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The city consists of 3 districts: Novi Beograd, which is the modern part of the city and the central shopping area; Zemun, which was originally an independent settlement, later joined to Belgrade; and Stari Grad, the old part of the city. The last, located on the opposite side of the Sava, is known for its cobble-stone streets, charming restaurants and Belgrade’s most important attraction – the famous medieval Kalemegdan fortress. |
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Situated on the bank of the Danube River, Novi Sad is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of Vojvodina province. Called as „Serbian Athens”, Novi Sad’s old town (Stari Grad) is known by its mainly baroque, neoclassical buildings and churches. Novi Sad is also a lively university town with several museums and cultural programs. |
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Niš is one of the oldest cities in the Balkans, and the city has some unique attractions to offer to the tourists. The Niš fortress was built by the Turks in the middle of the 17th century, in the site of an ancient Roman fortified camp at the Nišava riverbank. The Niš fortress had a seven-sided basis, with five bastions, also with a mosque, sections of the hamam and a weapons dumb, which is today transformed into an exhibition gallery. |
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Serbian Ancient Sites
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Gamzigrad-Romuliana is a fortified palace and a memorial complex of the Roman emperor from the time of the Tetrarchy, Gaius Valerius Galerius Maximianus. It was built between 297 and 311, and intended to be the residence of the emperor after the vincenalia and his withdrawal from the throne. The late Roman fortified palace of Gamzigrad - Felix Romuliana was inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List in 2007. |
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Serbia Castles
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Smederevo, a fortress on the Danube downstream from Belgrade, was built between 1428 and 1430 during the reign of Despot Djuradj Brankovic, the last of medieval Serbia's rulers. The fortress encircled by crenelated walls and towers, was for a long time the last bastion against the Turkish assault. |
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Located in the southern part of Serbia, in the Ibar River Gorge, about 15 km southwest of the town of Kraljevo, Maglic Fortress is a fine example of Serbian medieval fortresses. Maglic Fortress was built in 13th century by Stephen the First Crowned in order to defend the nearby monasteries of Zica and Studenica. |
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Serbia Nature
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Kopaonik is the largest mountain in Serbia, more then 100 km long. Its highest peak is Suvo Rudiste (also called Pancic's Peak) at 2,016 m above sea. This mountain has enormous resources for the development of tourism. The entire park is characterised by its extraordinary natural beauty: vast expanses of grassland, picturesque forests composed of a wide variety of tree species, beauty spots, deep river gorges. |
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Serbia Nature
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Zlatibor's reputation as an official destination for both holidays and recuperation has been widely acknowledged since 1893 and today it has become a large tourist destination in its own right encompassing a tourist centre, a climatic health resort and a sanatorium. Zlatibor has a rich and diverse eco-system consisting of more than 120 types of grass, deciduous trees (beech, oak, birch, linden and ash) and above 600 metres alpine scenery including conifers, firs and spruce. |
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Serbian Monastery
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Pustinja Monastery is located in the western part of Serbia, near the river Jablanica, about 20 km from the town of Valjevo. The unique architecture and the beautifully built iconostasis indicate that patron took orthodox Yermenians to have the monastery built. The well-preserved frescoes were done in 1622. One of the most outstanding is the fresco of St John the Baptist. Today, the monastery complex works as a nunnery. |
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Serbian Monastery
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Sopocani Monastery is located in the southern part of Serbia. The frescoes of Sopocani Monastery are among the finest in Byzantine and Serbian art of the period. The earliest frescoes date back to the second part of the 13th century. The Sopocani Monastery was placed on UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979. |
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