Telenet Hotels Network | Serbia Hostel Nis, Nis Media Center Nis Phone: +38164 5558581; +38161 6154768; www.booking-hotels.biz [email protected] Hostel Nis, Nis Hostel is located in center and offer Free internet, free-to-use kitchen, full time assistance, possibility of presenting your own work in our town. The price includes: shared kitchen, shared bathroom, WC, high speed DSL internet. Nis Serbia The cultural life of Nis is characterized by many events of high artistic value. In Nis Fortress, at its open air theatre stage - great acoustical stone theatre, choral festival, Film festival and Nisomnia, famous summer music festival are organized. The famous page 1 / 9 manifestations are: Nis Music Festival, Nisvil Jazz Festival, Festival of new city chants and romances, "May song" - kids music parade and International Ethno Festival. Nis started celebrating the 3rd of June as its holiday. It is a period when the whole town, a few days before and after this date, celebrates the birthday of the most significant person born in Nis St. Emperor constantine and his mother St. Helene through many spiritual, musical and sport events. One special place in calendar of cultural events is booked for Nis Book Fair. Literal colony in Sicevo is one mere and promising temptation for opinion exchange and the creation of friendships. Nadezda Petrovic, who is our avant-garde painter, great national fighter and founder of "Serbian sisters round" left "Sicevo" artists colony to this town. It is the oldest painting colony on the Balkans, founded in 1905 and renewed in 1964 and represents one unforgettable experience of Sicevo stone, sky and river colours for domestic and foreign painters. International fair of tourism and ecology has also recently joined this large group of festivals. Nis is a town with sport tradition where almost all sports have their own place. There are over 30 sport types and over 220 sport clubs together with more than 15 000 registered sportsmen. Many sport-recreation objects provide excellent training conditions, good organization of sport matches and games and recreation activities. cair, as a sport centre, has a hall for many purposes and 6000 sits, table tennis club, football stadium, "tartan" athletic track, closed pool complex and 20 open and covered tennis terrains. Nis surrounding is rich in conditions for different sports. In village Malca, 12 km eastern from Nis, the centre for musketry and weapons is located, where number of programmes are organized from the area I.P.S.c., TRAP as well as those providing many adventurous good time moments: Eco-challenge, rafting, trophy. Shooting relly - Unique sport event in Europe organized by Safari club, Nis. It is a combination where one should show speed driving of terrain vehicle and show shooting skill with personal security weapon. It is organized every year, during the first weekend in October. Paragliding - Nis surrounding offers a lot even to those who do not prefer and do not consider tempting so called "common" sports. Nis valley is surrounded by mountain chains so it is ideal for paragliding. This is also possible for the fact that all the dominating winds directions are covered. The most significant terrains are: Visegrad - at only 20 km from the city centre, towards East and above Sicevo village, as well as Koritnik above Niska Banja. These terrains attract more and more fliers, not only from the country, but also the foreigners, since they are ideal for passing in every direction. The school for flying is available for those who have not still tried themselves out in those sport activities. Free climbing Mountain - alpine club from Nis made in Jelasnica Gorge mountain up-track on the natural rock with attested equipment where supervised climbing in directions is possible. For those who have a wish to try this sport out before going to nature can do that on the "artificial rock" made according to UIAA prepositions and is placed in front of the club. A number of national matches and Balkan cups were organized here on this rock. For those who would like to have picnic rest and fun there are many nice opportunities. Niska Banja is the most attractive one but there are other also attractive picnic places. Sicevo Gorge, is a beautiful and attractive canyon, some 17 km long, where the Nisava River passes through, with big falls of the flow, frequent changes of directions and cascades. In this calm ambience you can find more than 30 monasteries and churches of exquisite value. Because of its importance and value Sicevo Gorge was nominated for Special natural reservation. 