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Republic of Serbia - former SFR Yugoslavia

Districts : Borski, Branicevski, Jablanicki, Backa South, South Banat, Kolubarski, Kosovski, Kosovsko-Mitrovacki, Kosovsko-Pomoravski, Macvanski, Moravicki, Nisavski, Pcinjski, Pecki, Pirotski, Podunavski, Pomoravski, Prizrenski, Rasinski, Raski, Backa North, North Banat, Banat Central, Sremski, Sumadijski, Toplicki, Zajecarski, Backa West and Zlatiborski.

The Republic of Montenegro is one of the two federal states of the Serbia & Montenegro. It is situated in the southwest part of the Balcan Peninsula, on the south coast of the Adriatic Sea.

If you let your curiosity lead you, sooner or later, your way will lead you to Serbia and Yugoslavia, a busy crossroads of the world's thoroughfares. In the large treasure chest of Serbia, there are, meticulously packed, valuable artifacts from ancient times, rare underground cave crystals and collections of herbs, mementos from the earliest childhood of the European civilization, natural artifacts, true legends of heroes, exotic treasures that you cannot find anywhere else in the world...

Capital City of Serbia and Montenegro: Belgrade
Capital of Montenegro : Cetinje - the historical and cultural center


hostels, hotels, tour operators, travel guides, transportation / traveling to serbia and montenegro

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Hostels

 Hostelbookers.com  - Great Hostels, Free booking
Hostelbookers.com is one of the worlds largest online booking services for hostels. All hostels you see here are offering realtime prices and availability.

Hotels in Serbia and Montenegro

 Yu Hotels
 Expedia.com
 Hotels.com
 Hyatt Regency - Belgrad - see Hyatt Regency Belgrade
It is here, in the heart of Serbia, where the mighty Danube and Sava rivers meet, that the charm and traditional hospitality of Belgrade distinguishes Hyatt Regency Belgrade as the leading hotel for business and leisure travel.
Just 15 minutes' drive from Belgrade Airport, the distinctive and luxurious refinement of Hyatt Regency Belgrade is generously displayed in all the hotel rooms and suites.
 Intercontinental - Belgrad 

See for more hotels the page Hotels

National Parks of Serbia

 Djerdap
The Iron Gates squeezing the mighty Danube through the largest European canyon. the mountain of contrasts and of all seasons, with monasteries on its slopes, ice-cold water springs at its foot and the sun at its peaks.
 Fruska Gora
The verdant island of the Panonian Sea and Serb Mount Athos, devoted to the guarding of dozens of monasteries and 700 species of medical herbs.
 Sara
A spacious farm in the open air, with its pastures, traces of the Ice Age at its peaks, mountain lakes, alpine flowers...
 Tara
Tara, with its impassable forests and flower strewn meadows, waterfalls and streams which disappear in caves. Imagine the memory of the Pancic spruce, endemic to this region of the world only, growing here from the Tertiary!

National Parks Montenegro

 Durmitor - 39.000 ha
 Lovcen - 6.400 ha
 Biogradska gora - 5.400 ha
 The Skadar lake - 40.000 ha

Travel Agents / Tour Operators

 Rail Europe - Rail Passes, Train Tickets & Schedules 

Incoming tour operators Serbia

 Iintertours 
Weekend in Belgrade: Sightseeing Belgrade, Danube cruise, Trip to Vojvodina; Montenegrian Coast [ Budva, Petrovac, Milocer, Becici, Herceg Novi - ,Igalo, Przno, Sveti Stefan, Kotor ]; Monasteries of Serbia & Montenegro [ pilgrimage trips ], Hunting
 ATAS Travel Agency Rafting down the Tara, explore caves, experience the wilderness, historical places and much more
 Alliance Tours [ serbian language ]
 Kompas - see 'incoming'
Belgrade Tour: New Belgrade, Palace of Federation, Congress Center Sava, Confluence Business Center, Palace of Princess Ljubica, Orthodox Cathedral, Patriarch's Court, Kalemegdan Fortress (walking tour), Street of Prince Mihajlo (walking tour), Republic Square, Terazije, Hotel Moscow, Nikola Pasic Square, Federal Parliament, Town Hall, Church of Saint Marko (visit), Prince Milos Street, Ministry of Defense, Government of Serbia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Dedinje Hill, House of Flowers (visit), Temple of Saint Sava (visit), Slavija Square, King Milan Street, Yugoslav Theatre of Drama, Terazije, Republic Square.
 Belgrade Sightseeing - transfers, City tours, By Night, Excursions and more

