festival | Late summer | Leskovac, 45 minutes away | A large festival of southern Serbian barbecue, including attempts at record-breaking pljeskavica. |  | \nConstantine Days | June | Citywide | Events marking the emperor's connection to the city. |  | \nOrthodox Christmas | 7 January | Citywide | Serbian Christmas, following the Orthodox calendar. |  | \nTerm time | October to June | Citywide | When the university brings a student crowd. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel. Per person per night, in euros \u2014 you will pay in dinars, at roughly 117 to the euro.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"Shown in euros for comparison; you pay in dinars and should carry cash.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1\r\nMiddle of the road | 16 | 14 | 2 | 6\r\nComfortable | 32 | 26 | 4 | 15","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Ni\u0161","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"A small scene in the centre, at very low prices. Live from Hostelworld.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Ni\u0161","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/serbia\/nis\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Ni\u0161 travel questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"What is the Skull Tower? | \u0106ele Kula, built in 1809 by the Ottoman commander after a Serbian rebel force was defeated nearby. It was made from the skulls of the dead as a warning, and some of the skulls remain embedded in it today under a protective chapel. It is small, sobering and costs a few hundred dinars. Treat it as a memorial.\r\nWhat is the Constantine connection? | Constantine the Great, the Roman emperor who legalised Christianity, was born here around 272, when the city was Naissus. The remains of an imperial villa at Mediana, on the edge of the city, are connected with him.\r\nIs Ni\u0161 worth visiting? | For two days, yes \u2014 for the history, the food and the low prices. It is a working city rather than a tourist one, which is part of its appeal. Ni\u0161 airport also has budget routes, making it a practical way into southern Serbia.\r\nWhat should I eat? | Southern Serbian grilled meat \u2014 pljeskavica and \u0107evapi \u2014 which is at its best in and around Ni\u0161. The nearby town of Leskovac holds a large annual grill festival.\r\nWhen is Ni\u0161ville? | August, in the fortress. It is a long-running international jazz festival and the biggest event in the city's year.\r\nHow cheap is it? | Among the cheapest cities in Serbia. Dorms 1,000 to 2,000 RSD (\u20ac8\u201317), a main 700 to 1,300 RSD (\u20ac6\u201311), and a day around \u20ac22 to \u20ac40. Carry cash.\r\nCan I go to Kosovo from here? | Yes, but plan the routing carefully \u2014 see our Belgrade guide. Entering Kosovo from a third country and then trying to enter Serbia can lead to refusal. The usual approach is to go to Kosovo from Serbia and return the same way.","hw_hub_city_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_city_cta_body":"Compare Ni\u0161 hostels \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. Then meet the people already there in the app.","hw_hub_city_cta_buttons":"Find hostels in Ni\u0161 | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/serbia\/nis\/\r\nGet the app | https:\/\/hostelworld.onelink.me\/IdiK\/f5a50nhd","hw_hub_city_newsletter_title":"Get the good stuff monthly","hw_hub_city_newsletter_body":"New city guides, deals and route ideas. No filler.","hw_hub_city_newsletter_shortcode":"","hw_hub_city_hub_term":"nis","hw_hub_city_city_slug":"nis","hw_hub_city_country_slug":"serbia","hw_hub_city_parent_hub":"europe\/serbia","hw_hub_city_good_for":"food,culture","hw_hub_city_currency":"EUR","hw_hub_city_scope_rows":"1","hw_hub_country_states_title":"","hw_hub_country_states_intro":"","hw_hub_country_state_regions":"","hw_hub_country_states":"","hw_hub_state_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_state_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_state_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_state_hero_image":"","hw_hub_state_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_state_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_state_live_stats":"","hw_hub_state_stats":"","hw_hub_state_intro_title":"","hw_hub_state_intro_body":"","hw_hub_state_facts":"","hw_hub_state_areas_title":"","hw_hub_state_areas_intro":"","hw_hub_state_areas_zoom":"","hw_hub_state_hostels_pins":"","hw_hub_state_areas":"","hw_hub_state_itin_title":"","hw_hub_state_itin_intro":"","hw_hub_state_itin":"","hw_hub_state_do_title":"","hw_hub_state_do_body":"","hw_hub_state_do_points":"","hw_hub_state_do_tag":"","hw_hub_state_do_more":"","hw_hub_state_free_title":"","hw_hub_state_free_body":"","hw_hub_state_free_points":"","hw_hub_state_free_tag":"","hw_hub_state_free_more":"","hw_hub_state_food_title":"","hw_hub_state_food_body":"","hw_hub_state_food_points":"","hw_hub_state_food_tag":"","hw_hub_state_food_more":"","hw_hub_state_nightlife_title":"","hw_hub_state_nightlife_body":"","hw_hub_state_nightlife_points":"","hw_hub_state_nightlife_tag":"","hw_hub_state_nightlife_more":"","hw_hub_state_transport_title":"","hw_hub_state_transport_body":"","hw_hub_state_transport_points":"","hw_hub_state_transport_tag":"","hw_hub_state_transport_more":"","hw_hub_state_money_title":"","hw_hub_state_money_body":"","hw_hub_state_money_points":"","hw_hub_state_money_tag":"","hw_hub_state_money_more":"","hw_hub_state_safety_title":"","hw_hub_state_safety_body":"","hw_hub_state_safety_points":"","hw_hub_state_safety_tag":"","hw_hub_state_safety_more":"","hw_hub_state_layout":"","hw_hub_state_cities_title":"","hw_hub_state_cities_intro":"","hw_hub_state_cities_live":"","hw_hub_state_cities":"","hw_hub_state_cities_tag":"","hw_hub_state_cities_more":"","hw_hub_state_season_title":"","hw_hub_state_season_intro":"","hw_hub_state_season_note":"","hw_hub_state_season_rows":"","hw_hub_state_events_title":"","hw_hub_state_events_intro":"","hw_hub_state_events_source":"","hw_hub_state_events_count":"","hw_hub_state_events_cache":"","hw_hub_state_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_state_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_state_events":"","hw_hub_state_budget_title":"","hw_hub_state_budget_intro":"","hw_hub_state_budget_note":"","hw_hub_state_budget_rows":"","hw_hub_state_budget_currency":"","hw_hub_state_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_state_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_state_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_state_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_state_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_state_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_state_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_state_picks":"","hw_hub_state_hostels":"","hw_hub_state_faq_title":"","hw_hub_state_faq_note":"","hw_hub_state_faqs":"","hw_hub_state_cta_title":"","hw_hub_state_cta_body":"","hw_hub_state_cta_buttons":"","hw_hub_state_newsletter_title":"","hw_hub_state_newsletter_body":"","hw_hub_state_newsletter_shortcode":"","hw_hub_state_hub_term":"","hw_hub_state_country_slug":"","hw_hub_state_parent_hub":"","hw_hub_state_currency":"","hw_hub_state_scope_rows":""},"class_list":["post-1303193","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","wpbf-post"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Things To Do In Ni\u0161 - Hostelworld Travel Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Things to do in Ni\u0161: the fortress, Skull Tower, and Constantine\u2019s Mediana villa. Hostels, costs and when to go.