5 kilometers from Sicevo village, on the way Nis - Sofia, Sicevo hotel with 72 beds and surrounded with basketball, volley ball, handball and football terrains, in the same time ideal for organizing sport camps. Picturesque surrounding offers interesting walks, mountaineering and fishing. Nisava canyon is attractive and ideal space for kayaking. certain international games have been already organized on this track. Jelasnica Gorge, at 15 km east from Nis with plenty of natural beauties, attractive stone shapes and waterfalls and in the same time with rare flora. It is proclaimed for Special natural reservation. Plant "Ramonda Serbica" is an endemic sample that found here ideal conditions for its life. Mountin Suva Planina, is located 15 km east from Nis. A massive mountain, it represents specific geological and climactic whole in southeast Serbia. The highest peaks of the Suva are: Trem [1810m], Sokolov kamen, Kolov kamen etc. [Mosor, crni kamen and Sirina]. Bojanine vode, [waters] is a sightseeing area on the sides of Suva Planina mountain, on 25 km from the city, together with24.34 900 m ski track and 320 m altitude difference and very wide stream. It is very appropriate for slalom style competitions. The Cave of Cerje, is on 14 km from Nis, near village cerje, altitude of 515 m. In its underground luxurious halls it hides unusual treasure: limestone ornaments stalactites, stalagmites, stone curtains, columns and other cave beauties. Kamenicki Vis, is a picnic place in the immediate Nis surrounding at some 14 km from the city centre. It has ideal altitude from 750 - 800 meters. You can find accommodation in tourist colony "Sumski cvet" situated at the forested hill side. It offers many possibilities for winter sports, including 300m long ski track, sled track and two ski lifts. Niska Banja [the Spa of Nis] has always been one cosy, pleasant and healthy place for relaxing, summer holidays, sightseeing, medical treatments and rehabilitation. It has healing water springs, pleasant climate and excellent medical treatments. Niska Banja is situated at 10 km from Nis, in the bottom of Suva Planina Mountain. It was first mentioned centuries ago, in 448, and with the remains and traces of antique [thermae - public baths ll cent.] and early Byzantium period it has been keeping its tradition and uniqueness. Saint Proust noted once down in 1768 that its bathroom in open was like the one in Budim. Even rice was grown here once. During the 30s of the last century, Banja started to develop intensively and methodically. Lights appeared in 1925, many famous people built their villas, promenades and parks were arranged comfortable hotels were built and trams came from Nis all the way there in 1929. Niska Banja heals coronary and blood vessels diseases, increased blood pressure and rheumatic disorders. It also offers the treatment of orthopedic injuries, body weight control, anti - cellulite treatments and postoperative rehabilitation. The Institute Niska Banja is completely equipped with modern devices and has excellent medical staff specialized in medical up-to-date approaches. Niska Banja puts every single effort during summer period, which is the most intensive part of the year, when almost 1000 tourists, picnickers and guests come here, to offer many opportunities for fun, relaxing and refreshing through various programmes offered always within, so-called, Spa cultural sport summer. Existing of Riding club in Niska Banja, that stands for one of the most respectful and the best organized in the country, makes available the watching of attractive programmes in the area of this popular and traditional sport. "The international gathering of original achievements" is a famous and authentic Serbian manifestation that page 2 / 9 has coloured the whole spa's atmosphere for more then a decade. Niska Banja is not only a spa but also a place for one active vacation, filled with various sport activities. Football terrain, concrete terrain for other types of football, tennis terrains, sports hall and a cavalry menage, the trim track stretched to Koritnjak village. They are all good for sports, walking and conditional trainings. We are suggesting, to those who like warm Niska Banja water, the closed pool in Radon hotel. You can find in its hotel complex fitness club, gym, sauna as well as double-tracked automatic bowling alley in Ozren hotel.... Serbia Serbia has connected West with East for centuries a land in which civilisations, cultures, faiths, climates and landscapes meet and mingle. It is located in the centre of the Balkan Peninsula, in southeastern Europe. The northern portion belongs to central Europe, but in terms of geography and climate it is also partly a Mediterranean country. Serbia is landlocked but as a Danube country it is connected to distant seas and oceans. Serbia is a crossroads of Europe and a geopolitically important territory. The international roads and railway lines, which run through the countrys river valleys, form the shortest link between Western Europe and the Middle East. From the agricultural regions of the Pannonian Plain in the north, across the fertile river valleys and orchard-covered hills of umadija, the landscape of Serbia continues southward, gradually giving way to mountains rich in canyons, gorges and caves, as well as well-preserved forests.