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free copy I spring 2008 real estate magazine and belgrade guide I www.vosmediator.co.yu Alexander Alexeyev Stefan Arsenijevic The Serbian Dynasties’ Palaces luxury properties for rental/sale apartments houses offices Editorial B elgrade, the city between the past and the future. It is also the capital with the most beautiful location in the whole Europe, at the mouth of two big rivers. The Danube River that pours in form the depths of the Old Continent and flows all the way to the border of Asia and the Sava River that used to be the borderline of big empires like the Roman and Byzantine, Austrian, and the Turkish ones. Today in Belgrade it is possible to recognize this specific mix as well as frequently unexpected bond of styles in architecture. This is especially visible in New Belgrade that has emerged sixty years ago after the idea of the big dormitory for workers and has ended during the last decade in the real exhibition of the modern architecture. All about this can be read in this issue of the VOS MEDIATOR stated by the younger generation film director Stefan Arsenijevic who has recently presented himself with his last film to the Berlin festival audience also. Building of the Dorcol Marina also fits into the Belgrade of the future. About this, we are talking to Mr. David Ericson, the Manager, who has become the citizen of the Serbian capital and will be the one during the years to come thanks to this project. His impressions on the city on the banks of the Rivers Sava and Danube also expresses His Excellency the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Serbia Mr. Alexander Alexeyev. Our readers also have the opportunity to get to know the historical sights of the Serbian capital through the texts that are on the history, the present times and the future. Beside all mentioned, in this issue VOS MEDIATOR also offers the review of luxury suites, apartments, and houses that are for rent or for sale. In addition, you can find an exclusive offer of short renting apartments as well as lots that can attract investors. Contents Alexander Alexeyev I Would Bring the Danube River over to Moscow 04 Stefan Aresenijevic Mediterranean Spirit 07 THE BELGRADE CITY The Serbian Dynasties’ Palaces 10 Travelling Residency Tito’s Blue Train 12 DORCOL MARINA Miniature Paradise on the Roman Road 18 short renting apartments houses 23 offices 40 Editor: Vojislav Noveski commercial real estate-investments 50 Design&layout: Grigorije Lazarevic E-mail:grigorijelazarevic@yahoo.com DJAVOLJA VAROS Petrified Wedding-Party 58 Print: Forma B, Belgrade Museum of Broken Relationships Holograms of Memories 60 IMPRESSUM Publisher: VOS MEDIATOR d.o.o., Belgrade 34, Strahinjica Bana St. Tel/Fax: (+381 11) 29-20-466 E-mail: vosmediator@Eunet.yu CIP, katalogizacija u publikaciji Narodne biblioteke Srbije, Beograd ISSN 1452-7154 COBISS. SR-ID 136370700 24 34 Alexander Alexeyev, the ambassador of russian federation I Would Bring the Danube River over to Moscow Diplomats are usually shown with the glass of wine in their hand, talking on climate and similar topics and having excessive spare time. Maybe in the past this was the case but today it is absolutely different, says His Excellency the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Serbia B elgrade has always been the target of diplomats. Its history, location on the two big rivers, ultiethnic character, the capacity of long surviving at the border of two empires – Turkish and Austro-Hungarian – have created the special atmosphere within which the place could easily be found by those who believed this very surroundings is the best for business, making new contacts and the startup for the world… Exactly thanks to this liveliness, that has always been attiring it and even mystery that has been connected to it, Belgrade has naturally imposed itself as well as a diplomatic centre, the one that has been the sphere of different interests of the East and the West over centuries. Nevertheless, the years 4 of the former Yugoslavia dissolution have made this city erupt to the very top of the world capitals that require an exquisite skill, professionalism, patience from the diplomats working there. In such Belgrade arrived three years and four months ago the Ambassador of the Russian Federation Mr. Alexander Alexeyev. By a stroke of historical circumstances, as well as his numerous Belgrade colleagues, he also will be able to note down in his professional curriculum vitae that he has been serving in the two countries – the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro and the Republic of Serbia, without even leaving Belgrade. Has your idea of Belgrade before coming to it matched the impression you obtained upon arriving to the city? Has something surprised you – we asked Mr. Alexeyev at the beginning of our conversation. There are many things that can surprise you in Belgrade. It is astonishing city, its people are tremendous. I think nobody, before coming to Belgrade, can have precise plan that could definitely materialize in it. That is, to my opinion, one great advantage of the people living in Belgrade, the people who definitely know how to find the pleasures of living and are capable of transferring that joy to others. As events turned out, you have been very busy indeed as an ambassador in Belgrade. Is there a part of our city that you have willingly frequented and relaxed in after getting tired from everything? I love water. Unfortunately, there are no big rivers flowing through Moscow and therefore, for me, the best part of the city is the Usce. Especially beautiful view is from the Kalemegdan Park. Whenever I want to relax and feel fine, I go there. I think the view of the Usce is one of the unique sights in Europe. This is what is called – brand. Completely different question regards the way you use that brand. Now we come to the point where the city has to be more active. You have to work a lot more on the tourism development. You have many friends in Russia. You should just offer them such views as the one of the Usce and many others that you have. You will see that the economic effect will be overly favourable. However, before all, you have to show the people what you possess. Mr. Vitaly Churkin, the current Permanent Representative (Ambassador) of the Russian Federation to the United Nations, has once said: “The diplomat’s private life is not at all such a glittering one as it looks like to those who judge this profession through the movies. Luxurious balls and grandiose receptions are very rare and, as a rule, there are very strict rules reigning them. Going to such events for diplomats is the same as going to work. They have to be extremely serious and they must take special care of their behaviour and the things they are going to say. Such gatherings, by all means, do not allow you to relax and enjoy yourself since dozens of eyes are constantly looking at you. In addition, of course, all the time you have to pay special attention not to ruin the reputation and honour of the country you are representing.“ Has your time in Belgrade been like the one in the movies or you have spent it the way Mr. Churkin experienced the diplomat’s work? The point is the following: if the diplomat really works hard his work does not look like a fashion show but very much like the mine work. One goes down and works all day long. Unfortunately, I have to say that we are the victims of stereotype. Diplomats are usually shown with the glass of wine in their hand, talking on climate and similar topics and having excessive spare time. Maybe in the past this was the case but today it is absolutely different. Every reception is the opportunity for opinion exchange between colleagues, for something to agree upon, make some new points and evaluations and this really is one part of the job… However, this is only the surface. The main part is down there, in the mine. The Russian community in Belgrade, consisting before all of diplomats as well as its other members, is pretty large. have I would not say we currently large Russian community. Russian Cultural Centre 5 Nevertheless, I am perfectly confident that with the development of economic relations between our two countries numerous Russian citizens will come to Belgrade. In Belgrade, there are the Russian Cultural Centre, and primary and secondary school that satisfy all generations and spheres. Do all these make it easier for diplomats to create the impression of being at home, in Russia? You are absolutely right. However, in principle, the importance of the things you have mentioned is even bigger. Many diplomats have schoolchildren. For that reason, when deciding whether to go to Belgrade, the possibility of going to the Russian school for their children is often the key one.That way the family stays together, kids go to Russian school and study in accordance with the Russian curriculum, get adequate certificate and can enter the higher education. I think that the social role of the school is extremely big for that matter. The Russian Cultural Centre work is also very important. They quite often have very interesting programmes, our staff with their families gathers there and that is particularly essential for our community. Unfortunately, you have seen two faces of Belgrade (conversation with Mr. Alexeyev was held just a couple of days after the Kosovo support rally and destructive demonstrations that followed): the one when it celebrates successes of its athletes and artists and the other one when it is angry, when it destroys… According to your opinion, how does the average Belgrade citizen look like? I think the average Belgrade citizen is the one who celebrates successes of his/her sportsmen and artists. As far as the events you have mentioned are concerned, I must say we are talking about difficult issues indeed. Certainly, there is no excuse for the violence that has happened. Anyway, I would like to emphasize Alexander Alexeyev 6 this: lawlessness provokes lawlessness and violence provokes violence. Had you spent this diplomatic office in some other more peaceful country, somewhere in Asia, Africa, South America and not in Belgrade, what do you think, would you have been more contended? I think I was lucky to have been in Belgrade during this period. I do understand what you are aiming at. However, I think being the Russian Federation ambassador in Belgrade in this moment is very important thing. Moreover, very responsible one for that matter. As a professional person, I think I was very lucky. We have already talked about that slippery balance between professional life of an ambassador and his/her other obligations. Maybe I have lost something of so called “life quality,“ but I have no regrets. Now, at the end of your office, if you possessed such power and ability, what part of Belgrade would you like to bring over to Moscow and what part of Moscow would you present to the Belgrade citizens? This is a very serious question. I have already said – most probably the rivers. Regarding my present to Belgrade – that would probably be the Bolshoi Theatre. I think the Muscovites would gladly accept the Danube River but I am not sure whether they would be ready to give away the Bolshoi Theatre. Belgrade is just one step that will soon be behind you. Do you know what the next one is? According to what I already know, I should be the senior official of the special department for the South-East Europe. In case this comes true, in Moscow also I will be able to do a lot for relations between Serbia and Russia. Finally, are we free to consider you a Belgrade citizen? I would appreciate it very much and be grateful to you. Stefan Aresenijevic, film Director Mediterranean Spirit There are many who would like Belgrade to be finally put in order, but having in mind our people’s spirit, I know this is not possible. Moreover, being an artist, I can give myself the right to love this city exactly the way it is S tefan Arsenijevic, young to some organized and shaped cities Belgrade director, has been of the world, I am bored. In that attracting the attention of sense, Belgrade is specific. You cannot the public and the critics say it is beautiful but you can speak alike since his early student films. about it as of an intensive city since Freshness, diversity of ideas as well there is always something happening as recognizable author’s approach and that is its main characteristic. My have resulted in the international stage success. His short feature film “(A) Torsion“ won the Berlin 2003 “Golden Bear“ Award. He was the Oscar nominee and was given the Award of the European Academy for Film. He participated in the Berlin Festival 2005 Forum Section with the omnibus film “Lost-Found.