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29 th BELGRADE MARATHON The 29th Belgrade Marathon is held on 16th April 2016 in Belgrade – Serbia - Europe. The Belgrade Marathon comprises of a 5km Fun Run, half marathon and marathon. It is considered to be the most important sports and promotional event traditionally held in Serbia. BELGRADE A FASCINATING, VIBRANT, MARATHON CITY, with surprisingly attractive pedestrian streets in the center, and charm along the riverbanks of the Danube and Sava. More than forty invasions have colored its architecture, but the city is flourishing once more with a lively artistic and cultural scene. Its youthful population makes the nightlife legendary and the great value coffee shops, bars and restaurants with national and international cuisine are thriving. Go now, before everyone else finds out. - Telegraph 3 days/2 nights (Friday-Sunday) package Belgrade is a town at the junction of the Sava and Danube rivers, seven thousand years old. The Sava coming from the west, and the Danube arriving from the north join their waters to proceed eastwards. The fortress, built on the high ground is overlooking the confluence of these two rivers. Belgrade was laid in ruins some sixty times but always arose from its cinders. For centuries it was a frontier fortress, the apple of contend between the rivaling invaders, Romans, Goths, Huns, Byzantines, Crusaders, Hungarians, Turks and the others. The first record of the name was Singidunum. In the 9 th century A.D. documents call it “Alba Graeca” - “White City” which is precisely what Belgrade means in Serbian. Day 15.04. Arrival to Belgrade. Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation. Sightseeing tour of Belgrade . Information with respect to Marathon and various cultural events taking place in Belgrade during the weekend will be provided. Free time at leisure/Optional tours. Optional dinner/clubs. Day 16.04. Breakfast at the hotel. Day for MARATHON Day 17.04, Transfer to airport. The possibility of optional tours in Belgrade or free time for shopping, visiting museums, galleries etc Price in euro per person for package based on min 2pax:

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29th BELGRADE MARATHON

The 29th Belgrade Marathon is held on 16th April 2016 in Belgrade – Serbia - Europe.

The Belgrade Marathon comprises of a5km Fun Run, half marathon and marathon. It is considered to be the most important sports and promotional event traditionally held in Serbia.

BELGRADE A FASCINATING, VIBRANT, MARATHON CITY,

with surprisingly attractive pedestrian streets in the center, and charm along theriverbanks of the Danube and Sava.

More than forty invasions have colored its architecture, but the city is flourishingonce more with a lively artistic and cultural scene.

Its youthful population makes the nightlife legendary and the great value coffeeshops, bars and restaurants with national and international cuisine are thriving.

Go now, before everyone else finds out.- Telegraph

3 days/2 nights (Friday-Sunday) package

Belgrade is a town at the junction of the Sava and Danube rivers, seven thousand years old.The Sava coming from the west, and the Danube arriving from the north join their waters to proceed eastwards. The fortress, built on the high ground is overlooking the confluence of these two rivers. Belgrade was laid in ruins some sixty times but always arose from its cinders. For centuries it was a frontier fortress, the apple of contend between the rivaling invaders, Romans, Goths, Huns, Byzantines, Crusaders, Hungarians, Turks and the others. The first record of the name was Singidunum. In the 9th century A.D. documents call it “Alba Graeca” -“White City” which is precisely what Belgrade means in Serbian.

Day 15.04. Arrival to Belgrade. Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation. Sightseeing tour of Belgrade . Information with respect to Marathon and various cultural events taking place in Belgrade during the weekend will be provided. Free time at leisure/Optional tours. Optional dinner/clubs. Day 16.04.Breakfast at the hotel. Day for MARATHON Day 17.04, Transfer to airport. The possibility of optional tours in Belgrade or free time for shopping, visiting museums, galleries etc

Price in euro per person for package based on min 2pax:

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15-17.April WEEKEND-FRI-SUN additional nigh

HOTELS in city center or max 1km from center

in double in single in double in single

Argo 3* www.argohotelbelgrade.com/rs

128 185 35 55

Holiday In Express 3* www.ihg.com/holidayinnexpress

128 185 35 70

Prag4* www.hotelprag.rs 140 192 42 70

Crystal 4* www.crystalhotel.rsZira 4* www.zirahotels.com Jump In 4* www.jumpinnhotelbelgrade.com

140 192 50 82

Art 4* www.belgradearthotel.com Radisson blu 4* www.radissonblu.com/rs

160 235 75 115

Moskva 4* www.hotelmoskva.rs

168 255 80 125

Metropol 5* www.metropolpalace.comHyatt Regency 5* www.belgrade.regency.hyatt.com

190 285 95 150

If only ONE PERSON traveling additional charge +20 Eur on the above rate Included in the price

Private Transfers APT-HTL-APT, 2 nights with breakfast in double room; Regular 3 hours sightseeingtour with English speaking guide,(If needed other language 30 euro supplement) Tour will be on 15that 14h Apr, or on 17th Apr. at 11am, Glob Metropoliten Tours welcome gift, a map of Belgradeincluded, City Tax and VAT.

