Kopaonik National Park
A high mountain park of spruce forest and meadows, known as Serbia's main ski area in winter. In summer it is used for hiking, cycling and mountain air.
Kopaonik
In winter this is Serbia's main ski resort, and in summer a national park used for hiking and biking.
Attractive locations
Pancic's Peak
The highest point of the Kopaonik range, topped by a memorial to the botanist Josif Pancic. The summit is reached on foot or by lift, and offers wide views.
Studenica Monastery
A World Heritage Orthodox monastery from the 12th century, with white marble churches and fine medieval frescoes in a green valley. It is one of the most important sites of Serbian culture.
Sopocani Monastery
A 13th-century monastery famous for its richly coloured frescoes, among the finest in Serbian medieval art. It is part of a World Heritage listing near Novi Pazar.
Djavolja Varos (Devil's Town)
A field of tall earth pillars, many topped with stone caps, created by erosion. Local legends surround the formations, and a viewing path leads through them.
Stari Ras
The ruins of a medieval Serbian capital near Novi Pazar, with fortress remains, churches and a small monastery. It is listed by UNESCO together with nearby Sopocani monastery.
Airports
Morava Airport KVO
It is about 64 km in a straight line from Kopaonik.
Niš Constantine the Great Airport INI
It is about 84 km in a straight line from Kopaonik.
Scams and safe taxis
Weather by month
Each month shows its average temperature in °C and its mm of rain per month.
- Jan-2.2 °C58 mm
- Feb-0.8 °C56 mm
- Mar3.4 °C69 mm
- Apr8.4 °C70 mm
- May13.2 °C95 mm
- Jun17.3 °C96 mm
- Jul19.9 °C74 mm
- Aug20.2 °C62 mm
- Sep15.0 °C63 mm
- Oct9.9 °C68 mm
- Nov4.8 °C63 mm
- Dec-0.6 °C62 mm
Driest months: Jan, Feb, Aug, Dec. Wettest months: May, Jun, Jul.
Costs
Prices here are about 45% of US prices (World Bank, 2025). This compares a country's overall prices, not the cost of a trip.
Who can help
Emergency
112. Police 192. Fire 193. Ambulance 194.
local government
Serbian Police (Ministry of Interior)
Helps with: Serbia's national police emergency number, listed by the Ministry of Interior on its contacts page. The same page gives 193 for the fire service. No separate tourist police unit is shown on it.
Who qualifies: Anyone in Serbia who needs the police urgently.
Phone: 192
Email: infomup@mup.gov.rs
local government
Tourism Organisation of Serbia
Helps with: Serbia's national tourism body. Its contact page gives a head office address and phone, and a form for sending a message to the organisation or its Belgrade tourist information centre.
Who qualifies: Anyone travelling in Serbia or planning a trip there.
Phone: +381 (0)11 6557100
Address: Čika Ljubina 8, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
ngo
Red Cross of Serbia
Helps with: Serbia's national Red Cross society. Its website lists first aid, health, disaster preparedness and response, blood donation, water rescue and a tracing service among its areas of work.
Who qualifies: People in Serbia who need its first aid, disaster relief or other humanitarian services.
Phone: +381 11 30 32 125
Address: Simina 19, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
un agency
International Organization for Migration (IOM) Serbia
Helps with: The UN migration agency, present in Serbia since 1992. Its office in Belgrade can be reached by phone or through the contact form on its website.
Who qualifies: Migrants in Serbia. It is not a help service for ordinary tourists who have lost a wallet or passport.
Phone: +381 11 455-1066
Address: Žorža Klemansoa 19, 11158 Belgrade, Serbia
embassy
Foreign embassies in Serbia (official diplomatic list)
Helps with: For a lost passport or serious trouble, contact your own country's embassy. The Serbian foreign ministry's diplomatic list page links to a PDF of foreign missions in Serbia.
Who qualifies: Citizens of each country, through their own embassy or consulate.