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Welcome to Air Serbia

Superb Serbia – Belgrade the picturesque capital

Kalemegdan fortress: the jewel of the city

• Built in 535 AD by Emperor Justinian I
• Statue of Victor welcomes you to the City
• Lies at the confluence of Sava and Danube rivers
• Hosted numerous concerts (Amy Winehouse, The Prodigy,

Iron Maiden, Whitesnake)

• Numerous day time/night time tours are available at affordable

prices

• Easy walk from main city thoroughfare
• The Belgrade Zoo is situated in the fortress
• Excellent Military Museum resides in the fortress
• Belgrade as a city has been occupied 68 times

Knez Mihajlova Statue/Square

• The heart of the City
• The meeting place for the people of Belgrade
• National Theatre and Museum within sight
• Start of Belgrade’s shopping walkway
• Cafés, Bars and restaurants everywhere
• A place to immerse yourself in Belgrade’s culture

Superb Serbia – Belgrade the cultural capital

• In the Vracar precinct of Belgrade. 30 mins walk from the

Knez Mihajlova Statue

• Completed in 1989
• Built in Serbo-Byzantine architecture
• One of the largest Orthodox Cathedrals in the world
• Capacity 10,800
• Church is built on this spot because Ottomans burned St

Sava’s bones here in 1594

• The city has other amazing Churches like St Mark’s next to

Tasmajdan Park and St Petka in Kalemegdan Fortress

The Saint Sava Cathedral

Superb Serbia – Belgrade the fun capital

• Only a short 300m walk from Knez Mihajlova statue
• Cobble stone street.
• Ladies, watch out not to ruin your high heels!
• Numerous award winning restaurants, open till late
• Entertainment of soft music, poetry readings and dancing
• Meals are more than affordable, av. price of €12 per meal

with a drink

• Good chance of running into someone famous at Skadarlija

Skadarlija, the Bohemian quarter The Splavovi on the Sava River

• Only a short taxi ride from Knez Mihajlova statue
• The people flock from CBD to the Sava river
• This is where the fun starts after midnight.
• Numerous floating restaurants and Night Clubs
• All genre of music available - Heavy Metal, Hip Hop, Pop,

Folk and the popular Brass Bands

• Dance ‘til sunrise!
• Likely to end up dancing on a table, this is the norm!

Superb Serbia – The natural wonders

Nature’s delights

• See the meanders of the Uvac river and its stunning Canyon in

South West Serbia

• The great Danube river flows through Serbia and all the major

rivers like the Sava, Drina, Tisa and Morava drain into the Danube

• The Devil’s Town rock formation is in south Serbia on the Radan

Mountain near Kuršumlija. It features 202 exotic formations described as earth pyramids or "towers“

• The ski fields in Serbia are popular with excellent skiing at

Kopaonik, some 200km south of Belgrade

Superb Serbia – The remnants of history

• The Empress’s City, Justiniana Prima, is situated near Leskovac,

~275km south of Belgrade. It was a Slavic populated Roman city founded in the 6th Century AD

• The Skull Tower in Nis is 3m high and originally contained 952

Serbian skulls. The tower was constructed by the Ottomans after the Battle of Cegar in 1809

• Nis is Serbia’s 3rd largest city ~240km south of Belgrade. It is the

birthplace of Emperor Constantine the Great, the founder of Constantinople (modern day Istanbul)

• The memorial mausoleum, Tekeris, Loznica, in which 3,500 warriors

are buried after the crucial Battle of Cer in 1914. This battle was fought between the Serbian and Austro-Hungarian armies. It was the first allied victory in WWI.

• Serbia is at the cross roads of East and West, so every town and

acre of land has some story of historical significance

Serbia’s significant history

Superb Serbia – The Serbs who have influenced the World

• The famous inventor, engineer and scientist of the 20th Century
• Mastered electricity and the alternating current
• Built the first hydro electric power station at Niagara Falls
• Belgrade International Airport is named after him
• Air Serbia’s A330-200 is proudly named after him

Nikola Tesla Ivo Andric

• The famous writer who received the Nobel Prize for literature
• His greatest book is “The Bridge on the Drina”
• The ethno village Andricgrad, named after him, in the Bosnian

town of Visegrad, which was built by the renowned film director, Emir Kusturica

Novak Djokovic

• The current superstar of world Tennis
• A wonderful ambassador for Serbia
• An inspiration to a generation of sports fans, world wide
• Air Serbia’s 1st A320 proudly bears his name

Superb Serbia – You won’t go hungry in Serbia

• The Serbian minced meat delicacy
• Generally served in plate of 10 Cevapi with raw onions
• Best eaten with side of Serbian Sopska Salad includes

Tomato, Cucumber, Capsicum, Onion with grated Cheese

• Served in most restaurants and costs ~€10 per portion

Cevapi Sarma

• A national dish, made from meat and rice rolled into

fermented Cabbage leaves (like sauerkraut)

• Smoked Pork ribs are added to provide extra flavour
• Best eaten with side of Serbian lepinja bread
• Served in ethno restaurants and costs ~€10

Rakija & Pivo (Beer)

• The national drink of Serbia is Rakija and it is Brandy made

from fruits, mainly Plums, Pears, Quince and Grapes

• Very potent and customary to have a shot before a meal
• A small glass of Rakija would cost ~€2
• Beer is also very popular in Serbia with many breweries
• Belgrade even has an annual Beer Festival in August
• A glass of local beer costs ~€1.5

The Produce in Serbia is grown organically!