Treatment abroad : Serbia

The continuing falls in the cost of global transport are making exciting new destinations affordable and popular. Situated in the heart of the Balkans, Serbia is bordered by Hungary to the north; Romania and Bulgaria to the east; the Republic of Macedonia and Albania to the south; and Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro to the west.

The country's capital, Belgrade, was titled 'City of the Future of South Europe' in 2006. Although landlocked, Serbia has 2,000 km of navigable waterways on the Danube, Sava, Tisza and their respective canals, through which it forms part of a European canal network, connecting the North Sea with the Black Sea.

Private clinics are at the forefront of a Serbian initiative to attract foreigners with cheaper medical treatment and other benefits, like discovering the country’s sites or visiting its numerous thermal spas.

Direct flights to Serbia are available from London to Belgrade and Pristina.