Ever since I came back to Belgrade in , I put myself through countless arduous tasks in order to bring you the knowledge, dear Reader, of the best ways to spend time in my beloved hometown.
This promethean striving led me to run, eat and listen to music, but no task was harder than trying to figure out what the best places are to spend you time sweating. After many a sauna session, and research into the public baths at home sadly extinct and abroad , here is the list, already 5 years in the making.
VI Hotel Metropol β Limegrove. Metropol is a Belgrade institution. After a long period of decay in s and s, and a catastrophic fire in , it reopened in , after a lovely revamp.
One of the best additions is the bright, beautiful Limegrove spa which looks out to the park and visitors can enjoy the cool off on its terrace. When I went there a few years ago, I enjoyed sitting on the terrace as well the sauna, the steam room and the wonderful pool, however one downside was that they were quite busy, as the spa centre is popular with families.
I love spending my summers at its wonderful open pool, and in the winter its spa centre especially when you get a ticket that allows you to use the olympic indoor pool is one of the best ways to spend a hungover weekend. It has my favourite steam bath in the city, the two saunas one with salt are usually kept sufficiently hot and the spa pool is good for a dip, if not for a more serious swim.