“ This year in the same festival’s Panorama Special Section his feature-length feature film “Love and Other Crimes“ was screened and was also in the competition for the best debutant film. About Belgrade, that is his hometown, he says: When foreigners ask Stefan Arsenijevic me about Belgrade I say – do not expect an architecturally friends who come to Belgrade want to beautiful city. First of all, our city is come back since in it they feel some an eclectic one because whenever an strange energy. This city has some old building was pulled down during specific and special influence. It has the past century, the new one was its own spirit and identity that is fast, built in the most modern style of the crazy, motley, and chaotic. All this is time and all that brought to the result something that I love. Maybe that is that it represents an unbelievable way I am so speedy – because I have mixture of different styles. That is grown up in this city. something that I like. Maybe because Beside this and Belgrade like that, I have grown up here. Even when I go New Belgrade has grown – the city methodically built after the Second World War that was supposed to be the socialist city of the future, a kind of a futuristic city that was springing out of sand. Nevertheless, in one moment, it became the retro-futuristic city with all its huge buildings. In addition, since everything in Belgrade is unpredictable, in the meantime it has become the most elite part of the city with its once dormitories that have turned into the city with the most expensive residential and office space. New Belgrade is becoming the “city“ with very modern looking buildings and now, again, after all the architectural style unity of the former New Belgrade, we have chaos and eclecticism of the old 1970s buildings that have been slowly decomposing and some of them looking very often as some space ships that have landed among them. That is something I do like since I am inclined to kinky things in my life. I have not been living in New Belgrade for the last six years, but it is the city of my childhood, something that is the part of my soul, a kind of nostalgia that is slowly dying out. I have realized that recently while shooting the film “Love and Other Crimes.“ According to the film script one scene was to be shot in the “Mladost“ restaurant in the Bulevar 7 Umetnosti. However when we arrived to the sport we faced a modern bank with sand blasted windows and sterile cleanliness. After that, we had two more locations in mind, restaurants for shooting. We have found out that one of them was supposed to be a perfumery and therefore we did not want to take a risk. That moment I have realized that everything that my childhood and youth had been made of in New Belgrade has been changing. Special emotional value of my last film is exactly the fact that it managed to seize the spirit of the city that is slowly vanishing. No matter how nostalgic, sentimental and romantic I am, I am aware that the things need to change and therefore I think it is good for New Belgrade to get a kind of new character that is in accordance with the new spirit of the time. Such parts of the city also exist in East Berlin and suburbs of Paris. For monotony of buildings into asymmetry. No matter how extremely urban New Belgrade appears, in summers you can see people sitting on the concrete benches, making barbecue, grilling peppers, talking in front of their buildings. There is some silly Mediterranean spirit and everybody knows everything about everyone. The spirit that is in complete contrast with the visual appearance of the city. The reason being also the period during the 1990s when everything seemed to have been lost and people had to find their way out in order to survive. So, in those buildings they opened small shops, they were illegally glazing, fencing, according to the money they had and painting them in bright colours in order to attract attention and that way they gave this part of the city some special character. I know that many Belgrade citizens would like our city to be finally put in order, but having in mind our people’s Among other things, this is also the impact of transition. Good example is the “Manjez“ kafana I used to frequent as a teenager. This kafana has recently been reconstructed. I really do like the way it looks today but I also feel nostalgia and sentiment for what it used to be. At that I remember everybody used to lament over the olden times “Manjez.“ I have just returned form Berlin and met with my friends in the alehouse “Kasina.“ This is one of the rare places that remained intact and I am very fond of it for its high ceilings and special atmosphere. I really do hope they are not going to refurbish it into something posh and fancy. It is absolutely essential to keep some of those kafanas that have special spirit, that are the part of tradition and that are interesting to people coming to Belgrade. I do not think we should insist here on restaurants similar to those the world has. I am sorry example, the director of photography of my film came from Slovenia, set designer Hocker Schaefer is from Germany and I wanted them to help me find what is that specific in New Belgrade. I needed their view. What they have immediately noticed was that the city came to life. People have managed to win and humanize those huge concrete buildings. Among other things, tanks to that also that what we had had here was a complete anarchy – everybody was free to change façade, to paint it in pink or blue, to drill the wall for the air conditioning unit at the most unusual place and that way change the visual spirit, I know that this is simply impossible. Moreover, being an artist, I can give myself the right to love this city exactly the way it is. that beside the “Znak ?“ and several more places that are the tourist attractions there are no more those old Belgrade relaxed kafana places. For example, in Berlin there are places and restaurants that have not been changed for very long time. I have found the similar place in Brussels also and heard that Ozon would shoot his film there since it is almost impossible to find such a café in Paris. It is obviously a general trend in the whole world but, all the same, I think it is essential to keep the old spirit and identity of the city. Fancy Italian restaurants are not the identity of this city. 8 You would agree that kafanas are very important places. The old Belgrade citizens are lamenting over the Belgrade kafana life because the cult kafanas of their youth are disappearing, the ones that had special atmosphere. Now we have restaurants appearing to have completely new spirit. As a young man, what do you think about this? Comparing to the world, are we modernized or depersonalized? However, in Belgrade some new restaurants have specific atmosphere. One of them is “Zaplet.“ Beside a few exceptions, it seems to me that most of the places are almost the same. As we are insisting on bringing the European standards in everything that looks quite cozy. You are travelling round Europe pretty much but you are also the host to many people living abroad. What are the unavoidable places you take them to visit? Those are, first of all, “Kasina,“ “Zaplet“ and of course “Kalenic“ that is almost untouched. Although its interior is not so attractive there is some other, special spirit coming out of the people gathering there and waiters who make this place the authentic one. I like to show them different faces of Belgrade. Marketplaces also. Foreigners like Belgrade markets. I have recently started going to the market and enjoying in that, too. Cooking is the part of my anti-stress programme. We think here in Belgrade that our city has very rich cultural life. Do you think so, too? Belgrade has active cultural scene. However, I would like to see it even more active and more things happening. Nevertheless, comparing it with the region I think that Belgrade is the centre. In spite of all the difficult years, it has managed to keep the quality of the epicentre of the cultural happenings. In addition, this is the fact all the people coming from the region notice. There are always several parallel manifestations going on at the same time. Exhibitions, premieres… Moreover, this is maybe even more important for the citizens of this city than it is for the people coming from abroad. Some festivals, such as the FEST, offer the public to see what was the most interesting in the film world during the previous year. I have been the FEST fan since my fourteenth year and unlike Cannes and Berlin, that are competition festivals, with numerous programmes, FEST screens what is the best and gives insight into what the contemporary cinematography is. On the other hand, the Author Film Festival opens the door to something that is authentic author handwriting and the film that is not ready-made clothing, which is extremely important especially if you are in this job. Our public is very film educated and this applies even to an ordinary people – the fact that is, to my opinion, highly precious. Therefore, I am afraid for this to be extinct since there are no more cinemas where such films could be screened and seen. Now we have cineplexes in shopping malls, which is excellent, but in consumers’ places, you have consumers’ films. I cannot imagine somebody watching Bergman in between two shopping sessions. That gap existing between the artistic and commercial is present both here and in the world. I am afraid that the world is going towards specialization in everything and even in screening and making films. Marina Djuraskovic The Belgrade City Assembly and the Office of the President of the Republic of Serbia The Serbian Dynasties’ Palaces T he buildings of the once Old and New Palaces presently are housing the Belgrade City Assembly and the Office of the President of the Republic of Serbia. In the architectural point of view, they do not look like completely as the royal buildings the King Milan Obrenovic and Queen Natalija, or King Peter once moved in. Two most beautiful and most representative Belgrade buildings are surrounded by the streets Kralja Milana, Dragoslava Jovanovica, Bulevar kralja Aleksandra and Andricev Venac. The Old Palace, which was the home of the Serbian Obrenovic dynasty was built between 1881 and 10 1884 and designed by the architect Aleksandar Bugarski in the Academic style of the 19th century. It was built with the intention of surpassing all the previous residences of Serbian rulers, for use by the newly created Kingdom of Serbia with King Milan Obrenovic as the head of state. After reconstructions until the middle of the last century following the heavy damages it suffered during both World Wars the appearance of the Palace differs significantly from the original design. In numerous changes, the Marshall’s Building that was facing today’s New Palace was pulled down. Nevertheless, the biggest changes occurred in 1947 under the authority During the postwar communist rule, the domes of the Old and New Palaces got the five-pointed red stars that were removed at the end of the 1990s of the architect Dragisa Brasovan when all the Kingdom of Serbia heraldic attributes were taken off, present entrance was built, the railing round the royal complex removed and numerous changes made inside the building. Since then it housed, in turn, the Presidium of the National Assembly, the government offices of the Federal National Republic of Yugoslavia, the Federal Executive Council, and since 1961 it has been the home of Belgrade City Assembly. Architectural changes of this building are not the only important thing. Namely, a number of important events from the time of the political power of the Obrenovic dynasty are linked to the Old Palace: the Palace was built when Serbia was proclaimed the Kingdom and in that same building King Milan abdicated in favour of his son, Aleksandar, on February 22nd, 1889. After the May Coup and killing of the King Aleksandar Obrenovic and Queen Draga Masin, between 1903 and 1914, the Old Palace was the residence of the Karadjordjevic dynasty. In 1919 and 1920, meetings of the Provisional National Assembly took place there. Royal festivities and receptions of high foreign guests were organized and took place there until 1941. The external architecture of the building makes it one of the most beautiful creations of the Academic architecture of the 19th century in Serbia and since it has changed its original interior its present drawing rooms and cabinets portray the spirit of the 19th and the 20th centuries. From the central hall one enters first into the Red Drawing Room where your attention will probably be drawn most of all by the “Portrait of a Girl“ (“Portret devojke”) painted by Djura Jaksic in 1862. On the left as you enter the Yellow Drawing Room the facsimile of a letter from Pope John VIII dated April 16th, 878 the oldest written document mentioning the Slavic name of Belgrade, ‘Beograd’, is displayed. In the adjoining Yellow Drawing Room there are a number of exquisite paintings by Sava Sumanovic, Jovan Bijelic, Petar Lubarda, Miodrag-Bata Mihailovic, Ljuba Lah, Jovan Zonjic, Pedja Milosavljevic, Petar Omcikus and Vasa Pomorisac, as well as sculptures in wood by Rista Stijovic. In this Drawing Room, there are also some gifts of foreign statesmen, delegations, associations and federations: a number of decorative plates, vases and sculptures. The Yellow Salon leads to the Gala Hall full of the 20th century spirit. The upper parts of the walls are adorned with stained glass windows, which illustrate the people’s liberation struggle and the working enthusiasm. The interior of the 19th Century Drawing Room is arranged in the style of the time of the construction of the Old Palace. A small commode, a