NOVI SAD

SURVIVAL GUIDE

‘’RHYTHM OF THE

ALGORITHM’’

Summer Course ‘18

from 24th June to

2nd of July 2018

Content

Where are you going? Serbia 2

Vojvodina 3

Novi Sad 4

How to get there? Traveling to Belgrade 5

Traveling to Novi Sad 7

Hostel 10

How to survive?

What to bring 11

Useful Info and phrases 12

Contacts 15

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Serbia

Serbia is a beautiful country that has a lot to offer. During this course

you will have a unique opportunity to meet, explore and fall in love with

our amazing Serbia! However, you must be wondering where this magnificent

paradise is. Here is your answer. Serbia is located at the crossroads between

Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of

the Pannonian Plain and the central Balkans.

Area 88.509 km2

Population 7.115.186

Capital Belgrade (1.166.763 inhabitants)

Longest river Danube, Serbian section, 588 km

Highest peak Ðeravica - 2656 m

Curency Dinar - RSD

1€ = 117.88 RSD

Temperature

spring from 12 °C to 23 °C

overall from -15 °C in the winter to +40 °C in summer

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Vojvodina

Vojvodina is an autonomous province of Serbia. The term itself

means a type of duchy in Serbian - more specifically, a dukedom (area

administered by a duke/duchess). It is a multicultural and multi-ethnic

province with six official languages and 26 ethnic groups.

Vojvodina is located in the northern part of the country. The largest city in

Vojvodina and the second largest city in Serbia is Novi Sad.

Vineyards in Vojvodina

Fruška Gora, the only mountain in the Vojvodina plain, is not just a national park and a place rich in natural attractions, but is also the home of 17 Orthodox monasteries, well-known for

their architecture, rich stores of treasures, libraries and frescoes, some of them dating back to the 12th century. Krušedol, Ravanica, Grgeteč, Staro and Novo Hopovo and Jazak are

among the better-known monasteries on Fruška Gora.

Fruška Gora

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Novi Sad

Novi Sad (in Cyrillic - ) is home of the provincial govern-

ment and at the same time the administrative center of the South Bačka

District. The city’s population is 277.522 (including urban area). The name of

our city means “New Plantation” (noun) in Serbian. Its Latin name, stemming

from establishment of city rights, is “Neoplanta”.

As far as tourism is concerned, Novi Sad has a lot to offer. Every year, in the beginning of July, the

annual EXIT festival attracts thousands of people from all over the world. EXIT was crowned “Best Major Festival” at the 5th annual European Festival

Awards in January 2014 in the Netherlands.

This famous festival takes place on Petrova-

radin Fortress, one of the symbols of Novi

Sad. Besides EXIT festival, Novi Sad Fair

attracts many business people into the city. In

May, the city is home to the biggest agri-

cultural show in the region, with 600,000

visitations in 2005. And this is just the tip of

the iceberg!

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Traveling to

Belgrade

By plane

Air Serbia is the national air company, but the tickets are usually not

so cheap. There are also many more companies that are using this airport.

You can find the list of cities with direct flights by clicking on the following

link:

http://www.airserbia.com/en/home/main_menu/destinacije.html

There are basically only 3 low budget companies flying to Serbia: Germanwings, Nor-

wegian and Wizzair. Bear in mind that sometimes it is much cheaper to fly to some of the

surrounding countries and then travel to Novi Sad by train, bus or some other means of

transportation. You can travel from Budapest (round trip by train - 22€),

Timişoara (around 25€), Sofia (around 35€), Zagreb (40€) and Bucharest (96€).

The biggest international airport in Serbia is Nikola Tesla Airport near Belgrade

(http://www.beg.aero/en/home). It will take you about 1 hour and 15 minutes to get from the

airport to Novi Sad by car. There are some taxi companies that will pick you up at almost any

time from the Belgrade airport and they will charge you more, but with them, the journey takes

less time. This is the fastest and the easiest way and it costs between 20 and 30 euros

(depends on time of your arrival, number of passengers etc. but usually the highest price is

when you arrive in the middle of the night). If you choose this option, you will have to contact

us, so that we can contact the agency and arrange everything for you, our little participant.

