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| Resident Representatives |
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| Contact details for your representative are shown on
your holiday itinerary. A Balkan Holidays appointed representative
will meet you at the airport on your arrival and introduce
you to your resort at Welcome Meeting soon after. A notice
board on the foyer of your hotel will give details of
the representative's visiting hours, information about
the resort and its facilities, sights of special interest
and your homewards journey. All excursion should be
booked through you representative, who can recommend
those of particular interest and value, and must be paid
for in cash or occasionally credit cards. We can accept
no responsibilities for excursions which are not booked
through you rep. |
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| Money,
Currency Exchange, Banks |
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The official monetary unit in Serbia is called "Dinar". Dinar banknotes are available in units of 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100, coins are called "para" (pari in plural).
Please, do not rely on credit cards for local purchases. Access and Visa are not generally accepted. Cash machines are available in bigger cities and resorts. |
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| Meals
and Drinks |
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Your holiday invoice will state whether the arrangement
is based on accommodation only (AO), self catering (SC),
bed and breakfast (BB), half board (HB) or all inclusive
(AI).
Although there is some slight variation, meal times
are usually as follows:
- Breakfast - 07.30 to 10.00
- Dinner - 19.00 to 21.00
Serbian food is close to the traditional European cuisine.
Traditional Serbian menu includes grilled meat, yogurt,
cheese, soups, brandy and red or white wine.
Some typical Bulgarian specialties and meals:
- A very famous Serbian speciality is a cevapcic.
It consists of grilled meatballs served with raw onions
in flat bread. Cevapcic is usually served at barbecues
or at parties. In the past, people from different
countries have come to these parties.
- Gibanica - pastry made from thin
layers, eggs and feta cheese.
- Baklava - sweet layered pastry
with nuts.
- A favourite snack in Serbia is burek,
a pastry layered with cheese or meat.
- Ajvar is a relish made of roasted
red peppers, eggplant and garlic.
- Typical Serbian beverages include thick, sweet Turkish
coffee and plum brandy called sljivovica.
- Musaka - layers of potatoes, minced
meat and cheese.
Example prices...
Coffee 50-80p; Lunch (3 course meal) £5.00;
Pizza £2.80; Bottle of beer 50p; Bottle of house
wine £5.00. |
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| Hotel and Resort
Facilities |
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| All hotel and resort facilities which are open to the
general public (swimming pools, discos, nightclubs health
centres, saunas, etc.) are chargeable on the spot - even
for residents of the hotel - unless otherwise specified
in the brochure/web site. There is also a small charge
for the use of all public toilets, even in hotels. |
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| Voltage |
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| For electric razors, etc. 220-240 AC is the local voltage,
and a continental adapter is required. |
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| Religious Information |
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| The main religion of Serbia is Christian Orthodox, the faith of the Serbian people. The Serbian Orthodox Church, which has been autonomous since 1219, has played an important role in the development and the preservation of the Serbian national identity. The Romanian, Bulgarian and the majority of the Romani population are also Christian Orthodox. Beside the Christian Orthodox population, there are also other religious communities in Serbia : Islamic, Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish and others. |
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| Safety
Deposit Boxes |
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Most hotels have facilities to hold small valuable items at the reception or in the room, for you during your stay. In some hotels the use of SDB may be free of charge, in which case it will be mentioned in the hotel's description. |
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| Postal
Service |
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| Stamps can be bought at the hotel reception, and the correct rate will be advised by your representative. Please remember that postal services (even air mail) take an average of one week, and we would not recommend holidaymakers having mail forwarded to them during their stay for this reason. |
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| Linen
Change |
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| In the hotels, bed linen is normally changed
weekly and towels every 3-4 days. Please inform your rep
if linen change is less frequent. |
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| Cot
hire & Baby supplies |
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| Cots can be hired from hotels reception
from approximately £2.00 per day, subject to availability. We strongly recommend that parents take supply of baby
food, powdered milk and nappies with them as it is sometimes
difficult to obtain these locally. |
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| Skiing,
Skis and Lift Passes |
The minimum age for joining the ski school and hiring equipment varies from resort to resort (generally 13+ years).
Skis (either hired or your own) should not be left unattended at any time.
Ski-lift passes must be looked after very carefully. If they are lost, they can not be re-issued locally except at a much higher price than the original. Although covered by insurance, bear in mind that there is at least a £35.00 excess on most insurance policies, so try not to loose your pass. |
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| Important
Telephone Numbers |
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- International dialing code - 381
- Emergency medical aid - 94
- Fire - 93
- Police - 92
- Telephone information - 988
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| Formalities |
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| For clients holding full 10 year British passport
and entering Serbia on pre-booked arrangements and staying three
months or less it is not necessary to obtain a visa. (If
you hold travel documents or passports of other nationalities,
you should check with the respective consulates whether a visa
is required). For any further travel advise please check with the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website. |
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| Any problems should be reported to our representatives
in the holiday centres immideately so that they can be dealt
with whenever possible on the spot. There is a number on your
itinerary that can be reached 24 hours a day (answerphone),
or your hotel will have list of times when your representative
will be available in person. |
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| If you are booked on a flight only basis it is essential
that you confirm your return flight with your Balkan Holidays
representative twenty-four hours before your return flight. |
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