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The Best of Serbia list

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BELGRADE (Beograd)

GENERAL
buy 29dinar bus tickets from trafikas, or shops to save
visit kalemegdan fortress before walk down to Skadarlija
Knez Mihailova
Strahinjića Bana
Ada Ciganlija beach
Sveti Sava
Torlak hill (view)?
Avala hill (take weekend bus 400 for view?)
Zemun view of Belgrade


CUISINE
Burek (mornings)
grilled chicken wrapped in bacon and stuffed with cheese
GURMANSKA PLJESKAVICA
Sarma, Gibanica, Punjene paprika sa sirom, pohovani plavi patlidžan, Mešano meso, pljeskavica keimak,ajvar
Pasulj, Roštilj, proja (cornbread), sir (cheese) and kajmak,
Rakija plum brandy, Loza
suva pita sa orasima,orasnice
ćevape (tyevape)

Are any of these places good?
Stepin Vajat and Duff at Autokomanda,
Loki in downtown area
Bajlonova Pijaca market
PINK - Solunskih boraca, Zarkovo, and Iva too

NIGHTLIFE
Tramvaj
Marta street
Udruzenje Svetskih Putnika (Club of World Travellers), at 29 Novembra, 7
Starogradska music in Kafana's
Floating club on Sava


MORE OF SERBIA TO COME...

CRITERIA for LIST:
-memorable/dramatic scenery & landscape photography. Where to find the best (viewpoints, vistas, city views, panoramas, skylines, sunsets, etc..)?
-the unique outdoors, hikes/hilltops/lookouts, and amazing views.
-lovely/charming streets, cute villages, and magnificent/attractive architecture
-authentic/unforgettable "local" travel experiences (i.e. non-typical, interesting/special experiences (full of original character), and unique only to the local area).
-the best freebies (museums, galleries excluded)
-specialty/unique regional cuisine/gastronomy (or the BEST places to eat (w/ local's prices, food made with love/regional favorites, and not too many tourists eating there)),
-anything else off-the beaten path.

Thanks again

Great timing on this, I will be going to Belgrade soon! THANKS FOR THE INFO


I will make sure to keep my body grooving

Ya, I had a great time in Belgrade....

I'd recommend just hanging out at the cafes, getting ice coffees etc... walk around the nicer areas. Make sure to check out the churches and cathedrals

Although that was last summer, they may be a bit hostile to Americans now?

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pohovani plavi patlidžan

Ha! This makes my day for some reason. Breaded blue eggplant. I lived next door in Sarajevo and had no idea this was even a dish, much less a recommended one. It sounds good though.

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Ya, I had a great time in Belgrade....

I'd recommend just hanging out at the cafes, getting ice coffees etc... walk around the nicer areas.

Fully agree here.. was in belgrade last saturday. i really enjoyed it, its such a small city and has many pedestrain areas the fortress is great to walk around and has good river views

don't expect too much and you'll be quietly surprised

I'd avoid the belgrade zoo
there's only one small dog in a little cage

its a shitzu

sorry very bad joke indeed, if your in to animal welfare avoid it like the plague, the cages are way to small and belgrades extreme temperatures can't do the animals any good

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Rakija

Hey If you are looking for a hostel rec from Belgrade stay at the 3 black cats hostel. It's very botique an the owner Mladen tries his best to make everyone feel at home. He offered me and my travel companion free Beer upon check in and Rakija the next day for breakfast! Nice guy. Belgrade is okay, being from California don't appreciate the friggen smokers so much but this is theeeeway of life in Serbia. Get used to it.