Serbia Highlights

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WELCOME TO SERBIA,one o the most exciting new destinations in Europe!Tere are a myriad o ways in which you can get to know Ser-

bia: through active holiday in the wonder ul nature, acquaintingyoursel with a variety o cultures and the wealth o its heritage,having un at the night clubs and amous oating ra t clubs, tak-ing part in the joy ul atmosphere o the EXI estival, Guca andnumerous other estivals, enjoying sincere hospitality o villagehouseholds and healthy cuisine with Serbian specialties, or sail-ing down the beauti ul blue Danube River, discovering exquisite

harmony o nature and culture, and the largest gorge in Europe. And there are countless other reasons or the visit. We suggeststarting the adventure by reading this short story about Serbia.

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ID Serbia Name:

Te Republico SerbiaPosition:

South-EasternEurope

Climate:continental

ime:GM +01:00

Population:7,120,666

erritory:88,361 km2Capital city:

Belgrade

WELCOME TO SERBIA

City RhythmSerbia Te Heart O Te Danube

Along Te Cultural Routes

Active Vacation

Away From Te City Crowd Festive Spirit

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BELGRADETe capital o Serbia takes pride in its Kalemegdan or-tress and park with a romantic view o the con uence o

the Sava into the Danube. We invite you to eel its artisticspirit at Kosancicev Venac, its galleries and museums; toexperience its bohemian atmosphere in Skadarlija ca es;the un atmosphere in around 500 clubs, boat clubs andca es; the sports spirit on Ada Ciganlija, one o the mostbeauti ul city islands in the world; the business air in NewBelgrade, where you will also nd the largest Belgrade

shopping malls. Te prestigious guide Lonely Planethas positioned Belgrade on the rst place in the top-listo ten cities providing the best nightli e in the world.

CITY RHYTHM

CITY RHYTHM

A must-see!Te emple o St. Sava: one o the largest Orthodox temples

in the world and one o themost prominent eatures o Belgrade skyline.


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NOVI SADTe second largest city in Serbia, 80km north-west o Belgrade, Novi Sad

is both a traditional and a modern city elegantly placed on the Danube. Tis isthe city in which Albert Einstein livedwith his spouse Mileva Maric. Novi Sadis amous or its multicultural spiritand a mixture o architectural styles gothic, baroque, secession, neoclassi-

cism, modernism. What eatures as thesymbol o Novi Sad and Vojvodina isthe Fortress o Petrovaradin a picnicgrounds, art centre, planetarium, placeo nightli e and the EXI music estival.

NISTe birth place o Emperor Constan-tine the Great, Nis is the third largestcity in Serbia, situated 240 km south-east o Belgrade. Nis is the Balkans ina nutshell it is the intersection o his-tory, tradition, li estyles and mentali-ties creating the magni cent spirit o this city. Monuments, museums andarchaeological sites (Mediana, the Nis

ortress, the Skull tower, etc.), as wellas the promenade street, music and es-tivity account or an entirely authenticexperience!

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SERBIA THE HEART OF THE DANUBE


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SERBIA THE HEARTOF THE

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On its way through Serbia, the Danube River runs alongthe most astonishing geographical, geological, culturaland historical sites. Te Danube is navigable on itswhole course through Serbia (588 km) and constitutespart o the Pan-European ransport Corridor VII, pro-viding ample opportunities or sailing and enjoyment.In Serbia the Danube ows rom the Pannon Plateauin the North to Djerdap, the largest river gorge in Eu-rope, inviting you to take an inspiring trip enjoyingthe stunning views o intact nature, centuries-old cul-ture, towns with their distinctive eatures and dynamiceveryday li e o multicultural communities. What bestcharacterizes the Danube ow in Serbia is a per ect har-mony between natural and cultural heritage.


