Survival Guide SpC 2013 Belgrade 1
Table of Contents General facts about Serbia... 3 Money, currency and price level... 4 How to get to Belgrade?... 5 By plane... 5 By train... 6 By bus... 7 By car... 7 What to do before you go to Serbia?... 8 What to bring with you?... 9 Suggestions What to visit in Belgrade?... 10 Dictionary... 13 Write as you speak and speak (read) as it is written!... 14 Basic Serbian (you know, polite one)... 14 Numbers... 16 Contacts... 17 2
General facts about Serbia Official language: Serbian Official script: Cyrillic Country name: Republic of Serbia Capital city: Belgrade, population over 1,930,000 Geographical: South-East and Central Europe, Balkan Peninsula, Western Balkans Climate: moderate continental Longest river: Danube, Serbian section 588 km International dialing code: +381 Official currency: Dinar (RSD) National vehicle code: SRB Population (excluding Kosovo and Metohija): more than 7,500,000,83% Serbian, with biggest minority groups being Hungarian, Bulgarian, Albanian, Gypsy Religion: 85% Eastern Orthodox Christian, 5.5% Roman Catholic, 3.2% Muslim, 1.5% Protestant Time zone: Central European, CET (GMT + 1 hour) Electricity: 220 ~ 230V, 50 Hz For more information visit: National Tourist Organization Website - http://www.serbia.travel/ Belgrade Tourist Organization Website - http://www.tob.rs/en/ 3
Money, currency and price level Currency: DINAR (RSD) Foreign currency exchange: At the time of writing this document, the exchange rates were: 1 = 111.69DIN 1 $ = 86.88 DIN Money can be exchanged in banks, exchange offices and post offices at the current rate of exchange. The only legal tender in Serbia is the Serbian dinar. For your better orientation, this is how the Serbian banknotes look like... Prices (in dinars): 4
How to get to Belgrade? By plane Airport Belgrade Nikola Tesla Official website of the airport: http://www.beg.aero/welcome.54.html Address: Aerodrom Beograd BB, 11271 Surčin Information phone number: +381 11 209 4444 The airport is located 12 km west of Belgrade, near Surčin. It is connected with Belgrade by the Belgrade-Zagreb highway. There are two ways to come from Airport to Center of Belgrade: City bus number 72, drives from 05:20AM until 00:00AM, departs every 32 minutes, ticket price 80 RSD (if bought on news stand), 120 RSD (if bought on the bus); It s the cheapest way to get to the city center, bus stop Zeleni venac which is the last station of this bus line. Since the meeting point will be the hostel where you are going to be, someone will wait for you here to take you to the hostel (but, you have to tell us when exactly are you coming). Taxi transportation There is a Taxi information stand at the arrivals hall. If you wish to take a taxi to your destination, go this stand and state your destination. You will be given a voucher with the price you will have to pay the taxi driver once you get to your destination. There are 5 zones with prices ranging from 1500 to 7000 dinars (~15-70 euro). New Belgrade and the city center are in the first, cheapest zone and getting there will cost you 1500 dinars (~15 euro). Apart from the voucher you will be given a leaflet with information on what to do if the taxi driver charges you more than the amount stated 5
on the voucher. Once you obtain the voucher, exit the building and get the taxi When you get to your destination, pay the taxi driver the fee stated in the voucher Prices and numbers are available at this link: http://www.beg.aero/passengers/to_and_from_the_airport/transportation.106.h tml#259 Website: http://www.jat.com/active/en/home.html Address: Bulevar umetnosti 16, 11070 Belgrade Phone: +381 11 311 39 05 E-mail: callcenter@jat.com About other air companies that have flights to Belgrade, you can find at this website: http://www.beg.aero/airlines/airlines.61.html Shuttle Bus A1 You also have shuttle bus from airport to the square Slavija, and if you use this bus it will be a lot easier for us to pick you up. You can find the timetable for this bus on this link: http://www.aerogaga.com/mini-bus-do-aerodroma-nikola-tesla- 105.html. The timetable from airport to the square Slavija is under "Polasci sa aerodroma NIkola Tesla - red vožnje Februar/Mart 2013". The bus costs 300rsd, and that's a little bit under 3 euro. By train If you are traveling by train, you can find out more information about railways to Belgrade at this website: http://www.bahn.de/i/view/overseas/en/index.shtml Belgrade Central Railway Station is located in the center of Belgrade, next to Belgrade Bus station. Address: Savski trg 2, 11000 Belgrade Call center: +381 11 3602 899 (every day from 06:00AM to 10:00PM) 6
