Apakabar Guide: Hidden Gems

Maxim Oransky

About this app

Walking tours and hidden gems in Belgrade, Tbilisi, Novi Sad, Yerevan, Subotica, Batumi and beyond. Apakabar Guide is a curated travel companion for the Balkans, Caucasus, and Hungary — every spot comes with expert insights you won't find on Wikipedia or TripAdvisor.

EXPO 2027 BELGRADE — DAY TRIPS AND ARRIVAL

In 2027 Belgrade hosts Specialized Expo 2027 (theme "Play(ing) for Humanity – Sport and Music for All", Air Serbia as official carrier). Apakabar Guide covers Belgrade plus all the realistic day trips by train:

▸ Belgrade → Novi Sad — 40 min on the Soko high-speed train
▸ Belgrade → Subotica — about 1h30 on Soko, Hungarian Art Nouveau and Lake Palić
▸ Novi Sad → Sremski Karlovci — 20 min, wineries and Bermet wine tasting
▸ Arrival via Budapest → Szeged → Belgrade — high-speed rail, around 2h30

SERBIA — BELGRADE, NOVI SAD, SUBOTICA, SREMSKI KARLOVCI

▸ Belgrade — Kalemegdan Fortress, Skadarlija, Stari Grad, Savamala, Brutalist New Belgrade, communist heritage
▸ Novi Sad — Petrovaradin Fortress, Dunavska Street, Art Nouveau facades, EXIT Festival city
▸ Subotica — Hungarian Art Nouveau jewel near the border, Town Hall and Synagogue, Lake Palić
▸ Sremski Karlovci — Baroque town in Vojvodina, site of the 1699 Treaty of Karlowitz, wineries, Bermet, Patriarch's Palace
▸ Petrovaradin, Palić, Zemun — neighborhoods other guides skip

GEORGIA — TBILISI, BATUMI, MTSKHETA

▸ Tbilisi — Old Town, Abanotubani sulfur baths, Sololaki, Vera, Vake, Narikala Fortress, Soviet modernism, hidden courtyards.
▸ Batumi — Boulevard, Botanical Garden, Soviet sanatoriums, Black Sea summer escape
▸ Mtskheta — ancient capital of Georgia, Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, Jvari Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage
▸ Rustavi — Soviet industrial city, often overlooked

ARMENIA — YEREVAN

▸ Yerevan — Cascade, Republic Square, Northern Avenue, Soviet brutalism, Genocide Memorial, Armenian architecture. Echmiadzin (seat of the Armenian Apostolic Church) as a day trip.

HUNGARY — SZEGED, KECSKEMÉT, CEGLÉD

▸ Szeged — Cathedral and Dóm Square, university town, Open Air Festival. Right at the Subotica border, on the Budapest–Belgrade rail line.
▸ Kecskemét — Cifra Palota in Hungarian Art Nouveau, Arboretum
▸ Cegléd — Hungarian Great Plain town, local discoveries

EXPERT INSIGHTS, NOT GENERIC TIPS

Each spot comes with multiple expert perspectives written by specialists, not algorithms:

🏛 Architect — building styles, design details, construction history
📜 Historian — what happened here and why it matters
🏙 Urbanist — how this spot shapes the city around it
⚔ Military expert — battles, fortifications, war memorials
🎵 Musician — composers, venues, artistic heritage
🎨 Artist — public art, murals, galleries

PERFECT FOR

• EXPO 2027 visitors: Belgrade plus Novi Sad, Subotica, Sremski Karlovci day trips
• Self-guided walking tours of Belgrade, Tbilisi, Novi Sad
• Weekend trips: 2-3 days in Belgrade, Tbilisi, Yerevan
• Family travel with kids in Batumi or Tbilisi
• Hidden gems hunters tired of standard tourist circuits
• Architecture lovers: Art Nouveau in Subotica, Soviet modernism in Tbilisi, Baroque in Sremski Karlovci
• Backpackers traveling Balkans and Caucasus
• Wine tours in Sremski Karlovci and Vojvodina

HAND-DRAWN ILLUSTRATIONS

Every spot features original sketches. No stock photos.

HOW IT WORKS

▸ Open the interactive map and pick a city
▸ Tap a spot to read expert insights
▸ Check in with a photo to collect places you've visited

PLAN YOUR TRIP

One day in Belgrade between flights? Long weekend in Tbilisi? Self-driving Georgia? Family summer in Batumi? Wine weekend in Sremski Karlovci? Apakabar Guide combines hidden gems, expert insights, and walking tours for Serbia, Georgia, Armenia and Hungary.

A curated alternative to Lonely Planet, Marco Polo and TripAdvisor — written by editors and experts, not copy-pasted from Wikipedia.

What’s new

Bug fixes and minor improvements.