secretaire, a vitrine, two consoles with mirrors, a table and two chairs, the Louis XV style, represent the original furniture, used by the Queen Natalija Obrenovic. In the vitrine, there are some parts of the porcelain set from the Queen’s drawing room, imported from the West. There is also a porcelain plate with the crown and the royal initials. The black in 1913 and ended between the two World Wars. Later, according to the design of the architect Milan Minic the New Palace was reconstructed. furniture set, the Napoleon III style, also belongs to that period, while the niche contains a Biedermeier drawing room from the first half of the 19th century. The costumes show the way of clothing of the citizens of Belgrade in the first half of the 19th century. This drawing room contains also portraits of some distinguished citizens. The Old Palace is linked to the New Palace by a nicely designed park with its newly reconstructed Court Fountain that used to be in that place between the two World Wars. Is has been reconstructed in green Ripanj granite that was also used for building the Main Office Building and the Parliament of Serbia. This makes it an absolute copy of until recently covered up fountain. The Old Palace got its epithet “old“ when the Karadjordjevics built the new palace at the corner of the Kralja Milana Street and present Andricev Venac Street. The New Palace was built for the residential needs of the Karadjordjevic dynasty during the period from 1911 to 1922. The prominent Belgrade architect Stojan Titelbah designed the building in the Academic manner, with elements of renaissance and baroque architecture. Its construction started The chief alterations were made to the part of the building facing the Old Palace, enlarging the basement, ground floor and first floor. The added part contained a reception room, while the rooms around the central vestibule were converted into lounges. Two so-called Ohrid salons were added in the corners of the building, and their interiors were decorated with carved wood paneling. The most obvious changes were made to the facades of the building. With the extension towards the Old Palace, a longer façade was created, with a monotone rhythm of windows and a long colonnade. For the longest period and, of course today, the New Palace has been used as the Office of the President of the Republic of Serbia. During the postwar communist rule, the domes of the Old and the New Palaces got the five-pointed red stars that were removed at the end of the 1990s. The five-pointed star placed on the Old Palace was taken down in 1997 when the then opposition coalition “Zajedno“ (“Together) won the municipal control in Belgrade and returned the double-headed eagle statue back to the place it used to occupy before the World War Two. 11 Travelling Residency Tito’s Blue Train Between 1959 and 1980, it travelled 600,000 kilometres on the journeys during which Josip Broz Tito entertained more than 60 world leaders T he Blue Train, the best-known composition on the tracks of the former Yugoslavia. It was connected with the reputation of the country and the president, Josip Broz Tito whose name has marked considerable part of its history. From the very first trip in 1959, when the train was constructed, until the last one, that rainy day in spring of 1980, when the composition started from Ljubljana and travelled to Belgrade carrying on the last journey the coffin with the late Josip Broz, the Blue Train was an institution and the travelling residency. It was, certainly, the object of respect and curiosity. Few people had a chance to be on it, and the 12 military officers and the then police had the strict obligation of keeping the official secret. The locomotive and ten carriages made a whole and the composition consisted of the President’s drawing-room, conference car, guests’ drawing-room, sleeping car, restaurant, kitchen, energy power car (electricity, air conditioning, communications, etc.,) and one more for the transport of cars. It was said the train was armored and windows bulletproof. However, it turned that just the construction was made of specially processed material, not for the purposes of armoring, and to the disappointment of those myth-lovers, windows were completely ordinary. Security system created the advance guard and the composition traveling behind the main one. Interior of the carriage is made mainly of mahogany, pear and walnut wood and adorned in the unique dark inlaid wood panels. During journeys, dishes were served in cobalt dinner service. The train is equipped with the devices for temperature and humidity regulation, transmission and reproduction of sound, cinema equipment… In the history of the world railway there were Orient Express, Silver Flash, Layton Express but neither of them had any connections with the state president. The Blue Train had. Between 1959 and 1980, it travelled 600,000 kilometres on the journeys during which Josip Broz Tito entertained more than 60 world leaders: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Anne and Prince Philip, Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie, Presidents Leonid Brezhnev, Jawaharlal Nehru, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Ahmad Sukarno… In a series of interesting details related to the famous composition there is one that can be easily recognized. Namely, a carriage is named after the famous French president Charles de Gaulle. His visit was planned for 1971. Tito wanted to entertain De Gaulle in the Blue Train. Some details of one carriage were adapted, especially beds since General De Gaulle was markedly high man. Various stories exist on the reason the two statesmen did not meet then but the carriage bearing his name remained. Museums of science and technology will most certainly propose for the Tito’s carriages to be the historical heritage. This means that the Blue Train could be under the state protection. In case the Serbian Government accepts the suggestion that would stop the sale. Ministry of Defense has tried in vain twice (in June and December 2007) to find a buyer for one drawing-room carriage. The rest of them are owned by the “Serbian Railways“ and serve as a tourist attraction. “That train is a specific one and it would be nice if the state would protect it,“ they say in the Railway Museum. “We have recently been trying to do that. The plan is to put the ’Blue Train,’ ’Romantika,’ and many locomotives that are scattered all over Serbia in a new museum in the open space, in Topcider. It would be nice for the visitors to have the chance of seeing, say, the Pula locomotive and other old locomotive all together in the Royal Station. In Smederevo there is King Peter’s carriage that is in very poor condition. Broz’s locomotives are unique and such type has been kept just here…“ It was not possible to find out the initial price of the carriages but at the first unsuccessful bidding, one of the historic carriages was offered for 30 million dinars. Bidders among which were “Serbian Railways“ and one Slovenian firm, withdrew because of the high initial price. Looking completely authentic, this train has been used in commercial purposes since 2005, either by leasing the whole set or its parts. In the “Serbian Railways“ website it says that the Blue Train can be leased for the minimum period of 12 hours and that it offers “all the comfort and luxury, as in Tito’s time.“ The prices of oneday lease of the Blue Train for the journey route from Belgrade to Užice and back to Belgrade is from 2,347 euros, journey route Belgrade-Subotica-Belgrade is from 2,260 euros, and journey route Belgrade-Vrnjačka Banja-Belgrade is from 2,741 euros. 13 Modest Prince’s Court Princess Ljubica Residence was built in the spirit of the period during which it was the residence and its interior gives the real picture of the 19th century life of the rich Belgrade citizens and even the ruling family I n the old city centre, at the Kosancicev Venac, small, modest building has been successfully withstanding the ravages of time for nearly two centuries. One time residence, a living place of Kneginja (Princess) Ljubica (1788-1843), the wife of Knez (Prince) Milos Obrenovic (1780-1860), and her sons - Milan and Mihailo, is a cultural monument nowadays. In her marriage with Milos Princess Ljubica born sons Milan, who ruled Serbia for less than a month, from June 13th until July 8th, 1839 and died young, and Mihailo, who ruled twice, 1839-1842 and 1860-1868. Milos Obrenovic was the leader of the Second Serbian Insurrection 14 and the Knez (Prince) of Serbia. After Serbian defeat he remained in Serbia and surrendered to the Turks (1813). When the Turkish terror intensified again, he escaped Belgrade and led the Second Serbian Insurrection in 1815. He defeated the Turks in 1815 and after that gained a very limited autonomy for Serbia, which was at that time only the Belgrade Pashalik. He was ingeniously expanding that territory more and more. The Turkish hatiserif (Sultan’s Edict) of 1830 recognized internal self-government of Serbia, and granted Milos hereditary title of Knez (Prince). His internal policy was rigid and he was mercilessly eliminating his enemies (in 1817 he ordered the killing of Karadjordje, the leader of the First Serbian Insurrection). He was the wealthiest man of Serbia. His despotism irritated the people, thus provoking the rebellions throughout Serbia. In 1838 the Sublime Porte issued a new hatiserif which limited Milos’s power. Discontented, he abdicated in 1839. Soon after this, the Karadjordjevic dynasty replaced the Obrenovic dynasty, and Knez Aleksandar Karadjordjevic became the ruler. In 1858, by the decision of the St. Andrew’s Assembly, Aleksandar war dethroned. Milos became the Knez again and ceremoniously entered Belgrade in 1859. He ruled for nearly two more years, until he died in 1860. Exclusive Place for Entertainment - “Grand Casino Beograd“ Pleasure Oasis T he Danube Promenade at the borderline between New Belgrade and Zemun has become within the short period of time one of the biggest attractions of the Serbian capital. Since the once time “Jugoslavija“ Hotel has become the location of the “Grand Casino Beograd“ coming to this popular Promenade has also turned into the place of an exclusive entertainment. The area of some 5,500 square metres is filled not only with tables and game of chance machines, such as American Roulette, Blackjack, Casino Stud Poker, Texas Hold’Em Poker, Three Card Poker and Punto Banco. It is also the place attractive for its sophisticated offer in restaurants and bars that make the important part of the “Casino Beograd.“ In the very space reserved for the games there is an exclusive “Diva“ Restaurant and the “Ginger“ BuffetRestaurant. The “Diva“ Restaurant offers international cuisine with exquisite choice of all over the world wines while the “Ginger“ boasts of the fusion of the Asian cuisine. Next to the “Diva“ one can find the “Piano Bar“ – the ideal place presenting an opportunity to relax with the glass of your favourite drink completed with live music and great fun. “Chameleon“ Restaurant with its terrace and the “Roulette Bar“ are located outside the gaming zone and open also for the guests who are not the Casino fans. Talking about all appearances, the “Diva“ is absolutely exclusive. Accompanying the international cuisine there are some 150 wines on the offer originating from the most famous world areas full of vineyards – from California all the way to France, Spain, and Australia. According to Mr. Dejan Zivkoski, the Bar Manager, sommeliers are in charge of recommending guests the best combinations of dishes and drinks, and especially local ones coming from the best Serbian wine cellars. Talking about this, it is well known that one of the rules of absolute delights is drinking local wine, and in this case, the choice is the highest quality one that was also confirmed by Ms. Michelle Chantan, the European Sommeliers Association representative. Mr. Zivkoski says this place offers perfect ambiance ideal, beside other things, for relaxing and enjoying in dishes prepared by the first-class cooks. For example, there is a choice of 60 dressings and sauces that are offered with meat and many other additional delights. In other words, modern gastronomy school demands are respected and fulfilled so that all the guests’ senses could be satisfied. Finally, in order to make the ambiance and culinary skill complete there is music. Every night both in “Diva“ and “Piano Bar the best local and foreign performers are doing their best to entertain guests by playing traditional jazz and popular music and also performing interesting mix of the Gypsy music and blues. The “Grand Casino“ itself that has 25 tables and more than 200 state-ofthe-art latest slot machines represents the combination of design – leather, glass, marble, and polished wood. This glamorous ambiance impresses the visitor additionally with its location that is just a hundred metres away from the Danube River all the restaurants and front open-air restaurant are facing. “Grand Casino Beograd“ has been developed through the partnership between Casinos Austria International, Club Hotel Loutraki of Greece and the State Lottery of Serbia who have so far invested 85 million