MARATHON INFO:Latitude N44.48.00, Longitude E20.28.00. 132 meters above sea level.

Route description:

Half marathon (21,1 km) Participation is open to everyone, however children aged 14 to 16 must provide a written parents’ consent. The race starts at 10:00 at the junction of Bulevar kralja Aleksandra and Resavska street and finish is in front of „Moskva“ Hotel.

Categories: open division (men – women) Marathon (42,195 km) The race is open for participation to everyone over 18 years old. The race starts at 10:00 at the junction of Bulevar kralja Aleksandra and Resavska street and the finish is in front of „Moskva“ Hotel.

Categories: open division (men – women)

Refreshment stations:

6 stations for Half-marathon (water, fruit, sugar, pastry etc.) 16 stations for Marathon (water, fruit, sugar, pastry etc.)

Venue facilities:

We have dressing rooms for men and women, toilets at the start, along the course and at the finish. 2 pass-by cooling showers along the side the route.

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Entry fees:

Marathon and half marathon 01.03.2016. - 05.04.2016: 40 EUR At the Registration center – 45 EUR

Climate: Belgrade in April – Precipitation: 54mm spread out over 13 days. Humidity: 61%. Temperatures:

Temperatures min avg max

Celsius 7 18 13

Fahrenheit 44 64 55

The marathon has a 06:00 time limit

Suggested :Optional In the evening, Optional dinner in national restaurant. After dinner free time for enjoyment in coffee houses, bars, boat restaurants, discotheques or Grand Casino. For dinner suggested restaurants:One of many boat restaurants on Danube and Sava river which are trademark of Belgrade.What marks Belgrade as an exceptional city is its waterways and its restaurants .Several kilometres of theSava and Danube rivers are also home to anchored rafts shoring up cafes, restaurants and clubs calledsplavovi (moored floats). Visit - MUSEUMS:-Nikola Tesla Museum (“Serbian -American Inventor over 100 years ago, when majority of the world was still by candle power, in-vented an electrical system known as Alternating Current and to this day is what power every home on the planet “http://theoatmeal.com/comics/tesla“May 25 Museum” and Tito's Mausoleum.-Tito museum. House of Flowers or Mausoleum is resting place of former Yugoslav president Josip Broz Tito and his wife Jovanka Budisavljević Broz and it is a part of the Museum of Yugoslav History complex. In addition, complex includes May 25 Museum and Old Museum. From its opening in 1982 until today, 17,500,000 people have visited the Mausoleum. Today it is also one of the most visited museums, because itis an important symbol of a time and ideology, which ruled in the region for almost 50 years. -The Royal Residence "White Palace"Royal Palace - in Dedinje was built between 1924 and 1929, on orders by King Alexander I, as the official royal residence. It is a spacious and representative villa built of white stone in the Serbian-Byzantine style. The Ethnographic Museum houses a large number of ethnographic items, organized into separate collections(household items, jewelery, customs, traditional costumes, national architecture,economy, animal husbandry, transport, ceremonial items etc.), and it has one ofthe richest professional libraries in the Balkans.Belgrade underground tour - Some of Belgrade's best kept secrets still to befound out lie underground, from Roman halls to military tunnels and command cen-ters. Highlights include: Roman Hall. Army bunker, Big gunpowder warehouse,Wine cellar in the cave..Boat Tour – Belgrade wouldn't be the city it is without the Sava and Danuberivers, which have helped shape Serbia's history and culture for millennium.Belgrade Boat tour gives you a flavor of this history and culture as well as anentirely different perspective of the city. One of the best times to enjoy BelgradeBoat tour is in the evenings, when the sun is beginning to set. NIGHT LIFE:Belgrade has a reputation for offering a vibrant nightlife, and many clubs that areopen until dawn can be found throughout the city. Bars, clubs, rafts and casinos work every day of the week. A contagious atmosphere or crazy parties and good fun rules. The defining detail of the Belgrade clubbing scene are the river banks. Ships and rafts are open throughout the year, although the largest crowd gathers, naturally, in the summer. Ada Ciganlija is a fascinating zone of nightlife in Belgrade. Visit one of the rafts on the Sava or Danube quay. Entrance to the clubs is mostly free, taxis are not expensive, and neither are alcoholic drinks. Best of all, Belgraders are a friendly bunch and will be happy to party with you.

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BELGRADE MARATHON 2016SIGHTSEEING & EXCURSIONS GUARANTEED DEPARTURE TOURS 15-17th APRIL

Information and tickets: www.metropoliten.com www.travelserbiabelgrade.comGlob Metropoliten Tours - Makenzijeva 26 [email protected] +381 64 8226604Tourist Information Center - Knez Mihailova 5 [email protected] +381 11 2635622

CITY TOUR -SIGHTSEEING OF BELGRADE– 20 Eur per person (R1)A Tour of the most important historical sights and attractions of Belgrade including areas beyond the city center giving the first impression of the city, Serbian culture and life style. Departures: Daily, Departure place: Tourist bus meeting point at Nikola Pasic Square or pick up from hotel. Time: 10:50;14.00Duration: 3 hours, set itinerary, panoramic with photo stop + walking part of tour,accompanied by an English speaking guide.

