Serbia travel advice for tourist. on February 17, 2008 the Government of Kosovo declared independence from Serbia. The overall security situation in Serbia remains calm, though there is an increased risk of sporadic incidents and a high possibility of political protest. Some embassies and border posts have seen violent protests. Travelers advised to be extra careful when traveling around, remain humble and avoid public gatherings, political demonstrations, protests and polling stations, and watch local media reports.

Residual landmines and other weapons remain unexploded in Serbia. You have to be careful when traveling in Presevo and Bujanovac districts of South Serbia.

Serbian officials will not allow you to travel to Serbia from Kosovo, except if you start your journey in Serbia and will return there directly. After the declaration of independence by Kosovo, land border crossings between Serbia and Kosovo can be a problem or subject to demonstrations and protests.

There is underlying threat from terrorism. Can be indiscriminate attacks, including in places frequented by expatriates and foreign tourists.

When to visit Serbia, you must register with local police within 24 hours of arrival. If you live in a hotel or official tourist accommodation, you will be registered automatically on check-in. If you are not registered you risk fines, imprisonment or court.

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Serbia were part of former Yugoslavia until 2006 and was a two-state corporation comprising four political units: two republics, each with its own capital (Serbia-Montenegro-Belgrade and Podgorica) and two subordinate provinces (Vojvodina and Kosovo).

The Republic of Serbia is located in southeastern Europe. It shares borders with Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia. It straddles the Danube river boat that provides communication between the interior of Europe and Black Sea. It has no coastline.

In Serbia you can find many landscapes, from Vojvodina, with its grassy plains, past the old south mountain areas where the Morava River and flows to areas with basins and limestone in the east.

Serbia is a country of great cultural diversity, as was found at the heart of union between four great empires throughout history: the Western Roman Empire and Eastern Roman Empire at first and then between the Ottoman Empire and Austria-Hungary. But the Byzantine culture was perhaps the most influence in Serbia has left: his religion, have their own Orthodox Church, Serbian Orthodox Church and still used, albeit a lesser extent, the Cyrillic alphabet. As a result of this influence most of the monasteries built in the Middle Ages in Serbia are visible features of Byzantium.

Serbia have few bars, are greatly influenced cuisine Turkish, Hungarian and Greek. In Serbia in particular Kebabs is one of the most popular dishes and meat stews with vegetables, steaks, grilled pork, liver, sausages and patties.

To visit Serbia depends on us to find. Of course, if you enjoy your skiing and winter sports can do less crude in the months since Serbia has a hard winter and heavy snow. However we recommend the hot weather for sightseeing and see the country, since summer is not excessively hot and that if prepared for rain, they tend to be moist.

Surface area: 88,361 km2
Capital: Belgrade
Religion: Serbian Orthodox
Currency: Dinar (CSD). In Kosovo the Euro
Ethnic groups: Serbs Majority
Population: 9,396,411 inhabitants in 2002
Density: 126.83 Hb/Km2
Form of government: Parliamentary democracy
Language: Serbian
Health: We recommend insurance contract. Overall health conditions are optimal, but it is advisable to get vaccinated for hepatitis
Climate: Continental
Adjective: Serbian / a
Telephone code: + 381
Time zone: CET (UTC +1) CEST (UTC +2) in summer
Electricity: 220 V
Weights and Measures: Metric System
National holidays: 1, 6 and 7 January, 15 February, 6 and 8 April and 1 May.

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