This is the Serbia chapter from Lonely Planet's Eastern Europe guidebook.

Warm, welcoming and a hell of a lot of fun - everything you never heard about Serbia is true. Forget what you think you know: come and say zdravo (hello)...or better yet, živeli (cheers)!

• marvel at Belgrade's mighty Kalemegdan Citadel.
• maps
• steel your eardrums (and liver) at Guča's Dragačevo Trumpet Assembly, one of the world's most frenetic music festivals
• transport
• ponder the exotic cultural fusions of Turkish-toned Novi Pazar in Southern Serbia
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Belgrade & around, Zemun, Smederevo, Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Subotica, Palić, Southern Serbia, Topola, Despotovac, Niš, Novi Pazar, Kopaonik, Zlatibor, Understand Serbia, History, the People of Serbia, the Arts, Environment, Serbian Cuisine, Survival Guide, Directory, Getting There & Away, and Getting Around.