| Serbia ((sr)Сpбија) | |
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| Capital city | Belgrade |
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| Area | 88 400 km² |
| Population | 9 900 000 hab. (2010) |
| Density | 111,99 inhab./km² |
| Nice | Serbian |
| Minimum altitude | 75 m (Tisza plain on the Hungarian border) |
| Maximum altitude | 2 156 m (Mount Midžor) |
| Cash | Serbian dinar (RSD) |
| Electricity | 230 V/50 Hz, European plug |
| Telephone prefix | 381 |
| Internet suffix | .rs, .срб |
| Flow direction | Right-hand drive |
| Spindle | UTC 1 |
| Location | |
 43 ° 57 ′ 0 ″ N 20 ° 56 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Serbia is a country of Balkans in Europe. It has a border with the Montenegro, the Bosnia and herzegovina, the Croatia, the Hungary, the Romania, the Bulgaria, the North Macedonia and theAlbania.
Understand
Regions
 Serbia map |
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Cities
- 1 Belgrade – The capital of the country
- Kikinda – a city that has always attracted, assembled and helped artists.
- Novi Sad – the capital of Vojvodina.
- Zlatibor, a city 1,100 meters altitude with an air quality and pressure qualified as exceptional by experts.
- Kragujevac
- Guča, famous for its trumpet festival.
- Čačak – at the gates of the gorges of Morava recognized for its many monasteries and its rich historical past.
- 2 Paraćin – Pomoravlje district municipality in Šumadija
Other destinations
To go
Formalities
- Serbia
- Exemption from Visa for a maximum stay of 90 days over a period of 180 days.
- Visa exemption for a stay of maximum 30 days (14 days for Hong Kong) per visit and a maximum of 90 days over a period of 180 days.
- Exemption from Visa for the passports approved "case"
- Exemption from Visa for diplomatic and official passport holders only
- Visa required in advance
By plane
The connection to Belgrade is provided from all major cities in Europe.
On a boat
Serbia does not have a seafront.
By train
There are many daily connections between Belgrade and other major European cities. Direct lines connect the Serbian capital daily to Sofija, Istanbul, Bucharest, Thessaloniki, Munich, Budapest, Zurich, Venice and Vienna.
For a journey from Paris, it is therefore imperative to rally one of these cities.
Departure times of the main direct international trains:
Sofia : 7 h 50, arrival 17 h 43 / 21 h 15, arrival 8 h 03
Bucharest : 15 h 50, arrival 5 h 37
Istanbul : 7 h 50, arrival 7 h 50 the day after
Budapest : 7 h 20, 10 h and 21 h 25, arrival 7 h 30 / 8 h later
Thessaloniki : 7 h 50, arrive at 22 h 37 / 21 h 50, arrive at 12 h 54
Venice : 15 h 25, arrival 7 h 04
Zurich : 10 h 20, arrival 9 h 20
By bus
Contact Eurolines [1] who will drive you there for about 100 € round trip. It takes a whole day of bus (2 000 km) according to border crossings. However, there are several possible routes. It's up to you to choose whether to go through the north of France or the south. You will stop in each country crossed (two cold drinks and two hot drinks offered during the trip).
Circulate
By plane
We can land at Belgrade at "Nikola Tesla" airport located at 12 km to the west of the capital or to "Constantine the Great", in the city of Niš.
By train
The railways are not the latest in technology, but they connect the main lines at an acceptable speed. There are always trains that run to big cities like Novi Sad, Niš, Sombor, Jagodina, Kragujevac and others. Check with the stations. The clerks speak English and sometimes German, rarely French. Be careful despite the fact that the train is cheaper than the bus, the latter is often late (about 30 min). In general, it takes longer than a trip by bus.
Connection to the Montenegrin coast possible with the line "Belgrade-Bar"
By car
Please note, the motorways are more expensive for cars with foreign license plates (however the price of the toll is within the European average). In places, the poor quality of a motorway can be surprising. National roads are generally of poor quality, worse for secondary roads. You have to be very careful with holes or deformations in the pavement that appear without warning, even in town. Also watch out for heavy goods vehicles and other users, who do not hesitate to take the entire width of the road when no car arrives in front.
Speed limits:
- Highway: 130 km / h (80 km / h if you are towing a caravan or a trailer ...)
- Route: 80 km / h
- City : 60 km / h
The blood alcohol level is limited to 0.5 g / l of blood.
By bus
There is a very large (cheap) bus transport network, which beyond its size is very well organized and efficient. Basically, it represents the level of service that France has at the rail level. Links exist almost between all the towns, even the rather remote villages. Daily connections are provided. Count for a journey of 200 km in a comfortable bus around 700 RSD i.e. 7 €. Please note that you have to pay supplements if you have luggage (30 RSD per luggage).
To speak
the Serbian is the country's first language, so don't expect to hear any other language than this for the first time. On the other hand, as soon as you say a few words in a foreign language, people will be happy to answer you in English, the most spoken foreign language in Serbia. French is currently rarely spoken, yet still admired, thanks to the memory of close alliance between Serbia and France dating back to WWI.
Young people generally speak English very well, especially in the cities. German can be useful to you, but it is also rare. Learn a few Serbian words "dobar dan" (pronounce "dobardane") for hello or "prijatno" (pronounce "priyatno") for "bon appétit" and you will delight the people you meet ...
