Čubura’s streets, lined with fragrant lime trees, stay in the memory of every visitor.
Čubura, home of craftsmen by day and bohemians by night, is one of the loveliest parts of central Belgrade. It belongs to Vračar and stretches along Maksima Gorkog and Cara Nikolaja II streets, between Neimar and Kalenić market.
The origin of the name is still a mystery. In 1939 the journalist Sveta Milutinović of “Vreme” went looking for its “godfather”; another theory links it to čubar, an aromatic herb said to grow here, fitting for an area known for its taverns: Trandafilović, which you were not supposed to leave before dawn, and the famous “Čubura”.
Only Čubura has “Gradić Pejton”, the craftsmen’s and artists’ centre that architect Ranko Radović designed in 1970 on the model of a honeycomb. Čubura park brings shade, and Kalenić market is close by. Čkalja and Dragan Nikolić lived here.