euros in development of this extraordinary project, aimed for fun and entertainment, convinced the combination of its top quality service, highest security standards, exclusive facilities, impressive design, and ideal location will be the real magnet and attraction for the fun lovers from the whole region. Grand Casino Beograd 3, Bulevar Nikole Tesle Phone: +381 11 2202 800 www.grandcasinobeograd.com 15 Belgrade Restaurants – Madera Good Style I t is not at all the simple event going out to the “Madera“ restaurant that is located at the brim of the one of the biggest parks in the centre of the city. For decades it has been a cult place not only for the Belgrade citizens. Many guests coming from the former Yugoslav republics gladly pop in this temple of good food where the people with indisputable influence in Serbia can be seen. We are not talking here just about the politicians. “Madera“ is the favoured place of the top athletes, journalists, artists, members of the diplomatic corpse, businessmen… After all, they all gather here for at least two reasons. The first being the perfect and selected food and the second an exceptional atmosphere where everybody feels relaxed. This restaurant was carefully renovated several years ago and this being done 16 with the aim of making everybody feel at home in the spacious restaurant and at the same time enabling guests to enjoy and talk without bothering one another. Therefore it has almost become a tradition at lunch or dinner to make big or small deals, to exchange information during informal conversations and comment on events that are the top news of the day. “Madera“ is also famous for being the favourite gathering place of athletes, journalists, Serbian politicians, artists, and the show business stars. Connoisseurs claim it was more frequent for the national football teams to be formed here than at some formal places and that the career of many football players and coaches of the most famous Serbian clubs depended on the opinion of the football connoisseurs sitting in “Madera“. “Our guests are never nervous. They are here to relax and enjoy in the ambience and the cuisine magical powers. It is not a curiosity for fierce opponents from different parliamentary groups or sports clubs to meet here and have a friendly talk. When important and serious talks are held at the tables our staff is used to be discreet. A lot of things are talked about in this place, many problems are solved, and ’Madera’ remains the place for new and old guests to come and enjoy in it,“ says Mr. Nebojsa Dapcevic, the manager. In “Madera“ one can find good style, culinary skill and relaxed atmosphere meeting in the beautiful ambience. As our collocutor says, “Madera“ wipes all the boundaries and strengthens friendships. Therefore we are not talking here about some ordinary, usual restaurant. Math as Fun in the British International School Learning Through Games N The BIS students have calculated ew technologies have given teachers opportunity to over 164,000 arithmetic questions present students with every before the event, and more than lesson as fun and a kind of 34,500 on the very World Maths Day. a game. Thanks to computers and As the World Math Day was on March the Internet, even math becomes 5th, during the BIS Half-Term Holiday, interesting for all students. The British BIS had its own in-school competition International School (BIS) students are based upon the most correct answers in the best proof for this since they have the two weeks preceding March 5th. “During this period the BIS been working hard over the past few weeks competing against students students have eagerly answered the from around the world in Internet amazing 164,035 arithmetic questions correctly, with virtually every student based arithmetic tests. Mr. Neil Howie, the BIS Deputy spending time in breaks, lunch and Principal, explains for the VOS also at home competing against their MEDIATOR that any competition is counterparts from around the world. On the World Math Day good for children and there were 182 million learning process. questions answered, more “Recently, we have than 20,000 schools over had math competition the world participated and all our students have and over 20 per cent of participated in it. That was the BIS students took part a computer competition in the event, even though and they were competing the school was closed. All against children from those who took part were Singapore, Hong Kong, awarded Participation Australia, all European Mr. Neil Howie Certificates and eight of countries, the US… Students from across the world unite our students also earned Gold Award in this competition in their quest to set Certificates for completing more than a world record in answering as many 1,000 correct answers during March questions as possible. In addition, 5th competition. They were playing we have our own competition here the whole day long and even during the and all students, starting with the night because that was fun for them. ones who are four years old up to From the teacher’s point of view, it those of eighteen and nineteen years was a kind of the additional math of age, take part“, says the British classes during when the arithmetic International School Deputy Principal was practiced. However, students adding that all students have enjoyed did not experience that as learning and they did not think, ‘I am doing in this educational game. the math’. For them, that was some kind of a game and challenge to beat other students from Italy, Hong Kong, the UK or America”, stresses the BIS Deputy Principal and adds that they are trying as much as is it possible to involve their students in international competitions and events that have strong educational background. According to Mr. Howie, the extracurricular activities help student in two ways. “One way is realized through helping students to learn through practice. Secondly, it makes them more aware of being a part of the world and having international focus because they are representing the school in global competition. They are learning and at the same time realizing a kind of, ‘Look, we are in Serbia and Serbia is a part of the world and, if we like, we are competing internationally and we are enjoying it’. This is very important for us”, explains Mr. Neil Howie and adds that all the students take part in the school extracurricular activities. He points out that at least 80 per cent of them are doing it at home, in the evening because they are enjoying in it. However, Mr. Howie announced for VOS MEDIATOR that the BIS is going to move to Dedinje. “We’ll have two separate buildings very functional for school so the BIS could expand. Also, the new location was chosen because it is closer to majority of our students and their families”, explains the BIS Deputy Principal. 17 Dorcol Marina – Future Belgrade Business Card Miniature Paradise on the Roman Road In the course of the next five years seven towers should be built, five of which will be residential, and the remaining two reserved for a hotel and business offices construction, while restaurants, pubs, and cafés will be situated around water O ne of the most interesting city planning and construction projects in Belgrade is the Dorcol Marina that will open new business opportunities for the Serbian capital with its contents and architecture and also contribute to the up-to-date appearance of the old city centre. This investment of 160,000,000 euros made by the Colliers International Company through the partnership with the Capital Investment & Consultancy d.o.o. and Engel East Europe N.V. will also have significant impact on the Belgrade tourist offer that will, for the first time, thanks to the high marina standards, provide place for the most luxurious yachts that sail down the Danube River to the Black Sea. Our collocutor is Mr. David Ericson, Managing Director of the Capital Investment & Consultancy LTD, the man who has had the chance to come to know Belgrade and the Serbian business customs thanks to this project. Will you, please, present us the Dorcol Marina Project. The Marina Dorcol Project is a Modern Water Front, mix use neighbourhood for those members of the Public who have the means to buy peace of mind on the Danube yet 10 minutes walk from the very City Centre. The project shall contain 18 seven towers , five Residential , one for offices and one for hotel, as well as restaurants around the water ,pubs and coffee shops with about forty spaces allocating for professionals on the first floor around the water, people like lawyers, architects , doctors and other such professional. The average Apartment size is 150 sqm with large windows and porches to the water. The project is the only one of its kind in the entire region and attracts the attention and imagination of many people from the locality and abroad. Is it possible for the new Marina that is being constructed almost in the very city centre, to change the habits of the Belgrade citizens used to enjoying the banks of the Sava River? The concept behind the Project is the wish of the City of Belgrade to transform Stari Grad into a modern neighbourhood and inject new life to its commerce and social fabric, the leisure time and its quality. In fact the Marina Dorcol shall be the opening shot in a larger battle to convert the entire Industrial space that lies East of the Marina Dorcol into a giant Residential and Commercial area while relocating the Port of Belgrade and other Industrial entities into a more remote areas to make a way for the new Residential and Commercial Development of the 600 or so Hectares along the river Danube. On the other hand the Proximity of the Marina Dorcol to the Republic square will create immediately the third commercial and entertainment centre of the Capital after Knez Mihajlova and Strahinica Bana, allowing the Public to visit the Marina on foot, by a new bridge on bicycles and by car via the 3-4 new underpasses, as well as using the future Tram, as the Marina Dorcol shall have its own Tram Station. Why do you think investments in Serbia are the profitable business? I was working in Central and East Europe including the ex-Yugoslavia ever since 1990 and I watch ALL the countries in transition in real time , therefore I was convinced that the regional prosperity will eventually comes to Serbia as well which proved right, the Serbian economy is growing as fast as any and thus creating opportunities for everyone . Serbia is the last ex- communist heart land to be conquered by means of economic development and the need for Residential units in Serbia out striped demand by so much, over 10000 of new units a year are needed, that there is a window of opportunity as big as 1015 years (I recall people saying prices in Dedinje will fall because of the war in Bosnia, but they kept going up year by year in real terms. What is your relationship with the Belgrade municipality authorities that are responsible for the complicated administrative procedure? As a Partner in Engel Marina Dorcol doo and the project Business Managers we never had a problem dealing so far with City Authorities, to the contrary some times when I meet them I feel that they are as eager as us to get going and consider the Marina Dorcol Project the City future Visiting Card, like the WHEEL OF LONDON. What will be the importance of the Dorcol Marina for the development of the Belgrade tourism? As I know the Ministry of Culture is already organizing large tour boats to bring tourists to follow the Roman Trail throughout Serbia commencing with Belgrade where these tourist Boats will dock outside the Marina using its Hotel and amenities before continuing. Yes, I truly believe it will become the number one tourist attraction of Belgrade. Will businessmen have interest in locating at the place that has been a kind of an abandoned suburb until now although in the vicinity of the city centre? The Project value when completed, with all the space we plan to build will be about 380 m euro , not 160 m euro which we planned earlier and that is because there is no such Location in the region with so many able people like there are in Serbia . In fact Chelsea Harbour in London, on the river Thames was the rubbish dump of the Westminster and Chelsea Boroughs where the Barges were filled with Rubbish and went down stream to dispose off. Usually rundown neighbourhoods with unique Location contribute more added value for the City Economy then the well established Suburb. Actually we do not need to attract the business community or anyone to come to the Marina because the Location is attractive enough and all major Banks are willing to finance the project which if to judge by our inquiry list , will be presold within 2008 , at least its first phase as we plan four building phases... What specificities will the business area in the Dorcol Marina have? Our Hotel shall be probably as special as the Conrad Hotel at Chelsea Harbour London, for the very rich and affluent Business traveller, and our specialists office space around the Marina will be the only such space a Lawyer can buy in the entire region, that is if he wishes to have his clients overlooking the water in a relaxed environment where our office tower will have a magnificent view. What