General information

Belgrade is a capital city of Serbia, it has close to 1,6 million inhabitants. It is a speed developing city, quickly catching up with the modern development and overall integration in the world touristic maps. Every year more and more mainly young people are rushing to witness this piece of art when it comes to entertainment, night life and great hospitality. Belgrade is also a Serbian centre of culture, economy and education. Rivers Sava and Danube float throught the city, Danube floats in the lenght of 60 kilometers throught Belgrade and there are 16 river islands in that area, and the best known of them are Ada Ciganlija, Veliko ratno ostrvo and Gročanska ada.

Location

Belgrade is located in the center of Serbia but in we can say in the middle of the region since it is equaly distanced from some of the bigger cities in the region: 400 km away from Budapest, 400 km from Zagreb, 730 km from Bucharest, 325 km from Sarajevo, 380 km from Sofia.

Airports

Belgrade „Nikola Tesla“ Airport is 30 Km away from the city centre. It can be reached by taxi or bus.

Traffic

Traffic is very intense in this rushing city, and it is advisable to use some of the alternative means of transportation like, bus, taxi or tram.

Serbia is becoming very interesting to foreign investors since it has very open minded policy to foreign investements and many transnational coorporation are interested in coming and opening sites throughout the country.

Popular destinations

Belgrade – is the capital of Serbia. Belgrade 1,8 million inhabitants and is located at the banks of Danube ad Sava rivers. As one of the oldest European cities throught history has been intersection point for the trade between Eastern and Western Europe. Belgrade has ever been a centre of Serbian culture, education, economy and science. Belgrade is well connected with other Metropolis cities in the region with modern highways: It is located 400 km away from Budapest, 400 km from Zagreb, 730 km from Bucharest, 325 km from Sarajevo, 380 km from Sofia. By this information we can see why this city was consifdered as an trading meeting point. Today many young visitors come to Belgrade which is famous for its party’s that practicaly last all night long.

Airports

Serbia has 2 international airports:
1. Belgrade – Nikola Tesla airport located 30 km from the city centre
2. Nis – Constantine the Great Airport

Spoken languages

Serbian is mostly spoken but English is also commonly used.

Currency

Srpski Dinar (CSD) – 1 Euro = 77 CSD

Drivers licence and drivers age

Driver must be at least 19 years of age and have 1 year of driving experience in order to hire a car in Serbia.

Travel tips

1. Most banks and post offices are open from 08.00 a.m. to 07.00 p.m. on weekdays and from 08.00 a.m. to 03.00 p.m. on Saturdays. On Sundays there is usually a designated bank or post office that maintains needed services.
2. Major credit card are accepted in most of the local stores.
3. Important phone numbers: Police (92), Fire service (93), Medical emergency (94), Road help (987)
4. Be prepared for the crazy nights in Belgrade that is famous for late night partying, take a time to sleep night before.

Drivers lane

In Serbia cars are driven on the right side as in most of the European countries.

Traffic

Serbia is well inter-connected with motor roads, from Zagreb to Belgrade runs a modern highway which will take you there in les than 5 hours. Speed limits are 120kph on motorways and 60 on other roads. Seat belts must be fasten at all times. The minimum driving age is 18.

Bordering countries

Serbia borders with following countries: Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Kosovo, Montenegro.

• http://wikitravel.org/en/Serbia
• http://www.iexplore.com/dmap/Serbia/Do%27s+and+Don%27ts
• http://www.travelnotes.org/Europe/serbia.htm