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/europe\/serbia\/nis\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Things To Do In Ni\u0161 - Hostelworld Travel Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Things to do in Ni\u0161: the fortress, Skull Tower, and Constantine\u2019s Mediana villa. Hostels, costs and when to go.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/europe\/serbia\/nis\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Hostelworld Travel Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Hostelworld\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-10-01T16:35:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@hostelworld\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hostelworld.com\\\/blog\\\/europe\\\/serbia\\\/nis\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hostelworld.com\\\/blog\\\/europe\\\/serbia\\\/nis\\\/\",\"name\":\"Things To Do In Ni\u0161 - Hostelworld Travel Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hostelworld.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-09-29T21:24:17+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-01T16:35:15+00:00\",\"description\":\"Things to do in Ni\u0161: the fortress, Skull Tower, and Constantine\u2019s Mediana villa. Hostels, costs and when to go.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hostelworld.com\\\/blog\\\/europe\\\/serbia\\\/nis\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hostelworld.com\\\/blog\\\/europe\\\/serbia\\\/nis\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hostelworld.com\\\/blog\\\/europe\\\/serbia\\\/nis\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Travel Blog\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hostelworld.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Europe\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hostelworld.com\\\/blog\\\/europe\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Serbia\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hostelworld.com\\\/blog\\\/europe\\\/serbia\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"Ni\u0161\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hostelworld.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hostelworld.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Hostelworld Travel Blog\",\"description\":\"Cheap Travel and Backpacking Tips\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hostelworld.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hostelworld.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hostelworld.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Hostelworld\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hostelworld.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hostelworld.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"\",\"contentUrl\":\"\",\"caption\":\"Hostelworld\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hostelworld.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/Hostelworld\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/hostelworld\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/hostelworld\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pinterest.co.uk\\\/hostelworld\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/hostelworld\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Things To Do In Ni\u0161 - Hostelworld Travel Blog","description":"Things to do in Ni\u0161: the fortress, Skull Tower, and Constantine\u2019s Mediana villa. Hostels, costs and when to go.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/europe\/serbia\/nis\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Things To Do In Ni\u0161 - Hostelworld Travel Blog","og_description":"Things to do in Ni\u0161: the fortress, Skull Tower, and Constantine\u2019s Mediana villa. Hostels, costs and when to go.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/europe\/serbia\/nis\/","og_site_name":"Hostelworld Travel Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Hostelworld","article_modified_time":"2026-10-01T16:35:15+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@hostelworld","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/europe\/serbia\/nis\/","url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/europe\/serbia\/nis\/","name":"Things To Do In Ni\u0161 - Hostelworld Travel Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-09-29T21:24:17+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-01T16:35:15+00:00","description":"Things to do in Ni\u0161: the fortress, Skull Tower, and Constantine\u2019s Mediana villa. Hostels, costs and when to go.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/europe\/serbia\/nis\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/europe\/serbia\/nis\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/europe\/serbia\/nis\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Travel Blog","item":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Europe","item":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/europe\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Serbia","item":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/europe\/serbia\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Ni\u0161"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/","name":"Hostelworld Travel Blog","description":"Cheap Travel and Backpacking Tips","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Hostelworld","url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"","contentUrl":"","caption":"Hostelworld"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Hostelworld","https:\/\/x.com\/hostelworld","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hostelworld","https:\/\/www.pinterest.co.uk\/hostelworld\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/hostelworld"]}]}},"lang":"en","translations":{"en":1303193},"brizy_media":[],"pll_sync_post":{},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1303193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/200"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1303193"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1303193\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1303194,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1303193\/revisions\/1303194"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1302702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1303193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}