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
Superb Serbia – Belgrade the cultural capital 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 The Saint Sava Cathedral • 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
Superb Serbia – Belgrade the fun capital Skadarlija, the Bohemian quarter • 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 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 Serbia’s significant 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
Superb Serbia – The Serbs who have influenced the World Nikola Tesla • 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 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 Produce in Serbia is grown organically! Cevapi • 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 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
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