Serbia

Serbia – a rich cultural life, with excellent restaurants and nightlife; quiet, rural market towns that still cling to traditional ways; and a countryside that is characterized by lush green hills and forested mountains, with age-old monasteries hidden away in remote valleys.

Serbia Highlights:

1. Devil’s Town” is a set of towers on whose tops are stone caps (blocks). There are more than two hundred. There are high from two to fifty meters and wide from half to three meters. “Devil’s Town” is a rare natural phenomenon that is on the Radan Mountain near Kursumlija, about 90 kilometers southwest of Nis.

2. Parliament House is located in the center of Belgrade. The construction of the building began in 1907. The foundation stone was laid by King Petar I. The building was designed by Konstantin Jovanović in 1891; and the competition in 1901 was the first prize, won by Jovan Ilkić for the design.

3. City Hall in Subotica is the largest and the most beautiful building in Subotica. It was built from 1908 to 1910. For this time a very modern style – Hungarian New art, and two full years was devoted to interior design. Stands out for its beauty, the synagogue built in 1902.

4. Skadarlija is a bohemian neighborhood in the center of Belgrade (Skadar Street). Every day 20,000 people visit this street. Skadarska Street, is about 500 meters long, and is located in the very center of Belgrade. Due to the proximity of the National Theatre, in the late 19th and early 20th century many actors, poets, writers and painters lived there.

5. Novi Sad is the center of Vojvodina, the northern part of Serbia. It is a rich regional cultural center, which is located on the banks of the Danube between Budapest and Belgrade. There are around 400,000 inhabitants. At the Petrovaradin Fortress in Novi Sad, in early July of each year, will be held EXIT, one of the most famous musical festival in this part of Europe.

6. “Resavska cave” is located 20 km from Despotovac, the limestone hill called “Gran Monther’s head”, on the banks of the karst field (Divljakovac). It is one of the most beautiful caves in the country. Previously, the only known cave shepherds who had sought refuge from the storm with their flocks of sheep.