Eastern and Central Europe (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

SERBIA 559 surviving church in Serbia. West of the town centre is the monastery of Đurdevi Stupovi (George’s Pillars), built by ...

560 SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE Practical & Travel Information Serbia has largely missed out on the tourism boom enjoyed by other c ...

SERBIA 561 coverage almost everywhere in the country. Public tele- phones use Halo cards, which can be purchased from news- pape ...

562 SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE Shopping & Entertainment Serbia’s high streets have modern shops selling branded goods, however, tr ...

WHERE TO STAY IN SERBIA 563 BELGRADE Green Studio Hostel h z  Karađorđeva 69, 11000 Tel (011) 263 3626 Rooms 10 Map C4 Just ac ...

564 WHERE TO STAY IN SERBIA REST OF SERBIA NIŠ Hostel Niš ¤ h  Dobrička 3A, 18000 Tel (018) 513 703 Rooms 5 Located midway betw ...

WHERE TO EAT IN SERBIA 565 BELGRADE Kafana “?” ¤  Kralja Petra I 6, 11000 Tel (011) 236 5421 Map C3 The oldest surviving café ...

...

SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE 567 Bordered by Ukraine to the north, Bulgaria to the south and Serbia and Hungary to the west, Romania has ...

568 SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE century the principalities and their neighbours fought together to fend off the relentless Ottoman Empi ...

ROMANIA 569 0 km 0 miles 100 100 SIGHTS AT A GLANCE Exploring Romania With plenty of historic sites, Bucharest offers a rich tas ...

Bucharest 1 In the Middle Ages, Bucharest served as the summer residence of the Wallachian court, but it gained notoriety as the ...

BUCHAREST 571 GETTING AROUND There is usually heavy traffic on the roads during the day, making travelling by car, taxi or bus t ...

572 SOUTHERN EASTERN EUROPE For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp596–7 and pp598–9 . Alexandra Ioan Cuza Hall (Sala A ...

BUCHAREST 573 VISITORS’ CHECKLIST Bulevardul Libertăţii. Map C5. @ 136, 385. n (021) 414 10am–4pm daily. & 8 - = http://ww ...

574 For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp596–7 and pp598–9 SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE National History Museum 2 Muzeul Naţi ...

BUCHAREST 575 Romanian Athenaeum 7 Ateneul Român Benjamin Franklin 1–3. Map E3. Tel (021) 315 0026. @ 131, 182, 301, 330. # 9am– ...

For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp596–7 and pp598–9 SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE Transylvanian biblical icons on stained g ...

BUCHAREST Museum of Old West Art r Muzeul de Arta Veche Apuseana Str Dr Minovici 3. Map F1. Tel (021) 665 7334. @ # 9am–5pm Thu– ...

578 SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE Transfăgărăşan, Romania’s highest road, crosses the Făgăraş Mountains and connects the regions of Trans ...