Serbia

Serbia at a Glance

Capital City:
Belgrade

Currency:
Serbian Dinar

Language:
Serbian

International Telephone Code:
+381

ISBN-13: 9781841623269

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Table of Contents

Introduction

PART ONE GENERAL INFORMATION

Chapter 1 Background Information

Geography and climate, Natural history and conservation, History, Economy, People, Language, Religion, Culture

Chapter 2 Practical Information

When to visit, Highlights, Suggested itineraries, Tourist information, Tour operators, Red tape, Embassies, Getting there and away, Health, Safety, What to take, Money and banking, Budgeting, Getting around, Accommodation, Eating and drinking, Shopping, Arts and entertainment, Photography, Media and communications, Business, Cultural etiquette, Travelling positively, Practicalities

PART TWO THE GUIDE

Chapter 3 Belgrade

History, Getting there and away, Getting around, Tourist information, Local tour operators, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, Entertainment and nightlife, Culture and festivals, Shopping, Other practicalities, Suggested itineraries, What to see and do, Nearby city escapes

Chapter 4 Along the Danube

Travel along the River Danube, Smederevo, From Smederevo to Veliko Gradište, Golubac, The Homoljske region, Ðerdap National Park, Donji Milanovac, Tekija, Kladovo, Negotin

Chapter 5 Central Serbia

Kragujevac, The Knić area, Kraljevo, East of Kraljevo, Vrnjačka Banja, Kruševac, Topola, Valjevo

Chapter 6 Vojvodina

Geography, History, Novi Sad, Sremski Karlovci, Fruška Gora National Park, Sremska Mitrovica, Sombor, Bač, Subotica, Bečej, Pančevo, Kovačica, Kikinda, Zrenjanin, Vršac, Bela Crkva, Deliblato Sands (Deliblatska Peščara)

Chapter 7 West and Southwest Serbia

Užice, Čačak, Guča, Around Čačak, Zlatibor,Villages in the Zlatibor region, Tara National Park, South along the Ibar valley, Kopaonik, The Raška region, Novi Pazar, Around Novi Pazar, West of Novi Pazar, Sjenica, Nova Varoš, Prijepolje, Onward travel to Kosovo

Chapter 8 East and Southeast Serbia

Zaječar, Ćuprija, Jagodina, Despotovac, Niš, Sokobanja, East of Niš, Knjaževac, Stara Planina, Pirot, Around Pirot, Leskovac, Vranje, Kuršumlija

Appendix 1 Language

Appendix 2 Glossary of Serbian terms

Appendix 3 Further Information

Index

About the Author

Laurence Mitchell is a travel writer and photographer. He first visited Serbia in the 1970s when hitch-hiking through the former Yugoslavia. He is the author of Bradt's Kyrgyzstan.

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Guidebook Updates

Updates Between Editions & Further Information

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SERBIA update July 2008 – Laurence Mitchell

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