Serbia | Trip to Belgrade
Gathering at the El. Venizelos airport and flight to the capital city of Serbia, Belgrade, laid out on the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers with a history of 7000 years that does not leave any visitor unmoved by its beauty and its charming contrasts. Transfer and check-in the hotel and free time to relax. For the evening you can enjoy an optional mini cruise in the illuminated waters of Sava and Danube, ending in the old area of Belgrade, Zemun, testing your luck at the town’s New Casino.
Breakfast and today we will get to know the Serbian capital or the “White City” of the Balkans. Starting from the city’s trademark, the Kalemegdan Fortress, perched on the rock above the confluence of the rivers Sava and Danube, we will admire the view of the city, before we continue to the Republic Square, where the statue of Prince Knez Mihailo is located. On the right side of the square there is the National Theatre, while on the left side begins the famous shopping lane Knez Mihailova, adorned with neoclassical buildings, galleries and department stores. Among the attractions we will see the largest Orthodox Church in the world, St. Sava, the White Palace, the City Hall and the Parliament, the House of Flowers, museum and residence of Tito, etc. Transfer and check-in at the hotel. For the evening you can visit the medieval area, Skadarlija, a favorite place among locals and tourists. Here you will find traditional food, local raki accompanied with live music and of course a vivid night life!
Breakfast and for those who wants to (participation cost 90 €) there is an excursion to the idyllic valley of Vojvodina and the National Park of Fruska Gora with the wooded hills along Danube. We will visit the beautiful town of Sremski Karlovci, also known as the Baroque City, with historical and artistic monuments, like the Patriarchate, the Serbian Orthodox Church, the Prefectural Museum, the first secondary school and the well known Peace Chapel. Our next stop is the unique Novi Sad, which is crossed by the Danube and is laid out on the slopes of Fruska Gora, while the center of the city is adorned by historic building of various architectural styles. Return at night to the hotel in Belgrade.
After breakfast, free time until our transfer to the airport for the flight back to Athens.
Included :
- Air tickets with Air Serbia.
- 3 nights’ accommodation with breakfast in 3*, 4* & 5* hotels.
- Transfers to and from the airport.
- Greek-speaking city tour.
- Liability insurance.
Not Included :
- Airport taxes 110 €.
- Entrance fees in museums, gratuities, porterage.
- City tax 1.5 € per person per night.
- Whatever in not mentioned in the program or is listed as optional.
Valid for a limited number of seats.
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Hotels |
PARK 3* |
NEVSKI GARNI 4* |
ZIRA 4* Half board |
METROPOL PALACE 5* |
| Price per person in Double Room |
415 € |
430 € |
465 € |
595 € |
| Single Room |
495 € |
555 € |
615 € |
865 € |
| Child up to 11 years old |
385 € |
400 € |
435 € |
565 € |
| Extra night per person in Double Room |
50 € |
60 € |
75 € |
110 € |
Serbia, officially the Republic of Serbia, is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Pannonian Plain and the central Balkans. A landlocked country in relative proximity to the Mediterranean, Serbia borders Hungary to the north; Romania and Bulgaria to the east; Macedonia to the south; and Croatia, Bosnia, and Montenegro to the west; it also borders Albania through the disputed territory of Kosovo. The capital of Serbia, Belgrade, is among Europe's oldest cities and one of the largest in Southeast Europe.
For centuries straddling the boundaries between East and West, Serbia had been divided among the Eastern and Western halves of the Roman Empire; then between the Kingdom of Hungary, Frankish Kingdom and Byzantium; and then between the Ottoman Empire and the Habsburg Empire, as well as Venice in the south. These overlapping influences have resulted in cultural varieties throughout Serbia; its north leans to the profile of Central Europe, while the south is characteristic of the wider Balkans and even the Mediterranean. The Byzantine influence on Serbia was profound, firstly through the introduction of Eastern Christianity (Orthodoxy) in the Early Middle Ages. The Serbian Orthodox Church has had an enduring status in Serbia, with the many Serbian monasteries constituting the most valuable cultural monuments left from Serbia in the Middle Ages.
Serbia has four cultural monuments inscribed in the list of UNESCO World Heritage: the early medieval capital Stari Ras and the 13th-century monastery Sopoćani; the 12th-century Studenica monastery; the Roman complex of Gamzigrad–Felix Romuliana; and finally the endangered Medieval Monuments in Kosovo (comprising the monasteries of Visoki Dečani, Our Lady of Ljeviš, Gračanica and Patriarchate of Peć). There are two literary monuments on UNESCO's Memory of the World Programme: the 12th-century Miroslav Gospel, and scientist Nikola Tesla's valuable archive.
The Ministry of Culture and Information is tasked with preserving the nation's cultural heritage and overseeing its development. Further activities supporting development of culture are undertaken at local government level.