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You can also take a city bus or a taxi from the airport to

Belgrade bus/ train station, and then catch a bus or a train from there to

Novi Sad (single (or one-way) train ticket to Novi Sad costs around 300

dinars (around 3 euros), while the bus ticket is a bit more expensive - around 750 dinars (approximately 7 euros)).

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If you are going by a city bus, you should

take the bus number 72 which goes from

Nikola Tesla Airport to Zeleni Venac. This

bus goes from 05.20 am until 00.00 am and

it departs every 30 minutes. The price of the

ticket is around 80 dinars (if bought on news-

stand; it does not work on Sundays) or

around 180 dinars (if bought in the bus).

When you get to Zeleni Venac (Point A), you

can go by foot to the bus / train station

(Point B- Glavna zeleznicka stanica).

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Belgrade to

Novi Sad

By train

Oh, the trains... The joy of travelling by train! It is definitely one of the cheapest ways to get to your destination, not only in

Serbia, but in Europe as well.

Novi Sad has a direct line from/to Budapest, Prague, Bratislava, Kiev and

Moscow. It is also connected via Belgrade with Munich, Zagreb, Ljubljana, Venice, Skopje, Sofia, Bucharest and Timişoara. You can find more information on

this site:

http://www.srbvoz.rs/redvoznje.html

Above the place where you type from where you want to travel, there is an icon to translate everything to English.

The following link leads you to Rail Planner Eurail/InterRail app:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.hafas.android.eurail

It does not require internet connection and it may come in handy when planning your trip.

By bus

Novi Sad bus station is connected with most of larger cities in Europe. This site can help you organise your trip by bus:

https://www.eurolines.de/en/international-bus-lines/fahrplaene/buslinien-deutschland-serbien/

If you are coming from Belgrade, it will cost you around 750 dinars (7 euros) to get to Novi Sad. You can check the timetable by clicking on the link below:

http://www.bas.rs/basweb_eng/RedVoznje.aspx?lng=en When planning your departure, you can also visit: http://www.gspns.co.rs/red-voznje-medjumesni

Unfortunately, the site is not translated to English so bear in mind that “Polasci” or the word “Polazak” means departure(s) while “Dolasci” or “Dolazak” means arrival(s). What you need

to do is find the desired city on the list, click on it and then click on “PRIKAŽI” and voila! There you can find information such as - departure, number of kilometres, how long the trip will last, carrier (bus company), route, platform, price of the single (one-way) ticket and return ticket (in

this order, translated from Serbian). Here you can check the schedule of busses going to Belgrade train/bus station from Novi Sad, but also to some other European cities.

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By car

Novi Sad lies on E75 international motorway (“Corridor

10”), so it is also accessible by car (Captain Obvious).

In case you are coming from Croatia, you will have to follow E70

highway to Belgrade and then go north to Novi Sad. While most of the

trip is easy, getting off the E75 can be really difficult, so we strongly advise

you to contact us if you choose this option.

Highway tolls:

Serbia:

• Subotica - Novi Sad (E-75 from Hungary) - 3 euros • Leskovac - Niš (E-75 from Macedonia) – 1,5 euros

• Niš - Belgrade - 6 euros • Belgrade - Novi Sad (E-75) - 1,5 euros • Šid - Belgrade (from Croatia) - 3 euros

Note: The toll is paid on special checkpoints on the highway, it is pretty hard (impossible) to miss it.

Total toll price for foreign vehicles:

• from Croatia – around 6 euros • from Hungary – around 3 euros

• from Macedonia – around 8,5 euros

As for the other countries, these are the highway tolls for some of the transit countries:

Hungary:

• 10-Day-Vignette* - 2 975 HUF (10 euros) • 1-Month-Vignette - 4 780 HUF (16 euros)

Note: You must have a valid vignette when entering a toll road!

