Adriatic Route

From Mediterranean Sea to Balkan Mountains: the theaters of the southern Slavs

The Adriatic Route of the European Route of Historic Theatres opens South East Europe to you. Just follow the route in Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia, and Montenegro.

National theatres are at the heart of cultural life along the Adriatic coast.

Whether originally designed by architects from Austria, Italy, Serbia or Montenegro, built for only part of the population or for many language groups – today they all serve the whole nation and offer a window to Europe and the world.

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Beograd

National Theatre

The National Theatre in Belgrade, an Institution of National Importance, was opened on October 30, 1869, in ...

Cetinje

Royal Theatre Zetski Dom

Cetinje was the capital of Montenegro from the late 15th century to the end of World War II. When the country ...

Hvar

Theatre in the Arsenal

Between 1278 and 1797, Hvar was part of the Republic of Venice and a winter port for its fleet. In 1612, the ...

Ljubljana

SNT Drama

In Ljubljana, part of the Habsburg Empire from 1278 to 1918, the Slovene population and the Austrian ...

Maribor

Slovene National Theatre

The Slovene National Theatre Maribor is the largest cultural institution in Slovenia and the only repertory ...

Rijeka

National Theatre 'Ivan pl. Zajc'

This impressive building was designed by the famous Viennese architects Fellner & Helmer and opened on ...

Sarajevo

National Theatre

This theatre building started its life in 1899 as a community centre for the Austrian ruling class, designed ...

Šibenik

Croatian National Theatre

Josip Slade, who later also designed the Zetski Dom theatre in Montenegro, has given this theatre a very ...

Sombor

National Theatre

Sombor was part of the Austrian Empire from 1687 to 1918. It became a Free and Royal City in 1749, the ...

Zagreb

Croatian National Theatre

On 14 October, 1895, the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I himself opened this theatre, a wonderful building by ...

Zrenjanin

National Theatre 'Toša Jovanović'

The city of Zrenjanin received its present name in 1946, having been known as Bečkerek for most of the ...