By bus Belgrade Bus Station is the only bus station in Belgrade and it is located in the center, next to Belgrade Central Railway Station. Website: http://www.bas.rs/basweb_eng/redvoznje.asp Address: Železnicka 4, 11000 Belgrade Phone: +381 11 2636 299; +381 11 2627 146 (from 07:00AM to 08:00PM, weekends from 08:00AM to 03:00PM) Other useful information about bus lines to Belgrade, You can find on these websites: http://www.eurolines.com/ http://touring.de/index.php?id=2&l=1 By car Belgrade is often referred to as the crossroads of Europe. The network of international roads E-75 and E-70 connects Belgrade to all of the neighboring capital cities. Map of toll stations in Serbia - http://www.putevi-srbije.rs/pdf/naplatne_stanice.pdf Information about toll collection - http://www.putevi-srbije.rs/en-gb/sector-for-technical-operations/sector-for-tollcollection Fuel prices in Serbia (prices are in RSD): Unleaded BMB-95 149,90 LPG Auto gas 76,90 Diesel D-2 149,00 EURO Premium 153, 90 EURO Diesel 152,40 7
Meeting point will be at Hostel Tash-inn Beograd, Bulevar kralja Aleksandra 61 Here you can see city map and how to come to meeting point, also you can see the main routes that we'll use during the course. https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=217689208879744405470.000 4d8d3d715556d18322&ie=UTF8&ll=44.804737,20.401611&spn=0.091712,0.2326 01&t=m&z=13&vpsrc=6 What to do before you go to Serbia? Inform the organizers about your: arrival, departure time and place special food requirements your T-shirt size Take care of both medical and travel insurance. Check if your country has any kind of agreement with Serbia. Don t forget your ID card. The policemen will not let you into our country, even if you are from EU and please, take good care of your documents. 8
What to bring with you? o Yourself o ID Card o Travel insurance o Medical assistance documents o Photo camera o Some typical food and drinks from your country for the International Evening o Typical clothes, recipes and songs from your country o Smart clothes for the official ceremonies o This Survival Guide 9
Suggestions What to visit in Belgrade? If you are coming to Belgrade earlier, or staying after the SpC, you will probably take some time to go sightseeing, so here are a couple of our suggestions: 100 things to do in Belgrade If you are more of an off-the-beaten-path type of traveler, Belgraded.com has just the info you are looking for: http://www.belgraded.com/belgrade-guide-tips-things-to-do And for a classic must-see tour of Belgrade, check out the following places: A. Fortress / Kalemegdan - http://www.tob.rs/en/see_in.php?id=7718 The Belgrade Fortress is a museum of history of Belgrade, a place where you can literally observe the passage of time. The Belgrade Fortress offers an exciting view of the confluence of Sava and Danube rivers, of New Belgrade and Zemun. The Kalemegdan Park contains Cvijeta Zuzorid Pavilion, the Grand Stairway, the zoo, 10
children s park and a number of monuments and sculptures, several sports courts, a museum, a café and a restaurant. B. Skadarlija - http://www.tob.rs/en/see_in.php?id=7720 The old, bohemian quarter of Belgrade, Skadarlija, arose during the late 19th and early 20th century, when its inns were the gathering place for the best known names in Belgrade. It is frequently compared to Montmartre in Paris, both in appearance and in exuberant and dynamic artistic atmosphere. C. Zemun - http://www.tob.rs/en/see_in.php?id=7719 Once a separate town, Zemun has been a municipality within the city of Belgrade since 1945. People had settled in the area of Zemun as long ago as the Neolithic, using the favorable position of the banks of Danube and Sava rivers. D. National Museum - http://www.tob.rs/en/see_in.php?id=1 