Serbian
Triangle Tours - SERBIA QUICK FACTS
Time zone: GMT +1; GMT +2 from the last Sunday in March to the Saturday before the last Sunday in October.
Language: The official language is Serbian, with Cyrillic as the official alphabet. Other than street names, however, you will find that much of the important stuff is written in the Latin alphabet too. Most people also speak fairly good English, thanks to movies being subtitled rather than dubbed.
Money and the currency: The Serbian Dinar (CSD), with one Dinar consisting of 100 paras (cents). The EURO is the most widely accepted foreign currency. ATMs (cash machines) are available and most major credit cards are more and more widely accepted.
Climate: Moderate continental, 4 seasons. Warm summers and usually long Indian summers; on average, there are 31 days annually with temperatures above 30C/86F (95 days above 25C/77F). Winters are fairly cold and snowy, with an average of 21 days annually below zero (32F). Springs are usually short and rainy.
Business hours: Grocery stores are usually open from 06:30 to 20:00 or 21:00 on workdays; closing slightly earlier on Saturdays, and are either shut or only open until 13:00 or 15:00 on Sundays. Larger supermarkets such as MAXI and bigger C-Market stores are open until 21:00 or 22:00 every day except Sunday (when they close around 15:00). The Mercator hyper-market in New Belgrade is open from 09:00 to 21:00 every day except Sunday, and 09:00 to 15:00 on Sundays. Shopping malls and shops in the city centre are usually open until 22:00 every day. Green markets open at 6:00 and close at 17:00.
Banks and post offices are open from 08:00 until 19:00 (some banks until 21:00).
Cafés and bars usually close somewhere between 01:00 and 02:00, with some open until 04:00 or later. Clubs don't usually close before 04:00, but some (very few) shut as early as 02:00.
Important phone numbers:
Outgoing international code: 99
Area codes:
Belgrade - 011
Novi Sad - 021
Zrenjanin, - 023
Niš - 018
Podgorica - 081
Country code - 381 |
