After spending months in Serbia we can assure you that Serbia is no war zone and indeed Serbia is safe to travel to, whether youre a solo female traveler, traveling in a group of friends, or traveling as a couple. In our two months exploring Serbia, weve never experienced any issues with crime in the country.

Why is Serbia so dangerous?

Even though the main concern for visitors is pickpocketing, it should be noted that crime rate in Serbia is high, due to the activity of organized crime groups, constantly fighting over prominent areas, and their conflicts often end in violence.

How dangerous is Serbia?

Belgrade and other cities in Serbia are relatively safe for visitors, but here are our top tips for travelers on crime, bribery and the mafia operating in Serbia. For a country thats slowly emerging from years of war and internal security issues, Serbia is relatively safe when it comes to crime.

What part of Serbia is the most dangerous and why?

“New Belgrade has the highest crime rate because it has the highest population,” Darko Senic, chief of Belgrades criminal police, told daily 24 sata. “Also, it is close to the highway that is used as an escape route.

What should I buy in Serbia?

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What is the traditional food of Serbia?

National dishes of Serbia include sarma (a mix of ground pork or beef with rice rolled in leaves of cabbage), gibanica (an egg and cheese pie made with filo dough), pljeskavica (a ground beef or pork patty), ćevapi (grilled meat), paprikaš (a soup made of paprika), gulaš ( soup of meat and vegetables usually seasoned

Are Serbians Slavic people?

The Serbs (Serbian Cyrillic: Срби, romanized: Srbi, pronounced [sr̩̂bi]) are a South Slavic ethnic group and nation, native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe. The Serbian language is official in Serbia, co-official in Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is spoken by the plurality in Montenegro.

Where do Serbians descend from?

According to De Administrando Imperio ( DAI , written by the Byzantine emperor Constantine VII (912-959), the Serbs originated from the White Serbs who lived on the other side of Turkey (name used for Hungary), in the area that they called Boiki (Bohemia).