FOLKLORE NIGHT in Skadarlija – 26 Eur per person (R6)Day: 15th April , 16th April Place: Restaurant ’Mali Vrabac’, Skadarlija;Time: 20:00;Duration:2h 1 hour folklore national ensemble with orchestra, 1drink included)

“THE HEART OF SERBIA " – Orašac, Topola, Oplenac -35 Eur p e r p e r s o n ( R 2 )

Departures: 15th April at 14.00 , 16th at and 17thApril at 10am and 14.00 h ; Departure Place: Tourist bus meeting point at N. Pasic Square or pick up

from hotel; Duration: 4-5 hours; Half Day Tour with English speaking guide; entry fees;refreshment. W h i t e m a r b l e d f i v e - d o m e d C h u r c h i s o n e of the bestachievements of fresco painting in Serbia. The vibrant mosaics are magnificentlyrendered w i t h o v e r 4 0 m i l l i o n p i e c e s o f c o l o r e d g l a s s . T h er e l i c s o f t h e K a r a d j o r d j e v i c d y n a s t y a r e p l a c e d i n t h ec r y p t .

ARCHEOLOGY AND ART – 30 Eur per person (R5) Departures:15th and 17th April. Departure Place: Tourist bus meeting point at N. Pasic Square or pickup from hotel;Time: 10:00 Duration: 4-5 hours; Half Day Tour with English speaking guide, entry feesViminacium, Museum mammoth, Museum, Gallery Barili, refreshment

"DANUBE and ARCHEOLOGICAL TREASURES OFSERBIA"–Viminacium, Lepenski Vir and Djerdap(Veliki I Mali kazan)Museum mammoth- 55 Eur p.p. (R4)

Departures: 17th April .Departure Place: Tourist bus meeting point atN. Pasic Square or pick up from hotel; Time: 09:00 Duration: 9-10hours; Full Day Tour with English speaking guide, breakfast & lunch included

" A TREASURE OF BEAUTY AND SPIRITUAL VALUES" Novi Sad,Fruska Gora and Sremski Karlovci - 35 Eur per person (R3) Departures: 15th and 16th April at 13.00h, 17th April at 10.00h Departure Place: Tourist bus meeting point at N.Pasic Square or pick up from hotel; Duration: Half Day Tour

5- 6h with English speaking guide

SIGHTSEEING TOUR OF BELGRADE ON SCOOTERS-SMILE&RIDE – 49 Eur per person (R11)Departures: 15th and 17th AprilDeparture place: Quay in front of St Sava Temple Time: 13:00;Duration: 4 hours; limited to over 21 yrs, accompanied by an Englishspeaking guide; set itinerary, photo stop, soft drink, helmet;

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ROLLING DEEP IN THE NIGHT - 20 Eur per person (R16) "Enjoy the finest nightclubs, bars and restaurants in Europe's new capital of cool." (Times Online) Departures: 15th ,16,17th April Departure place: In front of Mixer house Time: 22:00; Accompanied by an English/speaking guide; walking tour, visit to 3 famous clubs including drinks.

BELGRADE UNDERGROUND TOUR - 20 Eur per person (R30)

Some of Belgrade's best kept secrets still to be found out lie under ground, from Roman halls to military tunnels and command centers. Highlights include: Roman Hall. Army bunker, Big gunpowder warehouse, Wine cellar in thecave..Departures: 15th, 16,17th April Departure place: In front of Belgrade City Library ,Кнеза Михаила 56 Time: 14:00; Accompanied by an English/speaking guide; walking tour,

BOAT TOUR – 20 Eur per person (R33)Belgrade wouldn't be the city it is without the Sava and Danube rivers, which have helped shape Serbia's history and culture for millennium. Belgrade Boat tour gives you a flavor of this history and culture as well as an entirely different perspective of the city. Departures: 15th, 16,17th April Departure place: Tourist bus meeting point at Nikola Pasic Square; Time: 18:00; Accompanied by an English/speaking guide; transfer, Duration:2h

BLACK TURTLE BEER TOUR – Belgrade - 12 Eur per person Departures: 15th ,16th and 17th April Departure place: Tourist bus meeting point at Nikola. Pasic Square; Time: 21:30;

Accompanied by an English/speaking guide; walking tour, visit to 3-4 "Black Turtle Pub" including drink;

WINE ROUTES - Oplenac or Fruska Gora – 60 Eur perperson Departures: 15th at 14.00 and 17th April at 10.00 h Departure place: Tourist bus meeting point at Nikola. Pasic

Square Duration: 5-6 hours with wine tasting.

NOTE: PRIVATE TOURS- AVAILABLE Tours mentioned in program above as well as other not mentioned tours can be performed as PRIVATE TOURS on requested date and time, with private driver and guide (different languages available)

GENERAL NOTE: Reservation:Due to the limited space,1 day in advance, Minimum: 2 persons unless otherwise indicated. Children (2-12years) 30% discount

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