What is Leskovac in Serbia like? Has anyone ever been there? What are prices like for going out,eating out etc?
Question by Irish: What is Leskovac in Serbia like? Has anyone ever been there? What are prices like for going out,eating out etc?
Thinking of going to Serbia for a holiday and wondering about Leskovac? Don’t really like capital cities so avoiding Belgrade, thought about Novi Sad the second city but it seems to be a little pricey for the Balkans.
Is it true southern Serbia is cheaper than northern Serbia? Any info appreciated. Thanks.
Best answer:
Answer by MP
Why do you hate capital cities? Belgrade is probably one of the most important places you could visit in Serbia, especially the Kalemegdan fortress. Leskovac is a place that has seen better times. It used to be the major textile center in the Balkans and made high quality textiles before WWII. It was destroyed by Allied bombing in 1944 and post-war Communist mismanagement and then the 1990s wars. They have a famous “grilled meat” Oktober-festish thing in September: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rostiljijada
Nis is the 3rd largest city in Serbia (in the south, so probably cheaper) and has some interesting Roman sites there (Constantine the Great was born there) as well as the skull tower. Other things you could see are castles (Maglic, Smederevo, Bac, Uzice, Golubac, Manasija ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fortifications_in_Serbia ), national parks and mountains such as Zlatibor, Kopaonik, Stara Planina, Tara, Djerdap ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_parks_of_Serbia ) or medieval monasteries such as Zica, Mileseva, Sopocani, Djurdjevi Stupovi, Studenica, Manasija, or the churches of Kosovo.
Check this page out for cool pics and that might help you decide: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=706754
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