Viminacium Archaeological Park

Viminacium Archaeological Park

Viminacium Archaeological Park
4.5
Speciality MuseumsHistoric Sites
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
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Stari Kostolac BB, Kostolac 12208 Serbia
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Oscardog16
Adelaide, Australia2,180 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2023 • Couples
The tour leaves on the hour and is conducted in English and Serbian. Our guide was very knowledgeable and happily answered questions. The price for the tour is extremely reasonable for the discovery and preservation work being achieved. A great tourist attraction. And we saw our first mammoth skeleton. Highly recommend this tour.
Written October 7, 2023
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Paul T
London, UK29 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2022 • Friends
Outstanding architectural site of great significance. Unfortunately the whole experience is terrible. The tour guide speaks incredibly quickly and only in Serbian. No other language options available. I had an excellent duel Serbian/English speaker with us but what little the guide said amounted to less than five minutes in total and spoke so fast, translations all but impossible. Such a shame but a total waste of time as you can’t explore on your own with your own guide you must have a most incompetent and disinterested member of staff with you. The toilets, appear to have been last cleaned with the facility was constructed approx 2000 years ago!
Written August 25, 2022
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jbg74
Saint Paul, MN1,098 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2024 • Solo
I thought the Roman ruins here were interesting and I enjoyed my trip. There is an incredibly cool skeleton of a steppe mammoth that was found at the coal mine next to the ruins too. There are better Roman ruins in Serbia so I would probably not recommend this for someone in Serbia for the first time. There is a program here for school kids in Serbia to come here for a week and help excavate the site which is really cool. I would have loved that when I was that age.
Written February 27, 2024
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Svetlana M
Pozarevac, Serbia22 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2013 • Family
This place is wonderfull. For all people who like history this is a miracle.

I have been there sevral times and will go again.

This place is the first on my list of sights Serbia.
Written May 19, 2013
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Penny B
Durham, England, United Kingdom69 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2016 • Friends
Unbelievably huge possibilities for three sites so far excavated in part and for the rest as yet untouched. Do visit of you get a chance and enjoy real history. Great guide and there is a shop and coffee place. I come from an area in the UK with plenty of Roman sites and Ibwad impressed by the work already done in Serbia. Well worth a visit. Don't miss it.
Written July 20, 2016
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malholme
Lewes, UK521 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2018 • Couples
Viminacium appeared in the first century AD. This site is still being developed. The site is very isolated ,set in fields with open cast coal mines nearby, and the landscape dominated by a huge Chinese coal-fired power station. The Roman portion (under cover) consists of an amphitheater,Roman baths, necropolis and mausoleum, with steps down for closer examination. The underground section is dark, cramped and claustrophobic.
In a separate building is housed a 1 million year old skeleton of a mammoth. There is a small cafe for drinks, with outside and inside seating, very pleasant staff, and very reasonable prices. We had our picnic here, but wasps were a problem .
Our young guide was enthusiastic and clear. The site is still being excavated, but what has been unearthed is fascinating, although not yet on the level of Pompei/Herculaneum.
Written September 23, 2018
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Jelena V
Alexandria, VA69 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2018 • Friends
During my recent visit to Belgrade, Serbia, I visited Viminacium with my family. Approximately 90 minute ride from Belgrade, Viminacium has surprised me as a world-class archaeological site worth attention of all visitors who appreciate history.
Viminacium was a provincial capital (40,000 people) and a major military camp of the Roman province of Moesia (today's Serbia). It was founded in the first century AD, devastated by Huns in the 5th century, and later rebuilt by Justinian. Finally, Avars completely destroyed it in the 6th century.
In addition to visiting the remains of the gladiator arena, the cemetery and the public baths, I highly recommend visiting the Domus Scientiarum Viminacium, a new scientific, research and tourist center.
Nearby, you should also visit the site where a 1 million years old mammoth skeleton was uncovered in June 2009.
Written June 10, 2018
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readyclickandgo
london81 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2014 • Family
Did you know? Serbia has the largest number of Roman emperors born outside of Italy – 17 altogether, among them Constantine I and Justinian I.

Viminacium is one of many Roman towns and fortress in Serbia, not far from the capital city Belgrade.

The site has beautiful tombs decorated with frescoes whose colour was still bright and with mixed pagan and Christian symbolism. Tomb G5517 has a Christogram in a double floral garland and this is known as a Constantine Cross, after the first Roman Emperor to convert to Christianity. Tomb G2624 has animals and flowers and is clearly pagan, thus proving that Christians and Pagans were sometimes buried in the same cemetery.

Large numbers of lamps, bricks, paving tiles, rings and coins have been uncovered and exhibited either at the Museum in Pozarevac or the Museum in Belgrade. The Viminacium complex is building their own museum too at the moment
Written December 12, 2014
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Ian1238
Metung, Australia334 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2019 • Couples
Spectacularly overlying the Iron gates on the River Danube, this covered massive (re-located) archeological site houses the ruins found of a settlement thought to be when humans first settled into one location rather than being nomadic. Brilliant displays and great audio-visual show in theatre.
Written May 5, 2019
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Glen63
Kathmandu184 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2018
One of the highlights on a day trip out with our fab guide, Gradomir, was to visit this archaeological park. We spent nearly 3 hours here and I found it fascinating. It is huge, necessitating driving from one part to another, to see some of the numerous sites. Tombs, mosaics, bath houses, the museum, and the complete skeleton of a small mammoth. Never seen one of those before. I'm not a great fan of roman ruins because they tend to look the same, but this site surprised me and I am so glad we stopped here.
Written July 3, 2018
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