Why You Should Visit Serbia And Belgrade

Serbia is a perfect country for whoever wishes to experience a new culture, discovering different traditions and - why not - maybe learning a new language.

Visiting Serbia and its capital, Belgrade, could be a very different travel experience because we're not talking about the usual European country.Serbia is a country rich in natural and artistic treasures and the city of Belgrade is one of the most ancient in Europe.


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It's worth it to visit Belgrade once in a lifetime: anyone can tell at a glance that this striking city is the heart of Serbia, encapsulating habits and customs of this peculiar, ancient culture.

Belgrade is a classic and modern city in the same breath that never ceases to amaze visitors from all over the world. Nowadays, after hard times, it's possible to marveling at its many architectural treasures belonging to a lot of different styles, its artistic and cultural liveliness and to enjoy the local people's joy of living. As a matter of fact, Serbians use to be very kind and warm with foreign tourists and they're also very friendly.

In addition, eating in Belgrade is quite cheap compared to other tourist cities in Europe: local cuisine is fowl and fish based and they have many delicious soups.

Tourists here will have at their disposal a wide range of cultural main sights, such museums, theatres, old palaces, basilicas, churches and much more. Just to mention some of the most important attractions in Belgrade, there are the National Museum, the National Library, Belgrade Fortress, the Museum of Applied Art, Nikola Tesla Museum and Republic Square, but also the Skadarlija, the street of the Serbian bohemians (even French, English and Americans) located in a quarter characterized by narrow streets and renamed "the Montmartre of Belgrade" because of its bohemian and lively atmosphere.

By the way, Belgrade is not the only location deserving a visit in Serbia. As a matter of fact, Serbia preserves many interesting cities and tourist resorts to enjoy, and the perfect location of Belgrade allows visitors to easily reach the most charming areas of the country. Visiting Serbia will be a very different and kynghidongduong.vn special experience tourists will remember for much time. Here are some reasons why.

The northern region of Serbia is called Vojvodina and its capital is Novi Sad, a very popular location among tourists thanks to its beautiful nature, traditional music and also an excellent assortment of local dishes and wines. The city center boasts of a large number of architectonic buildings belonging to gothic, baroque, secession and neoclassic styles.

As for natural treasures, in this area visitors will have the chance to enjoy the famous Fruska Gora Mountain, protected by the National Park of Nature. The Palic Lake is located in the North of Vojvodina and the area offers visitors coach rides, sailing, a large zoo, botanical gardens, art exhibitions, tennis courts and other interesting activities.

Sumadija is a tourist region with beautiful cities such as Oplenac, Kragujevac, Topola, Cacak and Smederevo. This area includes several historical monuments, spas and wine cellars. There are plenty possibilities of sightseeing: bukovicka spa, Vrujci spa and rural tourism. Sumadija is also famous for its people hospitality.

Eastern Serbia has a lot of tourist attractions such as Manasija and Ravanica monasteries, Resavska cave, Rajacke Pimnice, Srebrno jezero, Gamzigra, the Canyon of Djerdap and the Iron Gate. In addition, other spots not to be missed are the Sokobanja Spa and Timocka Krajina wine cellars.

On the other hand, Western Serbia offers visitors the chance to visit the beautiful mountains Zlatibor and Tara with many attractive sites: Sirogojno, the ethnic village Mecavnik (Emir Kusturica), Potpecka cave, Drina River, Koviljaca Spa, Trsic , Uvac canyon, Tresnjica canyon and Ljubovija surroundings. In addition, in this area visitors will have the opportunity to visit the famous Monastery Studenica, included on the list of World Culture and Natural Heritage of UNESCO in 1986; it's one of the most important monuments of Byzantium and Serbian art, made up of three churches: a Church dedicated to the Holy Virgin Mary, King's church and tour trương gia giới Church of St. Nicholas.

In Southern Serbia, visitors can enjoy different natural sites and tourist locations. For instance, Vrnjci Spa is considered one of the most famous and beautiful spa centers in Serbia, placed on the wooded hills of Goc Mountain and surrounded by several monasteries.

Davolja varos (literally "Devil's town") is a natural park placed in southern Serbia, on the Radan mountain slopes, 288 km from Belgrade. It is an extraordinary natural monument made up of clay figures having 202 sources of highly acidic water, "Crveno vrelo" (Red hot) and Davolja voda ("Devil's water"). Locals tell lots of stories and legends about this strange natural phenomenon. According to one of such legends, the town was created by the devil for the purpose of destroying churches and religion. According to another legend, devils wanted to marry a brother and a sister, so to prevent the sin, some higher force converted them into a stone forever.

Above all that, this region offers a lot of charming cities to visit, such as Vranje, which is located in Southern Serbia,70 km from Leskovac, and is based on traditional handicrafts.

Nis is another popular tourist destination since several cultural and athletic events take place here. For this reason, several modern hotels and hostels have been recently built in this area, for example the Ambassador Hotel that has become one of the symbols of the city. The city offers several traditional dishes in the many restaurants, cafe bars and clubs. The city also hosts lots of food and wine festivals, cultural and athletic events.

Pirot is another city situated in the south of Serbia and is famous both for its carpets, cheese and old crafts.


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Serbia is full of peculiar features, curious traditions, beautiful countryside landscapes and lively, developing cities offering striking monuments and interesting events.

A holiday in Belgrade could be easily converted into a trip to Serbia, having in this way the opportunity to really know this country, so different from others in Europe and so close to us.

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