Belgrade
Belgrade is not a beautiful city - even Belgraders agree on that - but it is an interesting city that's full of hedonism, passion and finesse.
Belgrade is not a beautiful city - even Belgraders agree on that - but it is an interesting city that's full of hedonism, passion and finesse.
This is big-sky country, where an extensive, almost featureless plain sweeps down from Hungary to the banks of the Danube.
For much of the year Novi Sad is 'Belgrade on Valium', having much of what the capital has to offer but at a far more sedate pace.
This large upland area in southwest Serbia is another ski resort but the season (January and February) is shorter than Kopaonik's due to its lower altitude.
The Turks were not ousted until 1912 and Novi Pazar is perhaps the best visible example of their culture in Serbia, outside of Kosovo.
The attraction for visitors is the town's Hungarian-style Art Nouveau architecture (1908-12), which adds magic to the relaxed atmosphere.
Niš is mostly used as a stopover on the way to Sofia, Skopje or Thessaloniki.
Southern Serbia includes the towns Topola, Niš, Zlatibor, Kapaonik and Novi Pazar.
Many Serbs regard this small rural town as sacred because it was from here that Karageorge Petrović pitched the Serbian insurrection against the Turks in 1804.
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