Travel Guides Serbia / Destination Guides

 Amazon.com - Books about Serbia

Serbia: The Bradt Travel Guide  - by Laurence Mitchell
Serbia has shaken off the legacy of war to emerge as one of Europe's freshest tourist destinations. Stability and optimism have prevailed since the 2004 elections, and this is now a country begging to be explored. Colorful folk traditions, half-hidden monasteries and peaceful national parks guarantee excitement and romance.
This first full-country guide in English leads you from medieval castles by the Danube to vibrant nightclubs in Belgrade. Alongside comprehensive practical information are the absorbing details of a culture fashioned at the historical meeting point of East and West.
Paperback: 328 pages; Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides; 1.00 edition (June 1, 2005); Language: English; ISBN-13: 978-1841621180
Montenegro, 2nd: The Bradt Travel Guide - by Annalisa Rellie
Paperback: 280 pages; Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides; 2.00 edition (July 1, 2005); Language: English; ISBN-13: 978-1841621302

Transport / How do I travel to Serbia

 Belgrade Airport
 Surcin International Airport [ Airport of Belgrade ], Nis Airport and Pristina Airport

 JAT and Montenegro Airlines - Flights to Serbia

 Alitalia and Austrian Airlines / Opodo

 Airline Tickets / Discount Flights

 Serbian Railways - timetable

Montenegro Ferries : Port Bar and the ferry connections on the line Bar-Bari, Bar-Ancona, Bar-Kopar and Kotor - Barleta

 Online Maps [ Uni Texas - Perry-Castañeda Library - Map Collection Europe  ]


Links 

 Travel Insurance 

 National Tourism Organisation of Serbia

 National Tourism Organisation of Montenegro

 Government - Official website Serbian Government

 Vojvodina - northern Province - see Government Vojvodina
The northern province, Vojvodina, is relaxed in the tranquillity of wheat fields: the farms are dreamy, the windmills busy, the thoroughbred horses galloping... Novi Sad, the Serb Athens of the 19th century, the squares of Subotica, the smell of cookies from Kikinda, tambourine players from Sombor; Sremski Karlovac, the museum of a great history of a small people...
 Kosovo and Metohia  - see Kosova.com
Should you desire to experience the towns with oriental atmosphere, then go to Kosovo and Metohija. Pristina , Pec, Novi Pazar, Mitrovica. On the glorious battlefield, the Serb Army, in 1389, defended the gates of Europe. We shall show you the Prizren filigrees and its craftsmen, old steam baths and mosques, churches and monasteries...

 Belgrad - capital city = Beograd
Take a walk around Belgrade, a tour in time, from Kalemegdan fortress, past the Cathedral, to Princess Ljubica's Home - and you have already traveled several thousend years in a couple of steps. Go on and continue your walk through the museums and galleries, stadiums and squares, the Bohemian cafes of Scadarlija, under a watchful and protective gaze, from dawn to dusk, of the imposing dome of St. Sava Temple.