Croatia:

• 15 euros (E-70 from Bregana to Lipovac)

Note: You pick up a card when entering the highway and pay the toll when leaving it.

7-Day-Vignette - 15 euros

1-Month-Vignette - 30 euros

Slovakia:

7-Day-Vignette - 7 euros

1-Month-Vignette - 14 euros

Macedonia: transit from Greece to Serbia - 160 MKD (3 euros) Note: Prices are not completely accurate. They are probably higher on highways.

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By

hitchhiking

If you are hitchhiking to Novi Sad by highway E75 (either from north

or south), and your driver is not stopping in Novi Sad, then get off at the

only exit to Novi Sad on the highway and walk a short distance (5 minutes

maximum) to the bus stop (across the gas station) and take the bus number 5 to

the city (the last stop is at the train station). Be advised that you will need Serbian dinars to

buy the busticket. They do not accept credit cards in the bus! Hitchhiking to Novi Sad by

roads other than highway usually works and people are stopping quite often.

However, they usually go shorter distances, so if you are far from Novi Sad, find your location

on the map and the next bigger town which is on your way, hitchhike to there and then

continue on from that place.For all the additional information on hitchhiking, go to

http://hitchwiki.org/

Public Transportation

Novi Sad has its blue buses. Here is the map of their routes:

http://www.gspns.rs/bus-maps

Most of the numbered buses in dark blue squares will lead you to the city center. Just ask the driver or a fellow passenger for the needed information.The following link provides you with

the bus schedule: http://www.gspns.rs/timetable/city

Private Transportation

Our taxis are not expensive. A ride within the city limits will cost you around 2 to 3 euros. We

advise you to pay attention when taking a taxi. ALWAYS ask the taxi driver for the approximate

amount of money you will need to pay for the ride in order to avoid extra costs.

You can just ‘order’ one on http://www.taxiproxy.com/ or just find one near the bus/train station or

the city centre. Here are the names and phone numbers of some of them: Delta: 00 381 21

553 333 Vojvođanski: 00 381 21 522 333

SOS taxi: 00 381 21 450 400 Crveni taxi: 00 381 21 44 55 77 Vip: 00 381 21 444 000

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Hostel

location

The name and address of your destination is: Hostel “VARAD INN Hostel and Cafe”,

Štrosmajerova 16,21131 Novi Sad (Petrovaradin)

In all honesty, the easiest way to get to your temporary residence is by get-ting into

a taxi and telling the driver the address. Always check that your taxi is a ‘branded’

one and has a working taximeter. For more information about the taxis

go to Private Transportation section.

Location A is the bus/train station

and the location B is the hostel.

As you can see, it’s not really near but walking is still an

option.

We can recommend using the number 3B bus, but you will need to walk 10 mins on the

“Bulevar Oslobođenja” (towards the hostel) and you can get on the bus on the bus stop that is

on the crossroad of the “Bulevar Oslobođenja” and “Bulevar

kralja Petra I” streets.

You get off the bus after the bridge.

For more info lookup the bus here (don’t forget to click 3B): http://www.gspns.co.rs/mreza

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B

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The Don’t

Forget

List!

What to bring

1. Good mood and positive energy! Wooohooo!

2. Passport* and/or your ID (*if you think that you do not need one, be sure to check it one more time) 3. Visa (if you need one; contact the Serbian embassy in your country for further information)

4. Health and/or Travel insurance (bear in mind that your regular health insurance will not cover your trip) 5. Money (pocket money and money for the fee) 6. Taking into account the fee for parties and the Aaa festival (from 5-10 euros per party). We

also remind the participants that the fee for the party is for the alcohol and both are optional (but recommended).

