Serbia (Serbian: СÑбиÑа, Srbija) is a country located in the Balkans, in Southern Europe. It was a founder and one of the six republics forming the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Tourism in Serbia mainly focuses on the mountains and spas of the country. The most famous mountain resorts are Kopaonik, Balkan mountains, Zlatibor, and Zlatar. There are also many spas in Serbia, the biggest of which is VrnjaÄka Banja. Other spas include Soko Banja, Banja KoviljaÄa and NiÅ¡ka Banja. There is a significant amount of tourism in the largest cities like Belgrade and Novi Sad, but also in the rural parts of Serbia like the volcanic wonder of Äavolja varoÅ¡, Christian pilgrimage to the many Serbian monasteries across the country and the cruises along the Danube, Sava or Tisza. There are several popular festivals held in Serbia, such as EXIT, proclaimed to be the best European festival by UK Festival Awards 2007 and Yourope, the European Association of the 40 largest festivals in Europe and the GuÄa trumpet festival.
During the summer tourists love spending their time in Belgrade and enjoy the nature of many national parks throughout the country. In winter, they are warmly welcomed to mountain resorts (one of the most popular being Kopaonik, featured on BBC as one of the best ski destinations in Europe). There are also many spa resorts such as Sokobanja, NiÅ¡ka Banja and VrnjaÄka Banja.