 Bajina Basta - Portal
Bajina Basta [ pronounced as Bayina Bashta ], town in the Western Serbia on the right bank of the river Drina. The small Pilica River sweeps trough the town on its short course to the Drina. The town is situated on small plane surrounded by high hills climbing down to north-west up to the Drina..." 
 Bela Crkva 
Bela Crkva / "White Church" is situated in a spacions valley of the Nera river, in the sout-eastern point of Vojvodina. On the East side, Bela Crkva is bordered by the carpati mauntains and opened to Panonian Depresion to the West. Belgrade, the capital, is less than 100 km far from Bela Crkva. Some rivers such as the Danube, the Nera, the Karas, then Danube-Tisa-Danube Canal, are all at close quarters, and, moreover, there are as many as 7 crystal clear lakes, nearby. It is, then, no wonder that Bela Crkva is also called "Venice of Vojvodina". The town itself was named after an old church which had been found there by the first settlers.
 Becej 
The municipality of Becej is situated in the outermost part of the eastern Backa, where it joins the rover Tisa. Precisely, it lies slightly more to the north of the very center of the Vojvodina plain. The Municipality of Becej includes the town of Becej and the places called Backo Gradiste, Backo Petrovo Selo, Milesevo (Drljan), Poljanice and Radicevic.
Thermal springs are among the most important natural resources of the town of Becej.
 Budva 
Budva is town on the montenegro coast 2500 years old. Especially attractive is the health-giving envitoment, unspoiled nature and the fragrant air made envigorating by the sea spume during strong southern winds and brancing by mountain freshness during storms that blow from the north. Budva's splendid natural setting is enhanced by a diverse cultural and historical heritage. Whoever travels from Budva to Petrovac, passing Molocer and Sveti Stefan and experiencing the innumerable sights in between, will always wish to return to see again the sparkling and foaming of this blue sea, to find dear friends in its mysterious reflection
 Cacak 
 Cetinje 
At the foot of Mt Lovcen, far enough and hidden from the unfriendly looks and close enough for the friendly hands, there is a town called Cetinje. It's a town-museum and it's been the capital of Montenegro for centuries. Cetinje is also the source of Montenegrin spirituality and constitution.
 Herceg Novi  ???
 Kicak / Kysac
In the state archive in Budapest, is Magyar Orzages Levitvar Budapest I there in an archive entrance about how the village Kisac was created. It is written that Kisac, then named Aca (Atcha) was marked on Hungary maps even in 1318. It was the first map of Hungary, published long before Turks came to Hungary. That Aca completely burned down and the area of present Kisac, Kis–Aca (small Atcha) was built, so, in 1751, Bac district office renamed Kis–Aca to Kisac. First Slovaks come to Kisac in 1773. In 1778 they created their coat of arms.
 Kikinda
 Knjazevac 
The municipality of Knjazevac is situated in the eastern part of Serbia bordering the Republic of Bulgaria and is part of Timočka Krajina region.
The classical chronicler Plinius (second century BC) recorded that this area belonged to the Roman province of Moesia inhabited by Thracians, Dardanians and other peoples and who, in the symbiosis with the Slavic tribes had formed the local native population called Putuklije. The Roman fort Timacum Minus, situated in the vicinity of the village Ravna, with its excavated ramparts, parts of the civil settlement and the rich necropolis, explains about the period of the history of Knjaževac region by the Middle Age. The romains of another late classical town of Timacum Maius were discovered in the town itself. 
 Kotor
 Kragujevac
 Kraljevo
 Krusevac
 Kula 
 Mladenovac
 Nis - the home town of the Byzantine emperors Justinian and Constantine the Great
 Novi Sad 
 Palic 
 Pancevo 
 Paracin 
 Podgorica 
 Pozarevac - Ljubicevo Horse Games
 Pozega 
 Raska 
 Sabac 
 Smederevo 
 Smederevska Palanka 
 Sombor 
 Sopot, 
 Subotica 
 Tivat 
 Uzice 
 Valjevo - shops of old Tesnjar
 Velika Plaza - Ulcinj - The longest beach of Montenegro (13.000 m)
 Vranje 
 Vrsac 
 Zajecar - crystal
 Zemun
 Zrenjanin

 Artificial lakes
Man took upon himself the duties of nature and created numerous artifical lakes: the lakes of Djerdap, Vlasina, Bor, Zlatar, Srebreno near Gradiste...
 Caves
Time, water and limestone took their time in sculpturing the underground halls in Serbia: Rajko Cave, Ceremosnja, Marble Cave, Resavska Cave, near Despotovac, some three kilometers in length, is luxuriously adorned with coral-like stone jewels and snow white crystals.
 Danube river
 Devil's Town
In the surroundings of Kursumlija, nature, like a skillful Oriental builder, sculptured a city of stone. Hundreds of figures appear and disappear of themselves, rising and changing their shapes. Not knowing how to explain this natural phenomenon, the people named the place the Devil's Town (Djavolja Varos).
 Golubac
Probably built in the 14th century, guards the entrance to the Iron Gate gorge from high cliffs overlooking the Danube. It was held, in turn, by Prince Lazar, Despot Stefan and Despot Djuradj. The fortress has seven tall towers. Despite the many times it has been the scene of battles, Golubac is still comparatively well-preserved and represents one of the finest medieval fortresses in the country.
 Gamzigrad [ Romuliana ], near Zajecar
South of the Danube, near Zajecar, are the ruins of the late-Roman fortress Gamzigrad (3rd and 4th century). Archeological diggings in the fortress have unearthed the remains of a palace with exceptionally fine mosaics, public baths and impressive city gates.
 Lepenski Vir
It all began six thousand years BC. In Lepenski Vir, on the Danube, where distant ancestors decided to stop and think, and settle down. At this world famous archaelogical site, stone sculptures, the first representations of life-size human beings were discovered.
 Mediana, near Nis
 Morava river
The Morava river winds through the country offering a lot of fish to fishermen.
 Romulania - 7 km southwest of Zajecar
Palace of the Roman Emperor Galerius [ 305-311 ].
See Romuliana [ German Language ]: Mosaiken wurden in Romuliana viel und gerne eingesetzt. Allein im Haupttrakt des Palastes war eine Fläche von über 1500 qm mit Mosaik bedekt.
Die Kunsthistoriker sind sich einig, daß es sich hierbei um die schönsten Beispiele der Mosaikkunst handelt, die überhaupt in den kaiserlichen Palästen in Serbien bislang entdeckt wurden.
Auch Wandmalerei ist in Romuliana sehr beliebt gewesen: Selbst die Fassaden und die Wände der Säulenhallen waren bemalt. Der größte Teil der erhaltenen Fresken befand sich in den Gebäuden des Palastkomplexes.

