Best Places to Eat

¨ Šešir Moj (p967)

¨ To Je To (p966)

¨ Radost Fina Kuhinjica (p967)

¨ Fish i Zeleniš (p972)

Best Places to Stay

¨ Hotel Moskva (p966)

¨ Hostel Bongo (p966)

¨ Green Studio Hostel (p965)

¨ Hotel Veliki (p972)

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When to Go

Apr Watch winter melt away with a scenic ride on the nostalgic Šargan 8 railway.

Jul & Aug Rock out at Novi Sad’s EXIT, go wild at Guča and get jazzy at Nišville.

Dec–Mar Head to Zlatibor for alpine adventure.

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While political correctness is about as commonplace as a nonsmoking bar, Serbia is nevertheless a cultural cruci-ble: the art nouveau town of Subotica revels in its proximity to Hungary, bohemian Niš echoes to the clip-clop of Roma horse carts, and minaret-studded Novi Pazar nudges some of the most sacred sites in Serbian Orthodoxy. And in the mountainous Kopaonik and Zlatibor regions, ancient tra-ditions coexist with après-ski bling. Forget what you think you know: come and say zdravo (hello)…or better yet, živeli (cheers)!

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1 Marvel at Belgrade’s mighty Kalemegdan Citadel (p963) and party the night away on a splav (river barge nightclub).

2 Witness the laid-back town of Novi Sad (p971) as it morphs into the state of EXIT every July.

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liver) at Guča’s Dragačevo Trumpet Assembly (p969), one of the world’s most frenetic music festivals.

4 Escape reality in the fantastic village of Drvengrad (p971), built by director Emir Kusturica for indie drama Life is a Miracle.

5 goggle at splendid

surprises bursting from the Vojvodinian plains, including the art nouveau treasures of Subotica (p973).

6 Ponder the creepy, cryptic rock towers of Djavolja Varoš (p974).

7 Ski, hike or just take the mountain air in the magical villages of Zlatibor (p971).

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