is your vision of the future life in the Marina, the project of which according to its contents can be compared only with the business centre and the Sava River pier that have lost their importance some sixty years ago? Our contract with the City stipulates that we have 5 years to complete building after we obtained a building permit and we plan to start work next year, although we believe we shall finish by 2011, if nothing unusual will happen (and you never know in Serbia...). Can we expect this project to become the reality in relatively short time? The future life on the complex will be a mix of affluent life style and leisure with the dynamism of the commercial life around within range of top of the scale amenities, opposite Nature in the North on one side, and a busy town not far away in the South. A mini paradise, a dream come true within affordable luxurious reality... where the Danube meets the sky... 19 2008 Doing Business World business standards in doing luxurious real estate business. Renting, sale, investing, short renting and presentation are the identity of the specialized VOS MEDIATOR Agency V OS MEDIATOR is the real estate agency specialized in luxury real estate renting and selling; it keeps track of developments at the real estate market and successfully embraces the European business model in this sphere. The founding of this Agency has triggered the need to make the Belgrade apartments’ market more available and effective according to the business people and big companies’ requirements. It has specialized in work with foreigners who are coming to Belgrade in great numbers. VOS MEDIATOR operations could shortly be defined as modern and even easy-going way of enabling the interested party to get rent or ownership of the business space, apartment, and villa or luxury apartment. This Agency is specialized in helping foreigners to learn local conditions, legal regulatory rules, and even the Belgrade real estate market great offer standards. Therefore our grateful clients are business people, embassies and foreign firms that can rent or buy apartments, business space or investment grounds safely and in highly professional way. 20 The core of our dealing is mediation in real estate renting. Also the market needs have offered an option of buying and acquiring permanent ownership. Our clients are explicitly after luxury constructions, adequately equipped with the requirement for the procedure to be as efficient as possible, what we absolutely oblige. VOS is dealing business with the embassies of Great Britain, Canada, Spain, Hungary, Slovenia, Germany, France, Switzerland, The Netherlands, with big banks such as World Bank, but also international organizations like UNHCR, UNDP, NDI, USAID, (DAI, MEGA, ISC). Our regular clients are big companies - Mac Steel International, Mantacora, TV Fox, firms Kimtec, Casino Austria, Mol Group. Besides, VOS MEDIATOR cooperates with local firms: Univerzitet BK and several big Serbian companies and state firms among which are MPC Properties and DIPOS. VOS MEDIATOR constantly expands the range of its services and accordingly it has recently offered so called short renting, i.e., apartment space daily rent. This was the market VOS MEDIATOR – TRUSTWORTHY MEDIATOR with Easiness need since the Belgrade hotels do not have sufficient capacities. We are very proud of the properties management system that is very attractive both for lessees and lessors. Speaking about the real estate rent, the owners often entrust our Agency with taking care of their apartments. That way the standards of the whole offer we have at our disposal are being set. Our Agency pays the rent and all the other expenses and takes care of the maintenance. In case the owner does not have resources for fixing up the apartment he/she authorizes our Agency to do the renovation and adjustment according to the world standards. Upon completion the apartment can be rented. Properties management is easygoing way of doing business also because the owner and our client do not have the need to get in touch and bother each other. All the client’s needs our Agency fulfills. This means not only maintenance but also everything that has to do with legal or ownership aspect of the rented space. VOS MEDIATOR also has interesting offer for companies that want to make Greenfield investments. The Agency finds the land, checks the ownership, and adjusts the offer according to regulations. We also act as consultants for interested investors since we make the assessment of the construction ground, assessment of the wider surroundings, infrastructure, real estate market conditions, and we even give elements that are useful in future business in case of tourist or commercial investment. Our clients will have the benefit of communicating with specialized agent that speaks foreign languages, prepares offer and sends it by e-mail. Interested client can also come to the VOS Center and get the whole offer presentation and advice. During this proceeding, as well as later in making an agreement, available are our translator and lawyer who carries out the whole legal and administrative procedure. The agreement is done in Serbian and the language in client’s choice. Final stage is – the key presentation. VOS Center is located in the city Center, in the immediate vicinity of the Kalemegdan Park. It offers big parking space, but in case of clients’ wish, the Agency’s air-conditioned cars will drive them to our premises. The aim of founding VOS was not only the business space for communications with clients who want to rent or buy real estate in Belgrade. Various manifestations, conferences, seminars, education programmes, commercial ,presentations, professional training courses and trainings are also held in our premises that are large and stylish with up-to-date equipment and also easily adapted according to specific clients’ needs. Our Agency has extremely visited web site with complete presentation of its operations, as well as luxury magazine in English where the entire offer can be found. Big firms have found their interest to advertise both on our site and in the magazine for they are aware their offers will reach the thousands of foreigners and business people who want to do business in Belgrade. VOS MEDIATOR Agency offers prompt and effective way of doing business after the standards of the European business communication model. Therefore our clients have been faithful to us for years and our satisfaction is also in the fact that there is no problem we cannot solve in favour of our business partners. 21 apartments Dear Sir, Madam, By having our ears to and feeling the market, and for the purpose of meeting the requirements of our clients, and due to the insufficient hotel capacities in Belgrade, we take pleasure in advising you that as of June 1 2007 we will be in the position to offer to our clients the services of renting the apartments on a shorter-term basis as well. The renting possibilities will be on daily, weekly and monthly basis. All apartments from the offer are well positioned in good locations ( in the old part of downtown Belgrade or in the business center of Novi Beograd and in other locations upon special request). Also, all apartments are in impeccable condition (new buildings or renovated), are completely furnished and equipped with furniture, household appliances and technical equipment, cable TV, dishes, bed linen, air-conditioning units and internet connection on top of that) Besides overnight accommodation we are also able to offer to you the complete service in the sense of cleaning services and changing of bed linen and towels. In order to facilitate your stay in Belgrade we are willing to organize the transportation services as well ( with professional drivers and comfortable limousines ) from and to the airport as well as within Belgrade city limits and wider all over Serbia. Center Cara Urosa for short renting 23 2008 Dedinje 2 bedrooms, livingroom Ref.code: a274 1,000 € Center 150 sqm, 4 bedrooms, livingroom, garage Ref.code: a330 Center 146 sqm, 2 bedrooms, living room, study room 2,000 € Center 92 sqm, 2 bedrooms, livingroom, 4th floor, elevator Ref.code: a328 Center 135 sqm, 3 bedrooms, livingroom, 2 bathrooms Ref.code: a348 2,200 € Center 62 sqm, livingroom, 2 bedrooms, furnished, air condditioning, satelite TV 24 3,000 € 700 € 800 € New Belgrade 1,700 € 100 sqm, 2 bedrooms, livingroom, kitchen, diningroom, 2 store rooms, bathroom, toilet 2 phone lines, central heating terrace, garage, Ref.code: a343 Banovo Brdo 140 sqm, 2 levels 4 bedrooms central heating Ref.code: a245 Center 100 sqm, 2 bedrooms, central heating Ref.code: a235 1,200 € 700 € apartments 2,000 € 1,300 € Center 108 sqm, living room,2 bedrooms, bathroom, toilet, furnished, 2 phone lines 2 A/C, satellite TV, safety door Ref.code: a351 1,200 € Dedinje 103 sqm, 2 bedrooms, livingroom, bathroom, garage, garden, Ref.code: h202 Senjak 2,300 € 170 sqm+10 sqm, garage, 3 bedrooms, livingroom, 2 bathrooms, air conditioning, alarm, video survey, cable TV, 2 phone lines Ref.code: a390 170 sqm, duplex, 3 bedrooms, garage Ref.code: a395 Center 70 sqm, 2 bedrooms, livingroom, Ref.code: k161 900 € Vozdovac 120 sqm, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, Ref.code: a281 Center 66 sqm ,lux, air conditioning, cable TV, ADSL nternet, Ref.code: a379 700 € Center 3,500 € Penthouse, 220 sqm, 2 garages, 2 levels, 3 bedrooms, livingroom, 2 bathrooms, swimingpool Ref.code: a373 Dedinje Center 50 sqm, bedroom livingroom, bathroom, kitchen with diningroom Ref.code: a306 1,000 € 600 € for rent 25 2008 Dorcol 700 € 99 sqm, 2 bedrooms, livingroom, 2 entrances, safety door, cable TV, ADSL, kitchen with diningroom, air conditioning, 2 terrace Ref.code: a356 Vracar 95 sqm, 3 bedrooms, kitchen livingroom with dining room bathroom, air conditioning, unfurnished Ref.code: a340 26 Vozdovac 110 sqm, 2 bedrooms, central heating Ref.code: a231 1,200 € 1,200 € Vracar 107 sqm, 3 bedrooms, 2 bath, central heating, furnished Ref.code: a259 1,500 € Center 60 sqm, bedroom, livingroom, central heating Ref.code: a359 600 € Center 50 sqm, 2 rooms, garage, unfurnished Ref.code: a322 700 € apartments Vracar 65 sqm, bedroom, livingroom, unfurnished, garage Ref.code: a386 Center 135 sqm, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms furnished Vracar 80 sqm, 2 bedrooms, 3 rooms 800 € 1,800 € 700 € Crveni Krst 90 sqm, 5/5, furnished, parking, 3 bedrooms, bathroom, toilette call us 1,500 € Vracar 120 sqm 3 bedrooms, livingroom with diningroom unfurnished Ref.code: a377 Center 120 sqm, 2 bedrooms, livingroom central heating elevator, 3rd floor Ref.code: a372 2,000 € Banovo Brdo 100 sqm, 3 bedrooms, garage Ref.code: a393 1,500 € Center 110 sqm duplex, unfurnished Ref.code: a394 100 € Center 65 sqm, bedroom, livingroom Ref.code: a381 1,000 € for rent 27 2008 Center 108 sqm 2 bedrooms, living room safety door, ac, city heating 1,100 € Senjak 220 sqm, security, 4 bedrooms, 2nd floor, central heating Ref.code: a368 Banovo Brdo 135 sqm, 3 bedrooms, livingroom, 2 bathrooms garage Ref.code: a392 Vracar 70 sqm, livingroom, bedroom furnished, central heating, 2nd floor, air condditioning Ref.code: a303 28 600 € Vracar 167 sqm, 3 bedrooms, unfurnished Ref.code: a329 2,200 € Crveni Krst, 2 apartments 36 sqm, bedroom, livingroom, central heating, furnished Ref.code: a350 2,200 € Center 130 sqm+40 sqm, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, livingroom Ref.code: a323 2,200 € Center 45 sqm, bedroom, nice view, 3rd floor, furnished Ref.code: a215 500 € 2,500 € 500 € apartments New Belgrade 90 sqm, 2 bedrooms, livingroom, bathroom, toilette Ref.code: a352 700 € Dedinje 250 sqm, 4 bedrooms, garage, 1st floor, central heating Ref.code: a238 Center 60 sqm, bedroom, livingroom, furnished Ref.code: a361 500 € Center 76 sqm, livingroom, bedroom, ac, cable TV, 2 phone lines Ref.code: a271 Dorcol 100 sqm 2 bedrooms Ref.code: a 396 1,300 € Center 38 sqm, 5th floor, furnished Ref.code: a385 3,300 € 900 € 350 € Center 250 sqm, electricity, 3rd floor, no elevator Ref.code: a228 Center 61 sqm, 3rd floor, bedroom, livingroom, parking lot Ref.code:a235 Vozdovac 140 sqm, 3 bedrooms, livingroom, 3 bathrooms, garage, garden Ref.code: a282 2,000 € 500 € 2,000 € for rent 29 2008 Dedinje 100 sqm, 3 bedrooms, garage, catv, alarm, 2 toilette Ref.code: a280 1,200 € Center 165 sqm, 2 livingrooms, 2 bedrooms, cabinet, 2 bathrooms, Ref.code: a354 Dedinje 165 sqm, 3 levels, 4 bedrooms, 2 terraces, cable 2,000 € Vracar 57 sqm, bedroom, livingroom, central heating, 1st floor, furnished Ref.code: a 301 Dedinje 160 sqm, 3 bedrooms, 2 living rooms, bathroom, toilet, wardrobe, laundry Ref.code: a 383 30 1,500 € Vracar 87 sqm, 3 bedrooms, livingroom, 2 bathrooms, terrace, garage 2,700 € 600 € 1,300 € Center 150 sqm, 3 rooms, furnished central heating 1,200 € Vracar 3,500 € 170 sqm, 2 bedrooms, livingroom, jacuzzi, sauna, air condditioning, kitchen with wine department, fireplace-barbecue, big terrace, garage, video survey, Extra LUX Ref.code: a279 Senjak 140 sqm, 3 bedrooms Ref.code: a261 1,000 € apartments Vracar 107 sqm, livingroom, 3 bedrooms, Ref.code: a288 Zvezdara 110 sqm, garage, 3 bedrooms, central heating 1,600 € Vracar 70 sqm, 2,5 rooms, 1st floor LUX, furnished Senjak 110 sqm, 2 