 Hunting in Bosnia, Montenegro and Serbia
There are several hunting homes and hostels in the woods, as well as many open and close waiting spots that make a pleasant stay for hunters. Hunt is particularly interesting in spring, autumn and winter and in these hunting-grounds many animals have been caught with high marc and medals. Hunting-grounds are interesting for a tourist to walk and to pick up wooden fruit such as strawberry, raspberry, hazel-nut and lots of healing herbs.
 Spas
It seems that it was in Serbia that the goddess Heba spilled her cup of beneficial nectar as there are more than 140 mineral water springs and 53 spas in the country. The spas health centers, like the one in Vrnjacka Banja, are the oldest tourist resorts in the country.

Cuisine - Serbian Cooking

Oriental influence, due to the long lasting Turkish occupation.
Serbia has always been known abroad for her excellent pork, but Serbian food is actually quite varied, including soups, salads, roasted and stewed meats, seasoned fresh and pickled vegetables, bean dishes, cheese dishes, sausages and prosciutto, sweets like preserves and layer cakes, fresh breads, and much more.
Slijivovica, or Serbian plum brandy, is one of the world's favourite and infamous moonshines. Other types of rakija (brandy), besides slijivivica, include kruska (pear brandy), kajsija (apricot brandy), and unforgettable loza (Montenegran grape brandy). The best of these are home-made and traditionally all families have at least one source that makes the wonderful rakija.

History of Serbia & Montenegro

Serbia and Montenegro was formed on 5 Feb 2003, when the former Yugoslavia Republic disbanded and dissolved. This new country has two capital cities; Belgrade (overall), and Podgorica, which administers the Republic of Montenegro.

  The Serbs: History, Myth and the Destruction of Yugoslavia  
By Tim Judah
This history of the Serbs opens with the medieval kings of Serbia and a battle lost six centuries ago that still profoundly influences the Serbs. It then describes the idea of "Serbdom" and examines the tenuous ethnic balance fashioned by Tito and its drastic unravelling after his death.
Paperback: 400 pages; Publisher: Yale University Press; 2 Sub edition (August 11, 2000); Language: English; ISBN-13: 978-0300085075
 Serbia government website - History of Serbia
Medieval Serbia [ 7th - 14th century], The Turkish conquest & rule [ 14th - 19th century ], Modern Serbia [ 1904-1918], the Kingdom of Yugoslavia [ 1918-1941], World War II and its Effects [1941- 1945], SFR Yugoslavia [1945-1991] and more
  Kosovo: War and Revenge  - By Tim Judah
This is a revealing account of how Kosovo became the crucible of one of the twentieth century's most poisonous ethnic conflicts. Written by a seasoned journalist who witnessed the Balkan conflagration and its aftermath, the book presents a gripping analysis of the origins of the Serb-Albanian conflict, the course of the battle, the issues and personalities, and options for the future. In this second edition Tim Judah updates the story to, and beyond, the fall of Milosevic.
Paperback: 416 pages; Publisher: Yale University Press; 2 Sub edition (October 1, 2002); Language: English; ISBN-13: 978-0300097252
 History of Belgrade - see ATAS Travel Agency for a visit

Music, Culture & Entertainment

  Serbian - Teach Yourself Languages  - by David Norris, Vladislava Ribnikar
Paperback 224 pages (June 27, 2003); Publisher: Teach Yourself
  Serbian-English, English-Serbian Concise Dictionary  
This up-to-date dictionary is a handy tool for both native English and Serbian speakers who wish to cross the linguistic barrier. It can be used to supplement studies, for travel of for commercial purposes, or simply as an introduction to this Slavic language.
Paperback 400 pages (December 1997); Publisher: Hippocrene Books, Inc
 Balkanfolk.com - Balkan Dance and Music
Folk CDs, Folklore Costumes, Musical Instruments Shop, Free MP3 Sample Downloads

Web Portal / Search Engine / Directory

 Beocity - serbian search engine 
 Kisac - Cultural Information Center Kisac
 Nis
 Cruiser - search engine ???


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