SERBIA

Serbia is a country located in the Balkans, in Southern Europe. It was afounder and one of the six republics forming the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. It is surrounded by Montenegro to the south, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the west, Bulgaria to the southeast, Croatia to the northwest, Hungary to the north, Macedonia and Albania (through Kosovo) to the south, and Romania to the northeast. It is situated on one of the major land routes from Central Europe to Turkey and further on to the Near East.

The variety of scenery and cultural and historical monuments, curative spas, hunting grounds and fishing areas give the basis for Serbia’s tourism. International roads and railway lines link Western/Central Europe with Greece, Turkey, the Near East, Asia and Africa. The main air transport routes between West and East and North and South cross the country, too.

Capital: Belgrade

Best Time of Visit:

  1. Summers (April to October) are the best time to visit Serbia – the weather is at its best, and the country plays host to plenty of good cultural festivals and special events.
  2. The rest of the year is generally quiet, and winters can be uncomfortably cold, particularly in the far north.

Min Days Required:  6 days

Places of Interest: 

  1. Belgrade – AdaCiganlija, KalemegdanCitadel,Skadarska, Palace of Princess Ljubice , Nikola Tesla Museum
  2. Vojvodina – Petrovaradin Citadel, Clock Tower, Vojvodina Museum
  3. Zlatibor – Ethno Village Sirogojno, Mokra Gora, The Stopica Cave, ManastirUvac

Climate:

  1. The Serbian climate varies between moderate continental climate in the north, with cold winters, and hot, humid summers and well distributed rainfall patterns, and a more Adriatic climate in the south with hot, dry summers and autumns and relatively cold winters with heavy inland snowfall.
  2. Location of river ravines and plains in the northern area of the country enable occasional deep southward protrusion of polar air masses on winters, while hot Saharan air often intrudes over the Mediterranean Sea on summers.
  3. Average annual air temperature for the period 1961-1990 for the area with the altitude of up to 300 m amounts to 10.9 °C. The areas with the altitudes of 300 to 500 m have average annual temperature of around 10.0 °C, and over 1000 m of altitude around 6.0 °C.
  4. May is the rainiest month with the average of 12 to 13 % of total annual amount. June and July have the least precipitation. Snow cover in Serbia can occur from November to March, and majority of days with snow cover is in January, which is the coldest month of the year.
  5. In Vojvodina and Northern Serbia, east-southeast košava wind dominates over autumn and winter.

Currency: Serbian Dinar

Things to carry:

  1. Summer: very hot, up to 40 C, so you‘ll need light outfit and sun glasses
  2. Autumn: Raincoat or umbrella, and a wind jacket. Winter: cold weather with snowfall, you better have warm winter jacket, cap and good boots. Spring: it is usually nice weather around 18 C, but it could surprise you with rain and lower temperatures.

How to get there:

Air:

  1. Belgrade – The main airport of Serbia is the Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG), located 18km from downtown Belgrade. Major European airlines fly to Belgrade. Serbian national airline Jat Airways flies to all major cities in Europe, northern Africa and the Middle East