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Serbia, which has always been at the worlds crossroads, hasinherited products o various cultural in uences which canbe recognized in its numerous museums, galleries, archaeo-

logical sites, churches, in its estive spirit, music, ood andcustoms. Dont miss on getting acquainted with the culturedating to 7,000 and 5,500 years BC. At the archaeologicalsite Lepenski Vir, located on the Danube, you will discovertestimonies o people who created the rst great myths o the man and the Earth, invented brilliant construction solu-tions and made extraordinary sh-like sculptures. Vinca ar-

chaeological site, in the immediate vicinity o Belgrade, willintroduce you to the scopes o the oldest metallurgy culture(5,000-4,500 years BC) ormed in the rst true pre-historicmetropolises.

ALONG THE CULTURAL ROUTES

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Te exquisite Serbian heritage romthe Antic period will take you back tothe time when Roman legions marched

here ghting the barbaric tribes on theDanube riverbanks. In the period be-tween the third and the th century,the area o todays Serbia, rom a mar-ginal border territory, became the hearto political and cultural li e in the Ro-man Empire. You, too, can walk along

Te Roads o Roman Emperors, acrossSirmium (Sremska Mitrovica), one o the our capitals o the Roman Empire,Singidunum (Belgrade) or Viminacium(Kostolac near Pozarevac), one o themost signi cant military camps and Antic towns. Visit the amazing works

o Roman construction (Diana, Pontes,raians Road, etc.), Felix Romuliana(near Zajecar), which was recognized aspart o the World Heritage by UNESCO,Naissus and Mediana (Nis) and Justini-ana Prima (near Leskovac).

As many as 17 Roman emperors were bornon the territory o todays Serbia! Among them was the rst Christian Roman emperor, and one o the ounders o Christi-anity, Constantine the Great. We invite you to attend the central celebration o

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Serbian art brought unique solutions re ected inthe synthesis o elements o Romanic, Gothic andByzantine art. You can best explore this by visit-

ing Orthodox monasteries and churches whichare the masterpieces o Serbian medieval paint-ing and architecture, making an essential chapterin the UNESCOs list o worlds cultural heritage.Te monasteries o Djurdjevi Stupovi, Studenica,Zica, Sopocani and Gradac are part o the CulturalRoute o the Council o Europeransromanica,

connecting European monuments o the Romanicstyle (www.transromanica.com).

Make sure you experience the superbcombination o Serbian natural and cul-tural riches on the slopes o Fruska Gora.

Tis national park prides on its 16 mon-asteries, the true gems o Serbian baroquepainting.

ALONG THE CULTURAL ROUTES

Studenica Monastery Vrdnik Ravanica Monastery, Fruska Gora


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UNESCO World Cultural Heritagein Serbia: Te Monastery o Studenica Stari Ras and Sopocani Medieval monasteries in Kosovo

(Te Patriarchy o Pec, Decani,Holy Virgin o Lyevish, Gracanica)

Gamzigrad (Felix Romuliana)

Te ortresses erected along the Dan-ube riverbanks testi y o the turbulentpast and borders which were once set

there. Make sure you visit the BelgradeFortress rom where you can enjoy thestunning view o the con uence o theSava into the Danube, the SmederevoFortress, the sometime capital o Ser-bia, the Petrovaradin Fortress, alsoknown as the Danube Gibraltar,

where you can wander through a sys-tem o tunnels and corridors. We alsorecommend visiting the ortresses o Bac, Ram, Golubac and Fetislam.

Petrovaradin Fortress

Belgrade Fortress

Dormition o the Holy Mother o God Sopocani Monastery


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Serbia is one o ecologically most preserved plac-es in Europe! We invite you to explore the wealtho its ve national parks and more than thirty parks o nature and special nature reserves.Diverse and attractive places in Serbia o er un-

orgettable adventures and experience sailingon the widely owing Danube, trekking in theSerbian mountains hiding an entire universeo ora and auna, recreational shing in thestill lowland waters or quick oaming mountainwaters o airy-tale beauty, demanding cycling

paths which will take you to the most exquisitesights...