bedrooms, livingroom, parking space Ref.code: a334 Dedinje 136 sqm, duplex, 500 sqm garden, garage, parking 2,500 € Center 2 bedrooms, 1 livingroom, cabinet Ref.code: a331 1,700 € Center 196 sqm, 3 bedroms, livingroom, diningroom, garage 2 cars, cellar, 4 terrace, 5th floor Ref.code: a376 3,000 € New Belgrade 65 sqm, bedroom, livingroom Ref.code: a363 650 € New Belgrade 38 sqm Ref.code: a380 800 € 800 € 500 € for rent 31 2008 Center 120 sqm, 2 levels, 2 bedrooms, cabinet, livingroom Ref.code: a 389 Dedinje 200 sqm, 3 bedrooms, drawing-room, bathroom, toilette Ref.code: a391 32 2,000 € Zemun 34 sqm, 1st floor, 1 room, air condditioning, cable TV 350 € 3,000 € Banovo Brdo 150 sqm, 3 levels, 3 bedrooms, livingroom, kitchen 1,000 € Center 85 sqm, 2 bedrooms, livingroom, furnished ,2 phone lines, 1st floor, balcony Ref.code: a321 1,000 € Vracar 84 sqm, 3 rooms, Ref.code: k162 800 € apartments Senjak 500 € 50 sqm, 2 rooms, oil heating, cable TV, net, air conditioning restored Ref.code: a375 Center 2,000 € 130 sqm, 3 bedrooms, livingroom 1 toilette, 1 bathroom 2 phone lines, 3rd floor Ref.code: a372 Center 125 sqm, 2 levels, 3 bedrooms, livingroom, 6th - 7th floor lux, 2 terraces 2,500 € Senjak 110 sqm, 2 bedrooms, livingroom, parking space Ref.code: a334 800 € Center 190 sqm, 2 levels, 3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms, garage Ref.code: a384 3,000 € Center 171 sqm, 4 bedrooms, livingoroom, kitchen, 2 bathrooms, toilette, 2 phone lines Ref.code: a371 Center 120 sqm, 3 bedrooms Ref.code: a295 1,300 € 3,000 € for rent 33 2008 Dedinje 400 sqm, 9 bedrooms, yard 11 sqm, 3 levels, garage Ref.code: h211 6,000 € Dedinje several houses from 220-270 sqm 3500/sqm for sale/for rent 34 Vozdovac 300 sqm, 4 bedrooms , 1 livingroom, garage, 10 ares Ref.code: h217 2,500 € Dedinje 150 sqm, 600 sqm of yard, 3 bedrooms Ref.code: h198 1,200 € Vracar 400 sqm, swimingpool, garage Ref.code: h185 4,000 € Vozdovac 300 sqm, 4 bedroom, 500 sqm garden, garage Ref.code: h207 1,500 € houses Vracar 250 sqm, 4 bedrooms Ref.code: h209 2,500 € Banovo Brdo 150 sqm, 3 bedrooms, garage, house 1,500 € Bezanijska Kosa 150 sqm, 3 bedrooms Ref.code: h184 1,200 € Vracar 3,000 € 260 sqm, 3 bedrooms, 2 livingroom, cabinet, 300 sqm garden, garage, furnished/unfurnished, Vracar 250 sqm, 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, garage Ref.code: h194 4,500 € Dedinje 12 ares, 400 sqm, 4 bathrooms, toilette, 3 bedrooms, livingroom, diningroom, drawing-room, kitchen, 2 terrace, 2 balcony, several parking spaces, garage, big garden. Ref.code: h237 7,000 € for rent 35 2008 Banovo Brdo (Kosutnjak) 300 sqm, 100 sqm plot, 3 bedrooms, livingroom, hoby room,sauna Senjak 600 sqm, 1,500 sqm area, 5 bedrooms, 3 parkings, 4 bathrooms Ref.code: h167 36 4,000 € 2,000,000 € for sale 10,000 € for rent Dedinje 300 sqm, 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms garage, spa center, garden, Ref.code: a287 Senjak 1000 sqm 1000 sqm of yard swimming pool Ref.code: h183 5,000 € 15,000 € houses Center 105 sqm, 1 livingroom, 2 bedrooms, 2 levels, floor heating, 2 parking space Ref.code: h238 1,500 € Center 550 sqm, 10 offices, central heating Ref.code: h176 Banovo Brdo 350 sqm, 4 bedrooms, garden, garage Dedinje 120 sqm, 2 levels, parking space Ref.code: h182 8,500 € 3,500 € 700 € Senjak Topcidersko brdo, 250 sqm,3-4 bedrooms, residence, 1600 sqm of yard for rent 6,500 € for sale 2,500,000 € for rent 37 2008 for rent 7,000 € Vracar 3,500 € 300 sqm, 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, garden 3 ares, parking Dedinje 600 sqm 800 sqm of yard, swimming pool, 6 bedrooms, oil heating Ref.code: h171 Vozdovac 2,000 € 220 sqm, 4 bedrooms, garage, furnished/unfurnished, 400 sqm of yard, central heating Ref.code: h232 Center 1000 sqm, garden, garage 15,000 € Zvezdara 3,500-4,000 € 250 sqm, 3 levels, garage, 4 parking space, 4 bedrooms, furnished, floor heating, video survey Dedinje 4,200 € 180 sqm 2 garage, 2 bathrooms, 1200 sqm of yard, gas heating Ref.code: a388 Brace Jerkovic 500 sqm house, 500 sqm of yard, 3 levels, 6 bedrooms, livingroom, garage 2,500 € Neimar 200 sqm, 4 bedrooms eletricity heating 38 for sale 1,800,000 € 2,000 € houses Banovo Brdo 300 sqm, 4 levels, 4 bedrooms, garage Dedinje 600+200 sqm, yard 16 ares, 3 levels, pool, 3 levels, Ref.code: h239 Ref.code: h240 (for sale) Visnjicka Banja 160 sqm, 2 bedrooms, gallery 1,500 € Senjak for rent 300 sqm, 6,000 € 9 ares garden, 5 bedrooms, restored, 2 garages for sale unfurnished/furnished 1,800,000 € Ref.code: h236 Senjak 350 sqm, 6 bedrooms, garage Ref.code: h205 3,000 € for rent 10,000 € 2,800,000€ for sale 1,000 € Mokroluska 630 sqm, parking,office, apartment, warehouse 6,000 € for rent 39 2008 Senjak 125 sqm 2,000 € Center 66 sqm apartment for office, 3 offices Ref.code:k165 Center 2,500 € (Zeleni Venac) 100 sqm, for banks, etc, premises-retail Ref.code: k166 Center 150 sqm restored Ref.code:: k171 2,250 € Center 200-400 sqm office building Center Center 130 sqm Ref.code: k137 2,000 € Center 1200 sqm Dedinje 120 sqm 5 offices, 2 air conditioning, 3-4 phone lines 40 1,200 € 800 € 23 € per sqm 24,000 € Center 200 sqm 2,500 € Center 400 sqm garden, 2 levels, 10 offices 4,000 € Center 140 sqm, 2 levels, 1 garage space Ref.code: k186 3,500 € offices Senjak 500 sqm, office building premises-retail Center 1200 sqm, four levels, office building Ref.code: k149 10,000 € 15,000 € Center 6,000 € 409 sqm, 10 offices 2 entrances, 1st floor, LUX, unfurnished/ furnished Ref.code: k174 New Belgrade (SM-Piramida) premises-retail from 25-70 sqm Ref.code: k170 1,000 € Vracar 600 sqm, 4 parking lots Ref.code: k180 Center 700 sqm, open space 5 -10 offices 12 € per sqm Center 300-600 sqm, adjustable walls, 2 levels, open space 8,000 € 20 € per sqm Vracar 900 sqm, open space Dedinje 2000 sqm, Ref.code: k182 25,000 € New Belgrade - YUBC 4,500 € 225 sqm, furnished, 2 bathrooms, 7 phone lines, one parking car + 4 parking lots possible for rent, 50 € each, gallery, terrace 15,000 € Center call us 1000 sqm, 20 offices, 6th floors, 20 phone lines, 12 toilette, 10 parking lots, lift, computer network, central air, conditioning, + retail Ref.code: k167 for rent 41 2008 25 € per sqm Center 300-2000 sqm Ref.code: k187 Dedinje 2100 sqm, lux, 20 offices, garage Ref.code: k183 42 offices 40,000 € Medakovic 1200 sqm, 1500 sqm plot Ref.code: k185 12,500 € Center 130 sqm, restaurant Ref.code: k134 3,000 € New Belgrade 23 € per sqm 393 sqm, open space, new office building Ref.code: k179 Center 150 sqm + 40 sqm 5 offices 3,500 € Zemun 7,000 € 1,200 sqm warehouse, 200 sqm office Ref.code: k188 warehouse Zemun Warehouse 500 sqm Kraburma office 200 sqm - 2,000 sqm warehouse 500 sqm and more Ref.code: k157 10 € per sqm 5 € per sqm 2,500 € Beograd, Batajnica 10 € per sqm 2517,9 sqm, lot 10 000 sqm complete infrastructure (parking lot, water, three-phase 5 € per sqm current 630 kW, sewage system, 10 phone lines, office space, sanitary facilities, dressing rooms for workers) for rent 43 2008 Dedinje 3000 sqm business and rezidential yard 2500 sqm Senjak 300 sqm, yard 9 ares, 5 bedrooms, 2 garages, unfurnished/furnished Ref.code: h236 44 7,000,000 € 1,800,000 € Dedinje 3,900 sqm of yard 350 sqm house 6,000,000 € for sale Vracar 1000 sqm, garden, garage Topcidersko brdo Senjak 350 + 150 sqm 4 bedrooms residence, yard 1,600 sqm 3,500,000 € 2,500,000 € Senjak 600 sqm, 1500 sqm of yard, 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 3 parking lots, swimming pool Ref.code: h167 2,000,000 € for sale 45 2008 Senjak 1,200,000 € 500 sqm, 12 bedrooms, garage, garden 1200 sqm Ref.code: h122 Senjak new house cca 500 sqm Dedinje 225 sqm - 285 sqm yard semi detached 46 3,500 € per sqm Vracar 167 sqm 3 bedrooms Ref.code: a329 1,500,000 € 2,500 € per sqm for sale Center (Dorcol) old house cca 500 sqm 1,600,000 € Center, 210 sqm, luxury penthouse, 3 bedrooms, furnished, Senjak 500 sqm, 900 sqm yard, for total adaptation Ref.code: h241 2,000,000 € for rent/sale price negotiable for sale 47 2008 Banovo Brdo duplex Center 1,200 sqm, 4 levels, office building Ref.code: h149 48 call us 2,500,000 € Banovo Brdo 184 sqm garage 40 sqm call us Center 1000 sqm, office building, garage 3,500,000 € Vracar 800 sqm, open space Ref.code: k142 2,000,000 € for sale Banovo Brdo duplex call us for sale 49 2008 HYPERMARKETS, PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTIVE CENTRES AND SHOPPING MALLS Location BELGRADE for SHOPPING MALL IN Dedinje FOR SALE Description:lot 3,000 sqm, possible construction 3,470sqm-8,000 sqm + garage Price: 4,000,000 € + SHOPPING MALL IN PANCEVO Description: building 1,400 sqm, pedestrian area Price: 2,800,000 € Location for hypermarket in Vozdovac FOR RENT – FOR SALE Description: lot 10,000 sqm (5,000 sqm building + parking for 150 vehicles) possible adaptation at the lessee’s request Price: 6 €/sqm Price for sale: negotiable Location for production and distributive Centre SIMANOVCI – DEC FOR SALE Description: lot 50,000 sqm enclosed (buildings 3,200 sqm) Possible construction 25,000 sqm Price: 3,000,000 € Location motorway exit at BELGRADE VRCIN FOR RENT Description: lot 20,000 sqm, building 1,000 sqm possible enlargement and adaptation Price: Negotiable 50 Location NEW BELGRADE Shopping Mall Piramida Description:independent business building 2,000 sqm, ideal for department store Price: 1,700 €/sqm FOR SALE Location NEW BELGRADE WAREHOUSE by the motorway ideal for hypermarket plot 20,000 ha, 4,500 sqm Price: 4 €/sqm commercial real estate-investments Location NOVI SAD, vicinity of the BG-NS motorway Description: 2x50,000 sqm, ideal for hypermarket, Location NOVI SAD Centre Futog road Description: 7,000 sqm plot with 4,000 sqm, building, possible adaptation at the lessee’s request Price: 5,000,000 € for sale, 10 €/sqm monthly lease Many more locations offered in Serbian and Montenegrin towns, especially in Nis (town Centre in the vicinity of the Mercator hypermarket), Jagodina (ideal location of 240,000 sqm at the town entrance, possible hypermarket construction, gas station or other), Belgrade (lots Location Pancevo road ideal for hypermarket, Description: 1,7 ha Price: 3,000,000 € by the BG-ZG and BG-NS motorways, Batajnica road, area of 10,000-300,000 sqm) LOCATIONS FOR BUSINESS AND RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES CONSTRUCTION Location NEW BELGRADE Description: NEW BELGRADE by the Airport City, lot 11,600 sqm, possible construction of business area of 23,000 sqm Price: 17,000,000 € Location NEW BELGRADE, Tosin bunar, lot 9,000 sqm, possible construction of business and commercial area of 30,000 sqm investments 51 Location BELGRADE, downtown, Dubrovacka Street Description: lot 2,360 sqm, residential and business structure, possible construction 7,000 - 10,000 sqm Price: 30% from Location BELGRADE, downtown, Simina Street Description: residential structure possible construction to 2,000 sqm Price: 1,600,000 € Location BELGRADE, Bulevar Vojvode Misica, opposite the Belgrade Fairground Description: 1. lot 8,700 sqm, possible construction cca 40,000 sqm Price: 16,000,000 € 2. lot 4,797 sqm, possible construction cca 13,800 sqm Price: 9,000,000 € Location NOVI SAD, Centre, Sentandreja Road Description: lot 90,000 sqm, lot 50% occupied, groundfloor and first floor Price: 170 € per sqm HOTELS Location BELGRADE, Bulevar Vojvode Misica Description: location for hotel and media Centre construction Descriptio: lot 4,797 sqm, possible construction cca 13,800 sqm Price: 9,000,000 € 52 Beside this, VOS MEDIATOR also offers hotels under construction (downtown, luxurious, small five star hotel) as well as buildings for reconstruction with the license for hotel. commercial real estate-investments GAS STATIONS VOS MEDIATOR has longstanding mediating experience in finding gas station locations and gas stations under construction for well known clients, i.e., big oil companies. Currently all over Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia there are more than 60 locations (gas stations) on offer. BUSINESS AND RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES FOR SALE Location BELGRADE, Centre Description: business building, 1,200 sqm rented to a foreign company, longstanding agreement, yearly rent of 120,000 Price: 2,500,000 € Location BELGRADE, Dedinje Description: one of the most luxurious small residential buildings in Belgrade with 5 apartments rented for a long term period for the yearly rent of 288,000 € Price: 6,000,000 € Location BELGRADE, Centre Description: business building area of 2,000 sqm, rented to a foreign bank for the yearly rent of cca 450,000 € Price: 10,000,000 € Location karaburma Description: possible construction of business and commercial area 40 000 – 180 000 sqm 53 2008 SOMBOR contact us for additional information Kragujevacnovi sad PARACIN 54 ZEMUN contact us for additional information SABAC commercial real estate-investments SUBOTICA contact us for additional information VRBAS investments 55 RESTAURANT “PORTO MALTESE” 52, Francuska St., Tel: 322 5624 Smells and Tastes of the Mediterranean Gems in “Porto” treasury: -Guilthead sea bream - Sparus aurata -Sea bass - Dicentrarchus labrax -Dentex - Dentex dentex -Scorpion fish - Scorpaena scrofa -Sole - Pegusa impar -Frogfi sh - Lophius piscatorius -Red mullet - Mullus barbatus -John Dory (Saint Pierre) - Zeus faber -The price of fi sh varies from 25-40 euros per kg. All fish can be prepared in one of these ways: -Grilled -Boiled, in water -On paper (with vegetables) -Baked in the oven, with potatoes C oming to the “Porto Maltese“ restaurant makes an unusual event. Every guest evokes dear memories on some seaports and summer adventures. Sea smells become so vivid and accompanied with plates full of mussels, crabs or good fish. This uncommon place located at the end of Francuska Street in Belgrade is the product of the people who have discovered formula for making the time in their restaurant exciting both for their guests and themselves. This restaurant came to life exactly ten years ago. In the meantime it appeared that the idea was predestined for broader dimension. Currently in business there are 15 restaurants of the same name in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine and there will soon be one in Boston. We are talking here of the real catering chain that has originated in Belgrade and is now branching through the whole world. And the service everywhere is of the same level and quality and the ambiance is recognizable. 