Belgrade

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Belgrade is the capital city of Serbia and Montenegro.

	belgrade Travel Guide : 1 Understand 2 Get in 2.1 By plane 2.2 By train 2.3 By car 2.4 By bus 2.5 By boat 3 Get around 4 See 5 Do 6 Learn 7 Work 8 Buy 9 Eat 10 Drink 11 Sleep 11.1 Budget 11.2 Mid-range 11.3 Splurge 12 Contact 13 Stay safe 14 Emergency 15 Cope 16 Get out 17 External links

Understand

Get in

Don't use taxis from the airport (use buses) and the bus/train station (use buses or call a taxi when you are 50 meters away from the station area). Prices are several times higher than they should be. Also, don't use "Beo Taxi" without text "radio" at their light table. (They are so called "wild" and their prices can be also several times higher.) Use "Beo Taxi" with text "radio", "Yellow Taxi" (cars are yellow), "Pink Taxi" (only light tables are pink), "Blue Taxi" (only light tables are blue), "Maxis Taxi", "Alfa Taxi", "Gold Taxi" or "Beogradski Taxi". (2004)

Money can be exchanged at official exchange offices, which are clearly labeled and numerous in central Belgrade, or at the airport. There are many ATMs which accept foreign bank and cr cards without a glitch. It is forbidden by law to use foreign currencies otherwise.

Bus number 72 runs about twice an hour from the airport to Zeleni Venac (city center) in about 40 minutes for 45 dinars (0.5 Euro). You may buy tickets at the bus driver, but have to pay in Dinars. Two companies (JAT; Lasta) run hourly direct airport buses to the railway station and to Hotel Slavija for 80 Dinars (1 Euro; Lasta) or 160 Dinars (2 Euro; JAT).

By plane

If you want go by taxi to the city center of Belgrade, don't take one of the taxis that are offered by men in and around the airport. They are much too expensive. Just take one that arrives with new travellers. They will be happy if they don't have to go back on their own. The average trip is between 550 and 800 CSD (Dinars) (January 2005: 1400 CSD).

Make sure that the taximeter is switched on. Tarif 1 is the correct one Monday to Saturday from morning till 10 am.

You can change money at the airport. There are several ATMs, one is located right at the luggage collection area (to the right behind the toilets).

By train

Central station is located in the city centre. Most national and international trains stop here, so you won't have to go to some other ones. Travelling by train is pretty cheap but low in quality too. Trains are usually late and sometimes they might be unsafe for strangers travelling alone. Several international trains to Budapest-Vienna and Zagreb-Ljubljana-München/-Zurich. Usually, they should not be too late (seldom more than 1 hour), and I (frequent traveller on those trains) was never reported about security problems, made bad experiences or saw strangers having problems (unexperienced travellers may get their money stolen in France or Germany as likely as in Serbian trains...). The night train to Budapest was very regularly overcrouded in summer 2005 (only 1 sitting car). Furthermore, there are direct (day or night) trains to Skopje - Thessaloniki. Trains to Sofia and Bucuresti however seem to be often very late (several hours). For international travelling in Europe, see timetables on www.reiseauskunft.bahn.de.

By car

Coming from north, it is recommended to use the Subotica - Novi Sad - Belgrade highway, which is an extension of E-75. However, the roads are not in good condition, so be cautious.

By bus

Central bus station is just next door from the train station. It serves number of national destinations as well as international ones. Buses being late are not much of a surprise here so do not be too worried about it. Be sure to check your destination since everything is in serbian and drivers do not speak english usually. Maybe the best way is to spot some from the younger generation and to ask them. Travelling by bus is pretty much cheap, but majority of buses are old and noisy. Information can be obtained through phone and in personal on the bus station and there is no internet site regarding it.

By boat

Belgrade lies where the rivers Sava and the Danube meet. Passenger ships enable you to reach every place along the Danube in a very convenient and mative manner with many fascinating attractions along it, but it is a quite slow and rather expensive way of traveling.