ACTIVE VACATION

Te national park Fruska Gora, which usedto be an island in the Pannonian Sea a longtime ago, today emerges rom the vast er-tile Vojvodina lowlands. We invite you tocome to Fruska Gora to sense the ragranceo linden orest, accounting or more than30% o the woods in Fruska Gora, which isa unique case o such concentration in Eu-rope. Equestrian sport lovers can visit thehorse arm Karadjordjevo, belonging to theeponymous special nature reserve, amous

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Obedska Bara (pond)in Vojvodina is part o UNESCOs world list o

important swamp habi-tats or around 220 bird species, 50 mammal spe-cies, 13 amphibian spe-cies, 11 reptile species,16 sh species, some 180

ungi species, 50 moss

species and up to 500 plant species.

Te national park Djerdap with the Djerdap Gorge, the longestand the largest gorge in Europe, whose Iron Gate connects twoimportant cultural and economic parts o Europe, is a strategicplace o vital importance which has witnessed an intense li e

since prehistoric times. On account o its mild climate, a com-plex net o gorges, canyons and deep ravines, this place is singledout as a unique European resort o tertiary ora, vegetation and

auna. Due to the speci c crossing o winds and the width o theDanube, this place can rightly be called a sailing heaven.

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In the ar west o Serbia there is the national park ara,and as much as 80% o the national park is covered by mixed orests o spruce, r tree and beech. Tere is PancicSpruce (Picea omorica), world endemic species, growingon ara. Te very terrain con guration makes ara suit-able or various recreational activities: mild slopes areconvenient or long walks, horse riding, di erent sportsgames, trim paths, etc. Te project arocikl has de ned27 cycling paths with the length o about 420 km, placedalong the landscapes o stunning beauty.

Te national park Kopaonik islocated in the central part o Serbia with over 1,500 plantspecies out o which 91 are en-demic and 82 subendemic spe-cies. At the peaks o Kopaonikthe sky is clear 200 days a yearon average. In the mountainridge there are sharp peaks,gentle pastures, valleys, mixed

and evergreen orests. Kopaonikis the best known ski-centre inSerbia.

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Meanders o the Uvac Canyon, probablyamong the most beauti ul panoramic im-ages o Serbia, are the largest habitat o TeGrifon Vulture in the Balkans.

Te national park Shar Mountain is situ-ated in the ar south o Serbia. Te clasho the Mediterranean and continentalclimate has resulted in the appearance o di erent microclimatic variations. Whileat the oot, in the valleys, one senses thewarm Mediterranean climate, on thehighest peaks it is cold and cruel, Alpine,so the snow can stay on the ground even280 days a year. Note: Te national park Shar Mountain is situat-ed on the territory o Serbian Autonomous Prov-ince o Kosovo and Metohija, which is currentlyadministrated by UNMIK, according to the UN Security Council Resolution No. 1244.

Serbia can o er so much more or a trueadventure o returning to the nature!

From the Lake o Palic, to the DeliblatoSands, sometime desert and todayswooded oasis, the Cave o Resava orna-mented with mineral jewellery, the Ov-carsko-Kablarska Gorge, Zlatibor Moun-tain and Old Mountain to the Devils

own, a wonder o nature with earthen

pillars covered by caps at the top. Teseand many other beauti ul monuments o nature are simply breathtaking.

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Do you long to get away rom the city crowd and en-gage in invigorating activities? What Serbia has instore or you are its beauti ul villages. Te rhythmo li e in a village is the rhythm o nature, change o

seasons, the rhythm o heartbeat the only true nat-ural order. Lying on the riverbanks, lined up in thein nite lowlands, scattered in the mountain slopesand peaks, covered by woods, plum trees and vine-yards, the villages o Serbia have an air o peace andquiet. Moreover, the hospitality o ered by the vil-lagers completes the enjoyment. Te warm welcome

is not a matter o training, it is cordial, simple andnatural, as i directed to dear guests, cousins.