In Serbia, it is relatively easy to make oneself understood, thanks among other things to a diaspora that often returns to the country, almost all Serbs are multilingual, even if some who have stayed all their lives in Serbia only know rudiments of Western languages. .
Serbs have very easy contact, so don't be surprised to be easily accosted for such and such a reason.
To buy
In Serbia, the Serbian Dinar is valid (Srpski dinar, Српски динар, RSD). The exchange rate varies conspicuously, but it is usually around 120 RSD for 1 €. Many Menjačnica (exchange offices) litter the cities (even small ones), so it is very easy to change dinars into euros and vice versa all over the country. Do not especially try to pay in euros in Serbia, as this is a practice repressed by law, except to pay the toll and gasoline at stations on the highway which are exceptions to the rule.
For general food, you can generally find in cities more or less large grocery stores, even sometimes mini-markets where you will find everything you need. Supermarkets, hypermarkets and supermarkets are very common in the Serbian market. However, the charm of Serbia lies in the fact that you can do your shopping on foot, because the distribution network is so well served that it sometimes suffices to take a few steps to find a mini-market. The prices are not higher there at the supermarket.
In addition you will find everywhere (even in the countryside), like the Parisian newsstands, small stalls where you can find tobacco, alcohol, chewing gum, soda, bottled beer (fresh), and sometimes food. It is not uncommon to see two of them next to each other, they complement each other in terms of choice. These stalls can be open until midnight, or even 24 h/24 h.
Some examples of prices:
A pack of 20 Marlboro cigarettes: RSD 120 (1,2 €)
A 50cl beer in a can (Jelen Pivo): 70 RSD (0,7 €)
A pack of chewing gum: 50 RSD (0,5 €)
A 1.5L bottle of fresh soda will cost you around RSD100 (1 €)
For a cold drink help yourself in the fridge next to the counter and present yourself with the bottle to the seller to pay.
Eat
Breakfast in Serbia is very generous. Turkish tea, milk or coffee are served, pastries or bread are served with butter, jam, yogurt, cream and cheese, and are accompanied by bacon, sausage, salami, scrambled eggs and Kajmak. (Mild cheese, there are two variations of this cheese: the young, a cream with a mild taste, and the old, cream with a stronger taste and a buttery yellow color.).
The "tchevapi" (ćevapi) is their kind of fast food. They are located in small houses. It's quick, filling and inexpensive. It's two round breads, five mini ground beef sausages, and you choose your vegetables (potatoes, peppers, young, old onions, spicy, beets, cabbage) and the sauce: mayonnaise, ketchup or cheese-based sauces. white that the Serbs love, with spices or herbs. There is a very wide choice and all kinds of composition to do!
Otherwise there are also the "burek", which is quite fat as a dish. This comes in the form of puff pastry, with cheese (or meat), which is baked in the oven. It is eaten with drinkable yogurt. In general, it is rather taken as a breakfast.
In the quick range, there are also a lot of pizzeria but there they don't put a lot of tomatoes in the preparation and everyone adapts their pizza to their taste by adding ketchup and oregano.
Their traditional dish is "sarma", minced beef, pork and rice wrapped in cabbage. It looks like stuffed cabbage from here (but better). These have a very strong taste and it is advisable to taste this with a sauce that looks like a kind of liquid cheese. This is delicious. Sarma is often a main dish during wedding ceremonies, it is also found in popular festivals.
Pljeskavica is a Serbian “hamburger” considered a national dish. Pljeskavica originates from Serbia, but it is also prepared in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. Traditionally, pljeskavica is a mixture of lamb and beef, grilled with onions and served hot in somun (a thick pita bread).
Pasulj is a must in Serbia, it is a traditional dish. It is prepared with white or brown beans in soup, bean soup is consumed mainly during hot times of the year due to the low fat content. There are other versions for the feasts with beans and bacon known in Serbia as "Prebranac". It is one of the dishes traditionally eaten during the Christmas period.
Drink / Go out
For 1 € the dose, taste as soon as you pass, even in Austria, the local brandy which soothes all ailments (migraines, periods, fatigue): "rakija". Rest assured, the commercial is much less strong.
In Novi Sad, do not hesitate to go for a drink in the very warm "Old" train car. There pop-rock music and romanticism guaranteed ...
Incourtounable: the BUS bar. It is really in a bus connected to a big tent. Whimsical decorations. Giant cans of Redbul for a table, Redbull ashtrays with forged lions. Woody decors. Huge wooden tables In the center the bar. And above it the DJ booth. They offer a whole series of cocktails.
You should also see the "Spens", it is a huge shopping arcade, three floors, where are all kinds of shops, restaurants, bakeries, pastries (yes there you can stop in a pastry shop to eat a slice of incredible cakes and enjoy milkshakes). And also indoor swimming pool, ice rink, and plenty of sports halls and games for children.
To learn
To work
Communicate
Security
 | Emergency telephone number: Police :192 Ambulance:194 Firefighter :193 |
Urban centers and tourist regions of Serbia do not present any particular dangers for the foreign visitor. Trips toKosovo are now safe, although tensions may reappear sporadically. More detailed information about the areas to be avoided can be found on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: travel advice
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