7. Warm clothes (and waterproof shoes) 8. Clothes you won’t mind getting dirty 9. Slippers for bathroom 10. Towels 11. Medication (if you need any) 12. Camera and cable (if you have one) 13. National food, drinks, flag etc. (for the International Evening!) 14. Swimsuit 15. Charger for your phone 16. Party equipment (There will be a hawaii theme party) 17. An instrument (if you want) 18. Toothbrush and other toiletries (necessities for your everyday use)

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Useful

Info

Mobile

networks

Serbia has 3 mobile phone operators – Telekom Srbija (mt:s), Telenor and VIP. You

can buy SIM cards at almost every kiosk. They cost around 200 dinars (around 2 euros)

and you get 200 dinars of credit which is a better (cheaper) option than using roaming service. You can also consider using VoIP services.

Dialling (or Area) Codes

Phone code for Serbia is +381 (or 00381). Code for Belgrade is (0)11 and for Novi Sad (0)21. For interna-

tional calls from Serbia dial “00” + “code of the desired country” + “code for the city”. You can find codes for

other cities in Serbia and additional information here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_

numbers_in_Serbia. Dialling (or Area) codes for other countries can be found on the following link:

http://www.country-codes.org/#country-codes-list

Internet There is wi-fi at almost every café and at certain places around the city.

Note: There is wi-fi in the first hostel we are staying at. After the first 5 nights, we will go to the other hostel that does not have wi-fi.

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Money

(Credit Cards)

International credit cards - Visa, Mastercard and Diners are accepted

in most shops, airline companies, hotels and restaurants.

Medical Care

On working days, pharmacies are open from 8.00 am till 9.00 pm, while on Saturdays they

work from 8.00 am till 3.00 pm. There are also pharmacies on duty which work round the clock.

Below, you can find the list of some of these pharmacies with their addresses:

Bulevar Mihajla Pupina 7 (pharmacy “Bulevar”)

Trg mladenaca 7 (pharmacy “Eskular”)

Narodnog fronta 10 (pharmacy “Liman”)

Sentandrejski put 100 (pharmacy “Klisa”).

Medical centres and hospitals on duty are working nonstop. Locations of these are:

Zmaj Ognjena Vuka 19

Njegoševa 32

Hajduk Veljkova 1 (Clinical Centre of Vojvodina)

Important Phone Numbers Police: 192

Fire service: 193

Ambulance: 194

Road assistance (AMSS): 1987

Railway station Novi Sad: (+381) 21 443 200

Bus station Novi Sad: (+381) 21 444 896; (+381) 21 446 699; 0901 111 021

Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport: (+381) 11 209 4000

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Useful

Phrases

Although most young people in Serbia speak English, we’ll give you some useful

phrases you can use in Serbia. Serbian pronunciation is completely phonetic, which

means that every letter is pronounced the way is written. So, let's start:

Hello!

How are you?

Can you show me the way yo Novi Sad? Please!

Thank you!

Sorry! I don’t understand you. In English, please.

What time is it?

Left/Right/Up/Down/Straight ahead

Help! I am lost!

Where is the nearest train station?

Goodbye!

Can I smell you?

I want you bad!

I’m a little strawberry! Eat me!

Zdravo!

Kako si?

Da li možete da mi pokažete put za Novi Sad?

Molim Vas.

Hvala!

Izvinite!

Ne razumem vas. Na engleskom, molim vas.

Koliko ima sati?

Levo/Desno/Gore/Dole/Pravo napred Upomoć! Izgubio sam se!

Gde je najbliža železnička stanica?

Doviđenja!

Smem li da te pomirišem?

Žarko te želim!

Ja sam mala jagoda! Pojedi me!

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Contacts

Main Organiser and Academic Coordinator:

Galina Žižakov (galina.zizakov@gmail.com; 0038163509003)

Participant Responsible:

Stefana Petrović (stefanapetrovic18@gmail.com; 00381616957375)

President:

Jovana Medjo (jovanamedjo@gmail.com.; 00381605170247)

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