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BELGRADE
November-December 2010
N°11
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Science Festival
The biggest event for the
promotion of science in the
region
Cirque du Soleil
Saltimbanco
The world’s most exciting
circus comes to Belgrade
for the first time
Contents
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ESSENTIAL CITY GUIDES
Contents
Arriving in Belgrade
6
Land on your feet in the Serbian capital
The Basics
7
History
9
Culture & Events
11
Exhibitions, concerts, festival and more
Where to stay
21
Business suites to hostel bunks
Restaurants
32
Vegetarians beware!
Cafés 40
Coffee and cigarettes are mandatory in Belgrade
Caryatids at the monument to the Unknown Hero on Mt
Avala, a work of the prominent Yugoslav sculptor Ivan
Meštrović
Nightlife
41
The city that truly never sleeps
What to see
45
Churches, parks museums and more
Mail & Phones
50
Getting around
51
Belgrade and beyond
Shopping
55
Souvenirs and Keepsakes
Business Directory
57
Invest in Belgrade
Lifestyle Directory
59
From Masseurs to Dentists
Sports
61
Maps&Index
Index & Street register
63
City centre map
64
City map
66
Country map
67
An incredible sunset behind New Belgrade's power station
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Foreword
While Europe is bracing for one of the coldest winters in
d e c a d e s, vi si tors to th e S e r bia n c api tal sh oul d take c om for t
i n th e fa c t th a t n o a m ou n t o f sn ow or fre ezi n g te m p era tu res
can put a damper on Belgrade's easygoing spirit, cultural
richness (p 19) or unparalleled nightlife (p 41). Over the
next couple months an especially diverse selection of
exhibitions, concerts, festivals and other events should
guarantee that no matter what your interests or tastes
you'll have somewhere warm to spend your days and
nights. Exhibitions range from contemporary Korean works
(p 11) to new acquisitions at Museum of Applied Art (p 12),
while musical events likewise offer a variety of choices
such as electro-Tango (p 13), a Gypsy opera and weekly
performances by the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra (p
18), and if you're interested in science, the environment
or underwater filmmaking (p 17) then there's a festival for
you! Of course the most anticipated event of the season is
probably Cirque de Soleil's five-night run of Saltimbanco at
Belgrade Arena (p 15). Here at In Your Pocket, we've been
hard at work to bring you the most up to date info on our
favourite city, adding hotels (p 21), restaurants (p 32) and
nearly a dozen new bars and clubs (p 41) to our listings, as
well as a mini biography of the eccentric genius and one of
Serbia's favourite sons, Nikola Tesla (p 10). As always we
welcome any and all feedback, be it on Twitter, Facebook
or even old-fashioned email.
Europe In Your Pocket
Cover story
Currentl y th e tallest building in
Serbia at 205m, Avala Tower was
designed by architects Uglješa
Bogdanović and Slobodan Janjić
and originally opened in 1965. On 29
April 1999, it was destroyed by NATO
bombardment under somewhat
dubious circumstances - suppos-
edly targeted in order to keep Radio
Television Serbia off the air, broad-
casts has already been shifted to a
network of local TV stations - and prior to 11 September
2001, held the distinction of being the tallest building
ever destroyed. After a lengthy fund raising campaign
the tower was completely rebuilt, and officially reopened
in October 2009, with the new addition of a restaurant
and observation platform at the top.
In Your Pocket
is once again breaking new ground.
Fresh from bringing you the most up-to-date city guides
around, we have recently gone Swiss with a move into
Switzerland
. The first issue of
Zurich
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capital with all the usual essential information an
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Editorial
Editor
Yuri Barron
Editorial Contributors
Nevena Kravčuk, Biljana Nedeljković
Design
Boba Jovanović
Layout
Milan Komlenić
Research
Nevena Kravčuk, Biljana
Nedeljković
Photos
BG Info Box gallery
Maps
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