Belgrade: The Bradt City Guide (Bradt Mini Guide) [Paperback]

Laurence Mitchell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2006 | Series: Bradt Mini Guide

This compact new guide to Belgrade is a natural addition to the growing list of Bradt city guide destinations, selected for the savvy traveler wishing to explore the new face of Europe. Belgrade contains all the information expected for the short-stay visitor, business person, and traveler on a tour, from walking tours of the city with tips on the best shopping and cafe pit-stops to essential words and phrases to help visitors enjoy the local specialties and enjoy all that the city offers. Short trips beyond the city to Smederevo fortress and Mount Avala are included to introduce the visitor to the Serbian countryside.

Features include:
>First guide to the new city-break hotspot of Belgrade
>Concentrates on the must see and do attractions for the short break visitor
>Contexts: history and culture of the Balkan region
>Discovering local haunts for entertainment and nightlife

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Belgrade is less polished jewel than diamond in the rough. Emerging from its turbulent recent past, the city is now staking its claim as one of Europe's latest hotspots. With a wealth of museums and a flourishing cafe-bar scene, it is culturally rich and warmly welcoming.

 

Whether you take a romantic sunset stroll through Kalemegdan Park, explore the quirky traditions of the Bohemian enclave of Skadarlija, or sample a fiery snort of

šljivovica on a floating Danube restaurant, Laurence Mitchell shows you how to get the most from this charming capital.

 

*All the sights--from Belgrade Fortress to a phantom station

*Nightlife--from hidden bars to the brazen "Silicon Valley"

*Walking tours--the city center, Old Town, and Zemun

*Strange statues, secret tunnels, odd museums

*Beyond the city--Novi Sad and Mount Avala

*Full-color maps

About the Author

Laurence Mitchell is a travel writer and photographer; he first visited Serbia in the 1970s when hitchhiking through the former Yugoslavia. Serbia: The Bradt Travel Guide was published in 2005.

Product Details

• Paperback: 328 pages
• Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides; 1st edition (March 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1841621455
• ISBN-13: 978-1841621456
• Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 3.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,458,044 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #81 in Books > Travel > Europe > Serbia & Slovenia

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent city guide, January 3, 2007

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George Gryak "RascalPgh" (Pittsburgh, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Belgrade: The Bradt City Guide (Bradt Mini Guide) (Paperback)

A truly complete guide to one of the most fascinating modern capitol cities in Eastern Europe -- Belgrade, Serbia. From discos to frescos this book describes all the sights in dramatic detail and with some color pictures as well. Since the wars in Yugoslavia, no tour guides have been published, this is the first one to be published since the breakup of the countries in Ex- YU and it is done very well.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Just buy the Serbia Guide, August 16, 2007

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This review is from: Belgrade: The Bradt City Guide (Bradt Mini Guide) (Paperback)

The page count (over 300) led me to expect a guide with extremely detailed information about Belgrade and its sites, restaurants, etc. What I did not notice in the description was the book's dimensions ... it's VERY small. Basically, what you are buying is the "Belgrade" chapter from Bradt's "Serbia" guide, with a minimum of additional information. If you plan on seeing more than just Belgrade, buy the Serbia volume and you'll get almost all the same info, plus info on the rest of the country. If your only destination is Belgrade, I suppose this will save a little room in your luggage.