Get around

Belgrade has busses and streetcars. Taxi transportation is cheap and safe in Belgrade and you can either stop one in the street, or call a taxi company. Make sure that you ride only in licensed cabs, or you may end up paying too much. Car rentals are expensive and not recommended due to the lack of parking space and bad traffic.

See

• Kalemegdan, the still very impressive ruins of an extremely big and spacious fortress above the city. There is a roman well, which is one of the only Belgrade monuments you have to pay to enter, but few to see...
• Knez Mihajlova, main Belgrade street (pedestrian).
• Sveti Sava temple, one of the largest orthodox churches in the world.
• Skadarlija, (Skadarska street) old stile bohemian street.
• Ada ciganlija, river island on Sava river, in the center of the city. Great for sports and picnics.
• Terazije Fountain
• Belgrade cathedral
• Republic square (Main square).
• Residence of Princess Ljubica (Konak Kneginje Ljubice).
• White Court/Beli Dvor
• Museum "Nikola Tesla", museum dedicated to the man who changed the world http://www.tesla-museum.org/
• Army museum/Vojni muzej (on Kalemegdan fortress).
• Belgrade ZOO (on Kalemegdan fortress).
• Avala, small mountin (511 m) near Belgrade.
• Great war island/Veliko ratno ostrvo, a river island at the confluence of Sava and Danube river, for picnics and birdspotting.
• ' The 'Ivo Andric museum' may interest lovers of literature, but is very difficult to find, as there is no proper sign on the building and you have to ring the bell of a could-be-private-flat (where Andric lived when he stayed in Belgrade). It's situating at the Andricev venac, just go to the federal parliament, cross the street and the small park - the museum is situated next to the Andric statue.
• ' The 'Tito mausoleum' you'll not find in any travel book that was issued in Serbia, nor will the tourist information inform you about that museum. However, it works! Take the bus Nr 40/41 from Studentski Trg or from Kneza Milosa street in the direction Dedinje and ask for "Kuca cveca" (House of the flowers). Entry is free of charge, but the museum closes in the afternoon.

Do

Learn

Work

Buy

• Knez Mihailova is where you want to go for a good shopping zone. And the houses are wonderful too.

You can also go to the Fair *Sajam where you have a large choice of clothes to buy for a pretty cheap price.

Eat

Drink

Sleep

Budget

The Youth Hostel is very popular for travellers. It is huge, very sociable, and offers good rates.

There are also several hotels right around the train station that are relatively cheap ($10-$15 USD) that are actually quite nice. Just walk around and you should find one with empty rooms without much difficulty. They are, however, a bit of a walk from anything scenic or exciting.

• Hostel Jelica Milanovic, Krunska 8: a highschool students campus in the middle of town which functions as a hostel in summer. Prices for dormitory; 9-10 ?. Its not great but good enough.

Mid-range

Hotel Royal, Kralja Petra. January 2005 prices: single for 24 EUR/night, double for 35 EUR/night, both including (simple cooked) breakfast. Very central: close to shopping streets, going-out areas and the fortress.

Splurge

Contact

Stay safe

Take care of money, documents and mobile phones because of pickpocketing in the city center.

If you have your own car: You need an alarm or adequate (!) mechanical protection like "Lavlja Kandza" etc.

Take care: As long as you do not step on the street, no car will halt or even drive slower only. However, traffic lights are obeyed by the drivers.

Belgrade is not a particularly dangerous city, but do exercise common sense caution.

Emergency

In case of an emergency, call 92 (police department), 93 (fire department) or 94 (medical first aid). Always carry the phone number and an address of your embassy with you.

In case of injury or illness, place to go is Urgentni centar (Urgent Centre) of the Clinical Centre of Serbia.

Cope

Get out

External links

• B92 (http://www.b92.net) The most popular news portal
• Burek Forum (http://www.burek.co.yu) The Biggest forum in Serbia and Montenegro
• RTS (http://www.rts.co.yu) Webpage of National Television
• Krstarica (http://www.krstarica.com) The most popular local search engine
• Belgrade Inside Out, online tourist guide (http://www.belgrade.cc)

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