56 While entering the “Porto Maltese“ you are also coming into the calm harbour where the culinary miracles are being materialised. There is a principle for every guest to choose the fish and get a feeling of being at the market of a small Mediterranean town. The fish and seafood are weighed on a scale placed near the kitchen. That way everything chosen ends its way on the plate. All the market prices are written in chalk and the smallest possible quantity is 100 grams. The food that has been chosen goes into the kitchen that is in front of the guests’ eyes, separated from them only by a glass partition. On the menu there are various fish, shells, octopuses, squids... Everything that sea offers and gives. All of this is prepared on grill, steam, or any other way the guest prefer. An unavoidable companion is wine, all sorts of wine that match fish specialties. In the meantime, while waiting for the food measured on the “market counter“ to be prepared, guests can help themselves with the cold buffet placed in the small boat designed according to the fishing one. The fish, olive oil, sea salt – all this make the smell and taste one cannot resist. This is certainly the reason of the great success of the restaurant chain “Porto Maltese,“ the first one in Serbia to get the ISO 9001 certificate, the first to sell franchise in Ukraine, the first Serbian restaurant that will have its counterpart in the USA. It could be said that the Belgrade “Porto Maltese“ is the favourite place of gourmets and good cuisine connoisseurs. There you can often see athletes, famous artists, journalists, businessmen, people who have come to enjoy in Mediterranean flavours. But there is one more unique thing in the Belgrade “Porto Maltese.“ Cooks and all the staff scheduled for the restaurants in the “Porto Maltese“ chain are trained here. Therefore the standard is equalized so that the foreign guests coming to the Belgrade “Porto Maltese“ can expect the same service, same specialties and the same experience everywhere from Moscow to Boston. Presenting the Sistem-FTO Absolutely the Best The biggest Security Company in Serbia deals in physical and technical security of properties and persons, fire prevention security, public gatherings security and money and valuables transport security C onversation with Mr. Milovan Milosevic, the owner and General Manager of the SISTEM-FTO Company is impressive at the very start thanks to the figures. The system that deals in physical and technical security of properties and persons, fire prevention security, public gatherings security and money and valuables transport security currently has 5,225 employed workers in 145 towns and bigger places of Serbia. According to all its parametres, it is not only the biggest Security Company in Serbia but also one of the most appreciated firms in the Republic. During the last two years the Serbian and Belgrade Chambers of Commerce awarded the Company appraising the FTO has been contributing a great deal to the economic development of the country. SISTEM-FTO was founded in 1996. Our collocutor embarked upon this delicate business already having great experience. Mr. Milosevic especially points out that everything has started with just one man in the firm, i.e., just himself and evolved into a big system that today offers its services to the hundreds of clients securing some 2,000 of their structures. Business policy is adjusted according to the demanding firms and among the clients are also embassies with their residences, banks, and companies that have big business buildings. “Nevertheless, people, our employees, are the most important. We are taking care of their specific education that is not going just within the official regulations and in front of the Republic of Serbia Ministry of Interior. We have constantly been doing our best to improve our knowledge and adopt world standards,“ says our collocutor. In order to enable quality security up-to-date technique is also important. In dispose of the SISTEM-FTO is the monitoring centre that makes possible following up of all the vehicles and constructions that are “covered“ by cameras and GPS systems. Thanks to all this, in case of need, it is possible for the intervention crews to get to the sport within minutes. “We are the only company in the sphere of security that has absolutely local capital and business policy oriented towards the world experiences. We have not only licensed standards but we are also doing our best to broaden our company. We have already been preparing for the Universiade that will take place in Belgrade next year,“ explains Mr. Milovan Milosevic. Moreover, this is just one of the big businesses of the firm that is proud of the fact it has capacities to secure even the biggest gatherings, as well as sports events with thousands of spectators. Djavolja Varos Petrified WeddingParty T he first round of the New Seven Wonders of the World election voting has ended in December 2007 with the election of 170 most attractive natural monuments in the world. The European 32 nominees are in for the further election and only the Serbian Djavolja Varos from the Kursumlija town entered the second round. Thanks to the votes from all over the world, the first day of the candidacy 58 the Djavolja Varos came to the 135th place, the next one it was at the 60th and on December 21st it came to the marvelous 26th place. Voting will last all through December 31st, 2008 when the 21 candidates will be elected while the New Seven Wonders of the World will be announced in mid-2010. The Djavolja Varos is located on the south slopes of the Mount Radan, on the right bank of the Zuta Reka (Yellow river), in the vicinity of the Prolom Spa, 27 kilometres south-east of the Kursumlija town. It consists of more than 200 stone formations – pyramids shaped by water erosion in different formats and dimensions, between two and fifteen metres high and 0.5 and three metres wide, topped with stone caps. Stone pyramids are ephemeral forms for they disintegrate relatively quickly thanks to rain, snow, wind and ice (when they lose their protective “cap”), and are formed equally quickly through water erosion. The Djavolja Varos and its earth pyramids, or “towers” according to the locals, are located in the watershed between Djavolja Jaruga and Paklena Jaruga The Djavolja Varos (the name means “Devil’s Town”) site consisting of the group of earth pyramids in the Radan Mountains, in the southern region of Serbia, the nominee in the New Seven Wonders of the World election (Devil’s Gully and Hell’s Gully). On the other side, somewhat deeper in the inside of the gully, new figures have been shaped through erosion and sedimentation over the centuries. These parts of Serbia abound in legends and tales. One of them is on the modest and quiet people, extremely dedicated to the faith, who have once lived in the area of the Djavolja Varos. According to the legend, all this disturbed the devil and therefore he prepared them the devil’s water as a temptation so that they could forget about their family relationships. Bewitched by the miraculous potion, the locals decided to marry a brother and a sister. A fairy tried to spoil the devil’s plan but she did not succeed in bringing wedding-party to their senses and they set off with the future newlyweds towards the church where the wedding was to be performed. Then the fairy started to pray to God asking him to prevent the incest. The God gave ear to her pleadings, joined the sky and the ground, strong and cold winds began to blow and petrified the wedding-party. The Djavolja Varos belongs to the strange name village Djake (originating from the Albanian word gjak meaning blood) that is situated in Kursumlija at the height of some 700 metres above sea level. This geomorphologic phenomenon is unique in Serbia and a very rare one in the world. There are similar phenomena in Europe, precisely in the Alps (on both sides of the Brenner pass in Austria and Italy, by the Bolzano, and at the Mount Valerien in the Upper Savoy province in France, etc.). In the United States famous is the “Garden of Gods.” Nevertheless, in the Djavolja Varos the “towers” are more numerous, their dimensions are greater and they are more stable. Two hydrological phenomena characterize the locality: there are two springs, one known as Devil’s Water (a highly mineralized spring with water that is used in traditional medicine), and another one called the Devil’s (Red) Well (a pressurized spring), some 400 metres away from the Devil’s Water. The water has distinctive red colour, while the area surrounding this natural phenomenon, the soil and the rocks, as well as the pyramids themselves, are of different colours giving a bizarre appearance to the entire scenery. This miraculous world also features acoustic phenomena that justify the designation the Devil’s Town: the wind that hums between the pyramids creates strange sounds similar to howling, sighs or squeaking that were frightening the local population for centuries and lie behind their superstition. The natural surrounding area adds to the attraction of these two wonders, depicting a rather harsh, almost mystical atmosphere, but at the same time picturesque and timid, just like the remains of the town, old church, cemetery, and several interesting mines. 59 Movable Exhibition - Museum of Broken Relationships Holograms of Memories Unlike the “destructive“ self-help instructions for recovery from failed loves, every individual is offered the chance to overcome the emotional collapse through creation of the Museum holdings A fter successes achieved in Ljubljana, Berlin, Sarajevo, Skoplje, Pula and invitations for guest displays in San Francisco, Tokio, Rome, and Stockholm, unusual exhibition dedicated to broken hearts had its guest show in Belgrade in March. The “Museum of Broken Relationships“ is a splendid art installation consisting of different broken relationships experiences 60 from all over the world. The art project of two Zagreb citizens Olinka Vištica and Drazen Grubišić sprang up from the assumption that objects possess integrated fields, “holograms“ of memories and emotions. The exhibition “Museum of Broken Relationships“ was presented for the first time within the 40th Zagreb Applied Arts and Design Drawingroom and has achieved exceptional international success. As an art concept it proceeds from the assumption that objects (i.e. the whole matter) possess integrated fields – “holograms“ of memories and emotions, and the authors with its layout intend to create a space of “secure memory“ or “protected remembrance“ in order to preserve the material and nonmaterial heritage of broken relationships. The idea that is fundamental for this art project attracted the attention of broad public with its universal and interactive characteristics. The public is both the viewer and creator of the Museum that, unlike the “destructive“ self-help instructions for recovery from failed loves, offers every individual the chance to overcome the emotional collapse through creation of the Museum holdings. The individual gets rid of “controversial objects,“ the triggers of momentarily “undesirable“ emotions, by turning them into museum exhibits, i.e., artefacts and thereby participating in the creation of a preserved collective emotional history. That way the objects that have been marked with beautiful emotions finally get out of the dark and hidden places and surface into the day-light and are being given the new exhibition frame that automatically changes the perception of the object and the emotions stirred through it put into the new context. The display of the exhibition is being renewed every day since the project the “Museum of Broken Relationships“ is in the state of the continual origination linked to the unstoppable process of relationships vanishing. The Belgrade exhibition during March was open for display donations. Everybody who had any object, letter, a piece of memory, could have brought it into the exhibit area in “Magacin“ in Kraljevica Marka Street. In all the previous “Museum of Broken Relationships“ guest shows the