AWAY FROM THE CITY CROWDastes o Serbia

o eat: barbecue, beans, gibanica cheese pie, ajvar,sauerkraut rolls, goulash,

sh broth, Banat sausages;o drink: natural juice,

slivovitz, quince brandy,wine, beer.

Serbia is the second world producer o raspberries.Our raspberry has the bestquality, taste and is mostbene cial or your health,as the climatic conditions

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AWAY FROMTHE CITY CROWD

In Vojvodina you will encounter a numbero village arm houses, salashes. Tereyou will enjoy everything: the ood,drink, the sound o the tambura. You canonly relax and take a rest, or go hunting

and shing, you can cycle or learn howto ride a horse, sail on a boat or ride ina coach, swim, water ski or sleigh on a

rozen pond, you can try to do some oldcra ts or olk art.

I you pre er village idyll, you can nd it

in the villages o Central Serbia. Tesevillages, whether they are located near Arandjelovac, opola, Gornji Milanovac,Cacak, Knic, Lucani, Krusevac, Kraljevo, Aleksandrovac or in the vicinity o Ko-paonik, nurture a tradition o well-beingo their land. Tese villages are situated

near rivers, springs and streams, at theoot o various mountains, o ering a ul-lling vacation on which, depending on

the season, you can go shing, hunting,skiing, swimming, horse riding, collect-ing medical herbs and orest ruits, walk-ing, cycling, preparing ood and winter

preserves together with hosts, grapepicking, etc.

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Te landscape o West Serbia is something o a natu-ral aquarelle, as one curve over ows into anothertowards the horizon. Tis scenery is made o moun-tains covered by evergreen orests interspersed withstreams. Tere are numerous village households.Whether they be ethno villages like Kosjeric, Siro-gojno and Mecavnik, or the usual village householdson the slopes o Mokra Gora, at the oot o Zlatibornear the town o Uzice, on the banks o the emeraldDrina River, the houses have been built o natural

material. Most o them are made o wood, and all de-tails in the interior are chosen with love and care, inline with the style o this part o the country.

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A must-see!Drvengrad is an ethno-village in MokraGora with wooden houses built by the

amous lm director Emir Kusturica.

ake a souvenir rom Serbia!Owing to its unique beauty, Pirotsrug has become a widely known and renowned product. Pirots rug is smoothon both sides and its ornaments arealways geometric shapes with pro-nounced colour contrasts and red as thedominant colour.


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Te traditional cuisine o ers a wide range o interesting dishes. I you are in a mood or awalk a ter a good meal, all roads lead to thenature. At the end o July the amous DrinaRegatta invites you or a special event adownhill river race with hedonistic treats

or both the eye and the ear. Your thirst orunusual experiences will be urther satis edby the railway Shargan Eight in Mokra Gora,a masterpiece among the worlds rails o nar-row gauge.

Wherever you go in the East Serbia, romthe power ul Djerdap to the wonder ul vil-lages around the Lake o Bujanovac, you arein or a surprise. You will discover that it ishere more than anywhere else in Serbia that

the boundaries between reality and legend be-come blurred. Numerous village householdsnear Donji Milanovac, Kladovo, Golubac, Maj-danpek and Negotin practice village tourism.In East Serbia, the imok Borderland is a-mous or its vineyard tradition. Visit Rajackepimnice, a unique architectural complex o

270 wine cellars which emerged during theperiod between the mid-18th century andthe nineteen thirties. Make sure you exploreRtanj Mountain, the Homolje Mountains splitby the clean and clear Mlava River, with thespring o Mlava, Krupaj and the vanishingriver o Homolje, the Veliki Buk water all

and still intact nature, which are true gems o both East Serbia and Serbia in general.