The National Museum in Belgrade, a complex museum type, is the most significant, oldest and central museum of Serbia containing 34 archaeological, numismatic and historical collections at this moment, after 160 years of growth and development. E. House of flowers - http://www.tob.rs/en/see_in.php?id=32 The House of Flowers was built in 1975, as the winter garden with working premises for work and relaxation for Josip Broz Tito, in the immediate vicinity of the Residence where he used to reside. F. 25th May Museum - http://www.tob.rs/en/see_in.php?id=31 The museum was opened in 1962, in a building built for the gallery presentation of gifts to president Josip Broz Tito. G. Monument to Vuk Karadžić - http://www.tob.rs/en/see_in.php?id=55 The monument to Vuk Karadžid, the great reformist of the Serbian language, was erected by Belgrade municipality at one of the largest city squares. It represents a figure both humble and monumental, just as Vuk was, humble as a person, magnificent and inimitable as an author. 11
H. Building of the National Assembly - http://www.tob.rs/en/see_in.php?id=72 The first plans for the House of the National Assembly were made in 1891 by Konstantin A. Jovanovid. I. Temple of St. Sava and Karađorđe s Park - http://www.tob.rs/en/see_in.php?id=81, http://www.tob.rs/en/see_in.php?id=108 Preparation for the construction of one of the largest orthodox temples in the world began in 1894. The temple was built on the location where, according to legend and by orders of Sinan-pasha, the remains of the first Serbian archbishop Sava were moved from Mileševa monasteryin 1594, there to be burned. Karadjordje s Park is located on the slopes of western Vračar, at the exact spot where the camp of the main insurgent army of Karađorđe stood in 1806. J. Church of St. Mark - http://www.tob.rs/en/see_in.php?id=83 Built between 1931 and 1940 on the location of an old church from 1835, it was designed by the architects Petar and Branko Krstid. The church was built in a Serbian-Byzantine style. K. Republic Square - http://www.tob.rs/en/see_in.php?id=119 The existing square was formed after the demolition of Stambol Gate and the construction of the National Theatre building in 1869. L. Nikola Pašić Square - http://www.tob.rs/en/see_in.php?id=118 It was a barren meadow crossed by the Istanbul Road during the first half of the 19th century. M. Academic Park - http://www.tob.rs/en/see_in.php?id=106 The Academic Park is located at the Students Square. The location of the square was part of the civilian settlement of Singidunum during Roman times. There are few data on the appearance and function of the area during the middle ages. 12
N. Old Palace - http://www.tob.rs/en/see_in.php?id=694 The Old Palace of the Serbian Obrenovid dynasty was built between 1882 and 1884, designed by Aleksandar Bugarski in line with the architecture of academism of the 19th century. O. New Palace - http://www.tob.rs/en/see_in.php?id=695 The New Palace was built for the residential needs of the Karađorđevid dynasty during the period between 1911 and 1922. Dictionary Serbian (српски језик; srpski jezik) Two alphabets are used to write the Serbian language: a variation of the Cyrillic alphabet and also variation of the Latin alphabet. Serbian orthography is very consistent: approximation of the principle "one letter per sound". 13
Write as you speak and speak (read) as it is written! Basic Serbian (you know, polite one) 14
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Contacts If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us: Address of BEST Belgrade office: Karnigijeva 4, tel: +381 11 337 05 45 Main Organizer Isajlovic Srdjan - +381 65 9891118 - srdjan.isajlovic@best.eu.org Participant responsible Lepen Dusan - +381 65 5294164 - dusan.lepen@best.eu.org Social responsible Mihajlov Sonja - +381 65 456 83 71- sonja.mihajlov@best.eu.org Logistic support Kosid Marko- +381 62 97 39 107 - marko.kosic@best.eu.org Academic responsible Dabid Dunja - +381 64 40 42 426 - dunja.dabic@best.eu.org FR responsible Kurbalija Jelena - +381 63 11 62 312 - jelena.kurbalija@best.eu.org PR responsible Zrnovid Stefan - +381 63 76 21 606 - stefan.zrnovic@best.eu.org 17