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From Royal tradition to communism and back
 Guaranteed deparures:
12.05-21.05.2009.
11.06-20.06.2009.
04.09-13.09.2009.
Duration:
8 days / 7 nights
Price per person in a double room: 1180 eur
Additional payment for an extra night in Belgrade before /after this tour is possible.
War raging past of Serbian people has left behind rich history and tradition...Serbia, like ’’a house by the main road’’, witnessed turbulent history. This country on the mountainous Balkans was recording a long political tradition on whose throne many rulers were being changed leaving still visible historical traces behind...
This tour takes you on a journey through the most beautiful parts of Serbia, historically from the Nemanjic Dinasty who established Serbian Medieval State, the Karadjordjevic Dinasty and the Obrenović Dinasty who were successfully fighting against theTurkish reign of terror and who finally restored Serbian Statehood in the 19th century, Tito’s years of Communism and, finally, the past few years’ political reality which we cannot be so proud of...
Day 1 Arrival to Belgrade
Gathering and accommodation in the hotel. A walk from the Kalemegdan Fortress, where fundements of Belgrade were set, towards Knez Mihailo’s Street which is the main pedestrian zone. Evening dinner will be served in the bohemian quarter of Skadarlija where many Serbian celebrities used to spend their bohemian nights. Nigh-time in the hotel in Belgrade.
Day 2
After breakfast the program continues with sightseeing bus tour on which buildings from the period of Monarchy till the Communist rule times will be seen: the Parliament, White Court (the Karadjordjevic Residence), the Flowers House (Tito’s tomb). Free time. Night-time in the hotel in Belgrade.
Day 3
After breakfast, on the way to the city of Novi Sad, you are going to visit the Monastery of Krusedol in which King Milan Obrenovic and Patriarch Arsenije III Carnojevic are buried, the picturesque town of Sremski KarlovciHabsburg Monarchy, and, finally, the city of Novi Sad which is cultural, political and commercial center of the north of the country (Autonomous Province of Vojvodina). Return to Belgrade in the afternoon. Night-time in the hotel in Belgrade.
Day 4
After breakfast the tour leaves to Topola and Takovo where you will get to know about distinguished Dinasties of Karadjordjevic and Obrenovic who marked the fight against the five centuries long reign of Turkish terror and the formation of Serbia as a state of the European values. Night-time in the City of Kragujevac.
Day 5
After breakfast the Memorial Complex of Sumarice dedicated to the killed pupils of the Kragujevac Grammar School during the World War II is visited and is followed with the visit to Radovanjski Lug where the founder of the Karadjordjevic Dinasty, Karadjordje Petrovic, was killed. Night-time in hotel.
Day 6
After breakfast you are going to visit Krusevac which was the Medieval Serbian throne place during the Lazarević Dinasty. After that you will be delighted with the Monasteries of Studenica and Zica where you are going to have an opportunity to find out about the Nemanjic Dinasty. Nigt-time in the Spa of Vrnjci (Vrnjacka Banja).
Day 7
After having breakfast and rest, the visit to Uzice is planned. The next stop is Potpec Cave (Potpećka pećina) in which Tito used to reside. Then the World War II Memorial Complex of Kadinjaca is visited followed with an enjoyable journey by steam-powered train going through beautiful countryside not far away from Zlatibor and Tara. The train is called Sarganska osmica or The Figure of Eight of Sargan which is a narrow railroad shaped as number eight. The large elevation change in so short a distance will leave you breathless. Night-time on Zlatibor.
Day 8
After breakfast you are going to pay a visit to the Ethno Village of Sirogojnothe Village of Mackat which is famous for its production of smoked ham. After a gastronomic experience you are going to lead your way to Belgrade.
This price includes:
- transfers according to the Program
- hotel accommodation with breakfast included
- dinners at local restaurants
- local cuisine specialties according to the Program
- tickets for all the visits
- guides
- costs of organizing the tours
This price does not include:
- flight to Belgrade
- other costs not offered in this Program
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