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FESTIVE SPIRIT EXIT NOVI SADen stages, some o the best music per ormers and bands in

the world and magni cent surroundings. Te EXI backstageis the antastic medieval ortress Petrovaradin built on theDanube riverbank. According to the Guardian, this is one o the most important estivals in Europe, visited by approxi-mately 200,000 people during the our-day period o time. Weinvite you to be part o this unique and exciting event.GUCA TRUMPET FESTIVAL

At this authentic celebration and competition o traditionalSerbian music, the sound o the trumpet is heard non-stopduring both day and night. Within the music event you canvisit interesting exhibitions o local handicra ts, treat yoursel with substantial portions o the typical national cuisine andsip exquisite domestic wine. Tis explosive mixture is exactly what makes Guca so attractive to an increasing number o vis-

itors every year. In 2010 the 50th anniversary was celebratedby 800.000 guests rom Serbia and abroad.


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BELGRADE BEER FEST At this estival, apart rom the wide range o beersand ales, you can also enjoy live music and domes-tic ood. With a record visit in 2010 (900,000 peopleduring the ve days o the estival) and a antasticmusic program (40 bands and per ormers), Beer Festcon rmed its prestigious position. Its constant ad-vancement in all segments promises that it will be theplace guaranteeing the best un in the coming yearsas well an event no visitor will be able to orget.

NISVILLE JAZZ FESTIVALNowhere else does jazz sound asunique as it does here. What makesthis sound so special is the ambience

o the Nis City Fortress, where theestival takes place annually. Over theyears, it has become the jazz centreo gravity in the region. Besides pro-viding entertainment to visitors, the

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Belgrade Airport Nikola esla, which is atthe crossroads o airways, hosts airplanes

rom 26 di erent airlines (21 international+ 5 low-cost): Airport Nikola eslawww.beg.aero

Every traveller eager to experience excitingadventures can also reach Serbia by train orbus:Te Serbian Railwayswww.zeleznicesrbije.comBelgrade Bus Stationwww.bas.co.rs

You can get amiliar with the road conditionsand obtain use ul advice i you are travelingby car or motorbike through Serbian Auto-mobile Association (AMSS):www.amss.org.rs

o those who like cycling around the world,

we recommend taking the Serbian part o the Danube cycling route EuroVelo 6, andobtain the in ormation on other cyclingroutes viaTe Cycling Federation o Serbia:www.bss.rsCiklonautwww.ciklonaut.com

Freebikingwww. reebiking.org

HOW TO GET THERE

You can nd use ul in ormation or your ar-rival and stay in Serbia on the website o theNational ourism Organisation o Serbia www.serbia.travel

ourist In ormationand Souvenir Shopika Ljubina 8, 11000 Belgrade

el: +381 11 6557 127E-mail: in [email protected]

HOW TO GET THERE


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SERBIA highlights

Impressum

Publisher:National ourism Organisation o Serbiaika Ljubina 8, 11000 Belgrade

el: +381 11 6557 100Fax: +381 11 2626 767E-mail: [email protected]. acebook.com/serbia.travel

For Publisher:Gordana Plamenac, CEO/Managing DirectorEditor:Dejan Crnomarkovi Author:Bojana IliDesign & Prepress:Marijana Markoska, PhD

ranslated into English by: Aleksandra Mari

Photographs:Dragan Bosni, Dragoljub Zamurovi,Branko Jovanovi, Slobodan Bibi,EXI photo team, N OS archivePrinted by:Slubeni glasnikJovana Ristia 1, 11040 BelgradeCirculation:

10.000 copiesTird edition in English language, 2011

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ILI, Bojana, 1982-

Serbia highlights / [Bojana Ili ;translated into english by Aleksandra Mari ; photographs Dragan Bosni ... [et al.]]. - 3.ed. - Belgrade : National tourismorganisation of Serbia, 2011 (Belgrade :Slubeni glasnik). - 23 str. : fotogr. ; 15 x15 cm

Izv. stv. nasl.: . -Podatak o autorki preuzet iz kolofona. -Tira 10.000.

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