Nis is the third-largest city in Serbia, with a population of 260,000 inhabitants. In its millennial existence, it has been conquered countless times. Nis has preserved the remains of prehistory, the time of Celts, Romans, Byzantium and Ottoman Empire.
In ancient times the Roman city of Naissus (Niš), was a great cultural, economic, and military centre. It was the birthplace of Constantine the Great, who in the year 313 issued the Edict of Milan, which made Christianity equal to other religions of the Roman Empire.
Nowadays it is a city museum and the cultural and economic centre of southern Serbia.
But if you ask locals about Nis, for sure they would say, it is the city of "Merak".
Merak is a Serbian word, meaning the feeling of bliss and the sense of oneness with the universe that comes from the simplest of pleasures.
Skull Tower Ćele Kula is a stone structure embedded with human skulls. The tower originally contained 952 skulls.
Memorial Park Bubanj is a World War II memorial complex built to commemorate the shooting and execution of more than 10,000 citizens of Niš.
Palace of Justice
Niš fortress on the bank of the Nišava river
Nišvil Nisville jazz festival