response of both public and media was exceptional and thanks to that the Museum holdings has more than several hundred objects. The museum has everything from romantic and touching letters to different gifts given to lovers like teddy bears and photos, bicycle, wedding dresses, an axe, but also such unusual examples as a gallstone. Every single object on display is anonymous, and has a short description of the item related to the relationship that was behind. That is why it could be therapeutic for those with newly broken hearts. All this can be found at the Internet address http://www.brokenships.com/ and everybody who has broken heart becomes a user and a donator of this unusual Museum. By e-mail can be sent user name and certificate on “lease“ for one part of the collective emotional memory where memories can be deposited or somebody’s own data base created. That way the owner of the broken heart has the possibility to keep everything that arouses painful reminiscences, either photographs, e-mails, SMS messages or... 61 Belgrade Guide EMBASSIES ALBANIA Bulevar Kneza Aleksandra Karadjordjevica 25A 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 30-66-642 ALGERIA Maglajska 26b 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 367-1211 ANGOLA Vase Pelagica 32 11000 Beograd tel: (011)3690-241, 3693-270 ARGENTINA Knez Mihailova 24/I 11000 Beograd tel: (011)2621-550 AUSTRALIA Cika Ljubina 13 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 330-34-00 AUSTRIA Kneza Sime Markovica 2 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 3031-956 BELGIUM Krunska 18 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 3230-018 BELARUS Deligradska 13 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 3616-938 BOLIVIA Slobodana Jovanovica 23 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 2757-819 BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Krunska 9 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 324-1170 BRASIL Krunska 14, 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 323-9781 BULGARIA Bircaninova 26 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 361-3980 CZECH REPUBLIC Bulevar kralja Aleksandra 22 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 323-0133 62 CHILE Tomasa Jeza 16-20 11000 Beograd tel: 011) 459-974 CROATIA Kneza Milosa 62, 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 361-0535 CANADA Kneza Milosa 75, 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 306-3000 CHINA Augusta Cesarca 2V 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 3695-057 CYPRUS Diplomatska kolonija 9 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 367-2-909 CONGO Moravska 5 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 344-6431 CUBA Ljube Jovanovica 9b 1000 Beograd tel: (011) 3692-441 DENMARK Neznanog junaka 9a 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 367-0443 EGYPT Andre Nikolica 12 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 2650-585 ECUADOR Granicarska 8/III 11000 Beograd tel: 011) 344-0135 FINLAND Bircaninova 29 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 3065-400 FRANCE Pariska 11 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 3023-500 GABON Takovska 20, 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 32-33-882 GHANA Ognjena Price 50, 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 344-0856 GERMANY Kneza Milosa 74-76, 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 3064-300 Conzular Section – Bircaninova 19a tel: (011)3064-400 GREECE Francuska 33, 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 322-6523 GUINEE Ohridska 4, 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 34-44-840 HUNGARY Krunska 72, 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 244-0472 INDIA Ljutice Bogdana 8 11040 Beograd tel: (011) 2664-127 2661-034 INDONESIA Bulevar kneza Aleksandra Karadjordjevica 18 11040 Beograd Tel: (011) 367-4062 , 367-2984 IRAQ Neznanog junaka 27a 11000 Beograd IRAN ADRESS: Ljutice Bogdana 40 11000 Beograd tel: (011)3674-360 IRELAND Zadarska 2/II Kosancicev venac 2/III 11000 Beograd tel: ( 011)638 691 ITALIA Bircaninova 11 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 3066-100 ISRAEL Bulevar mira 47, 1000 Beograd tel: (011) 367-24-00 JAPAN Vladimira Popovica 6 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 301-2800 DPR KOREA Dr. Milutina Ivkovica 9 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 668-739 information KOREA REPUBLIC Uzicka32 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 367-4225 LEBANON Diplomatska kolonija 5 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 3675-153 LIBYA Sime Lozanica 8, 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 2663-445 HOLY SEE Svetog Save 24, 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 3085-216 MACEDONIA Gospodar Jevremova 34 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 328-49-24 MALAYSIA Krajiska 2 11040 Beograd tel: (011) 2662-736 MALTA Visegradska 23/2 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 3621-275 MOROCCO Sanje Zivanovic 4 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 369-02-88 MEXICO Ljutice Bogdana 5, 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 3674-170 MYANMAR Kneza Milosa 72, 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 361-7165 NAMIBIA Boska Buhe 220 P.O. Box 48 11306 Grocka, Beograd tel: 063/ 1111-405 NETHERLANDS Simina 29, 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 202-3900 NORWAY Uzcka 43, 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 367-0404 PAKISTAN Bulevar mira 62, 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 2661-676 PALESTINE Maglajska 14, 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 3671-407 PERU Dragoslava Jovanovica 13/6 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 322-8694 PHILLIPINES Zidarska 8 II/22 11000 Beograd tel: 381 63 356 320 POLAND Kneza Milosa 38 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 2065-301 PORTUGAL Vladimira Gacinovica 4 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 2662-895 ROMANIA Kneza Milosa 70, 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 361-8327 RUSSIA Deligradska 32 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 361-1323 SAN MARINO Terazije 10/I, 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 361-3757 SEYCHELLES Beogradskog bataljona 42 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 3547-309 SLOVAK REPUBLIC Bulevar umetnosti 18 11070 Beograd tel: (011) 22-23-800 SLOVENIA Zmaj Jovina 33a, 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 328-4458 SPAIN Prote Mateje 45, 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 344-0231 SRI LANKA Zanke Stokic 21 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 369-0245 SWITZERLAND Bircaninova 27, 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 3065-820 SWEDEN Ledi Pedzet 2, 11040 Beograd tel: (011) 20-69-200 TUNISIA Vase Pelagica 19, 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 3691-961 TURKEY Krunska 1, 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 333-24-00 USA Kneza Milosa 50, 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 361-9344 UKRAINE Bulevar oslobodjenja 87 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 397-8987 URUGUAY Malatova 12, 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 54 54 55 UNITED KINGDOM Resavska 46 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 2645-055 VATIKAN Svetog Save 24, 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 3085-356 ZAIR Nemanjina 21/3, 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 661-188 ZIMBABVE Tolstojeva 51, 11000 Beograd tel: (011) 664-731 Belgrade Guide HOTELS ALEKSANDAR PALAS***** www.aleksandarpalas.com Kralja Petra 13-15 tel: 3305 300, tel: 3305 326 ASTORIJA*** www.astoria.co.yu Milovana Milovanovica tel: 3605-100 BALKAN**** Prizrenska 2 tel: 011/36-36-000 BEST WESTERN HOTEL SUMADIJA**** www.hotelsumadija.com Sumadijski trg 8 tel: 3054 100 BRISTOL* Karadjordjeva 50 tel: 2631 895 EXCELSIOR** Kneza Milosa 5 tel: 323 1381 GARNI HOTel SPLENDID*** www.splendid.co.yu, Dvorska 5 tel: 323 54 44 HOTel M**** www.hotel-m.com Bulevar JNA 56a tel: 309 0401 HOTel N** www.hotel-n.co.yu Bilecka 57 tel: 3972 183 HOTel IN**** Bulevar Arsenija Carnojevica tel: 3105 300 HYATT REGENCY BELGRADE***** belgrade.regency.hyatt.com Milentija Popovica 5 tel: 301 1234 INTERCONTINENTAL***** www.ichbg.com Vladimira Popovica 10 tel: 220 4204 KASINA*** kasina.starigrad.co.yu Terazije 25 tel: 323 5574 LAV** Cara Dusana 240 tel: 3163 289 64 LE PETIT PIAF*** www.petitpiaf.com Skadarska 34, tel: 303 5252 MAJESTIC**** www.majestic.co.yu Obilicev venac 28 tel: 328 5777 METROPOL*** www.hotelmetropol.co.yu Bulevar kralja Aleksandra 69 tel: 323 70 46 MOSKVA**** Balkanska 1 tel: 268 6255 NACIONAL*** Autoput 5 tel: 260 1156 PALACE www.palacehotel:co.yu Toplicin venac 23 tel: 218 5585 Park*** Njegoseva 4 tel: 364 03 93 POSTA** Savska 3 tel: 361 4260 PRAG *** www.hotelprag.co.yu Kraljice Natalije 27 tel: 361 0422 PUTNIK** Palmira Toljatija 9 tel: 2697 221 REX*** www.hotelrex-belgrade.com Sarajevska 37 tel: 361 1862 ROYAL*** www.hotelroyal.co.yu/ Kralja Petra I 56 tel: 2634 222 SKALA*** Bezanijska 3 Zemun tel: 3075 032 SLAVIJA A** www.slavijahotel:com Svetog Save 1 tel: 2450 842 SLAVIJA LUX**** Svetog Save 2 tel: 245 0842 SRBIJA** www.hotelsrbija.com/ Ustanicka 127c tel: 289 0404 TAS** Beogradska 71 tel: 324 3508 TRIM** Adress: Kneza Viseslava 72 tel: 354 0669 UNION *** www.hotelunionbelgrade.com/ Kosovska 11 tel: 324 8022 ZLATNIK***** Slavonska 26 tel: 316 7511 RESTAURANTS AEROKLUB, Uzun Mirkova 4 / 2 2626-077 BACKSTAGE, Svetogorska 19 3247-468 BAJKA, Kneza Viseslava 88 3543 603 BALKAN EKSPRES, Despota Djurdja 22 615-906 BALZAC, Strahinjica Bana 13 3285-906 BATLEROVA KUCA, Gospodar Jovanova 42 2188-033 BELLE EPOQUE, Dzordza Vasingtona 2 3345-383 BOTAKO, Nevesinjska 6 3446-770 BURITO BAR, Kraljice Marije 3 3376-546 BYBLOS, Kneginje Zorke 30 2441-938 CAMPO DE FIORI, Dubrovacka 10 613-948 COLONIAL SUN, Bulevar vojvode Putnika 32 3692-156 DACO, Patrisa Lumumbe 49 782-422 DAKA, Djure Danicica 4 3222-068 information DEVETKA, Kneza Viseslava 25 3559-783 DORIJAN GREJ, Kralja Petra 87 2634-151 DVA JELENA, Skadarska 32 3242-994 ELEMENT, Majke Jevrosime 19 3240-251 FRANS, Bulevar oslobođenja 18a 2641-944 HONG – KONG, Ustanicka 125 2894-212 IKKI SUSHI BAR JAPANESE HOUSE, Gospodar Jovanova 46, 2184-183 JEVREM, Gospodar Jevremova 36 3284-74 JEZERO, Ada Ciganlija bb / 1 2544-455 KALEMEGDANSKA Terrace, Mali Kalemegdan bb 3283-011 KLUB - RESTORAN VUK KARADZIC, Kralja Milana 2 3618-618 KLUB KNJIZEVNIKA, Francuska 7 627-931 KOVAC, Bulevar oslobodjenja 221 2462-343 KRALJEVINA, Kralja Petra 13 - 15 3305-388 LITTLE BAY, Dositejeva 9a 3284 163 LOZA, Obilicev venac 27 2628-685 MADERA, Bulevar kralja Aleksandra 43 3231-332 MANJEZ, Svetozara Markovica 49 3066-603 Metropolitan Grill Hyatt Regency Beograd Milentija Popovica 5 301-1140 MILOSEV KONAK, Topciderska 1 2663-146 MYTHOLOGIA, Bircaninova 42 2641-048 MON CHERI, Dobracina 42 2621-753 MOVIE BAR, Kolarceva 6 2621-174 MYDAN, Kozjacka 3 - 5 3692-974 NEW YORK, Krunska 86 455-625 PASTUV, Pastroviceva 2 3056-103 PIETRO DELL ORO, Trnska 2 3447 700 QUE PASA, Kralja Petra 13 - 15 3305-377 SANTIAGO, Majke Jevrosime 20 3237-953 SENT ANDREJA, Kej oslobodjenja 35 2105-565 STARA KOLIBA, Usce bb18 3117-666 TRAMONTANA, Kraljice Katarine 26 3542-237 TRIBECA, Kneza Mihaila 50 3285-56 VIOLETA KUCO STARA, Topolska 4 2431-458 VUK, Vuka Karadzica 12 2629-761 ZLATAR, Preradoviceva 9a 754-651 888, Bircaninova 16 2659-542 65 Belgrade Guide important phones TOURIST INFORMATION CENTERS Terazije underground passage By Albania Tower, tel:635-622, wh: 9-20h weekdays, Sat 9-17h, Sun 10-16h Makedonska 5 tel:3343-460, wh 9-21h weekdays, Sat 9-17h, Sun 10-16h Nikola Tesla Airport tel:2097-638, wh 9-20h, Sat 9-17h, Sun 10-16h Central Railway Station tel:3612-732, wh 9-20h weekdays, Sat 9-17h, Closed on Sundays Information Center Zemun Zmaj Jovina 14, tel: 192-094 TOS-Information Center Decanska 8a, tel: 3230-566, Wh 9.30-21.00h weekdays, Sat-Sun 9.30-17.00h www.serbia-tourism.org GENERAL INFORMATION tel: 2635-622 www.tob.co.yu Alfa taxi Alo taxi Beo taxi Beogradski taxi Ekonomik taxi Lux taxi Maxiss taxi Naxi taxi Pink taxi Plavi taxi 9807 3564-555 970 9801 3973-327 30 33 123 3581-111 2164714 9803 9805 Police station MUP Fire station Ambulance Time Telegrams International phone calls Phone Directory Avekning Informations Sports information Weather Report Informations (0-24) Bilet service KCB Auto moto savez Srbije (AMSJ) 92 93 94 95 96 901 988 9811 9812 9814 9823 319-1001 2628-342 3441-515 FAIRS AND CONGRESSES Congress center Sava Milentija Popovica 9, Tel: 2139-840, 311-4322, 311-4323 www.savaCenter.com Belgrade fair Bulevar vojvode Misica 14, tel: 2655-555, fax. 688-173, www.sajam.co.yu REAL ESTATE VOS MEDIATOR, Strahinjica Bana 34, tel: 2920 466, 062 282 434 e-mail: vosmediator@eunet.yu www.vosmediator.co.yu INTERNET CAFFES Extreme, Beogradska 2, tel: 344-60-86 Internet café, Svetogorska 18 IPS Internet café, Makedonska 4 Plato, Akademski plato 1 tel: 303-06-33 Club Mr. Stefan Braun Nemanjina 9 Contact: All information on the Club “Mr. Stefan Braun can be found at the web address www.mrstefanbraun.com or www.mrstefanbraun.co.yu Reservations phone 065-55 66 456