On the right bank of the Danube, in southeastern part of Srem, there is Zemun Municipality, formerly a separate city, and today a romantic part of Belgrade. With its cultural and historic heritage, typical Vojvodina architecture and special charm, Zemun is the real “city within the city“. Its inhabitants carefully nurture this noble spirit. Gardoš […]

History has recorded legendary leaders, heroes and prophets, great poets, three uprisings, priests and educators – but it has recorded few of the insignificant, forgotten and sometimes still extant „Three legends of Belgrade“. Let us now rescue them from oblivion, perhaps even sanctify their memory. Phantom For seven days in 1979, throughout Belgrade, stories circulated […]

In Belgrade every day is treated like Friday – people think nothing of clubbing through the night and going straight into work the next morning. That may sound unimaginably hedonistic to people from a nation where almost everything shuts at 11pm, but Belgrade’s all-night bars and clubs and very cheap booze. Serbs never go out […]

Situated at the very center of the city, the Belgrade Zoo, or the Good Hope Garden, stands on one of the most attractive city locations – the Kalemegdan park. It was founded in the year 1936. It was founded by the mayor of that time, the industrialist Mr. Vlada Ilić (I). It was ceremonially opened […]

While last year’s FEST was marked by many novelties, this year these novelties may be considered a standard of the biggest film festival in the region. This year too, the best films will be rewarded in three competition programs: the films were picked by Art Director Jugoslav Pantelic, as well as the programming director of […]

Stari grad Municipality (Belgrade Old Town) reflects the history of Belgrade more than two millenniums long. The main pedestrian zone, Knez – Mihailova Street, is protected by the state as one of the oldest and most valuable monumental units, with a series of representative buildings from the late 1870’s. The Belgrade Fortress, a unique historical […]

Welcome to European Water Polo Championships Belgrade 2016! An extended tournament that now includes 16 men’s and 12 women’s teams. 100 games inside the nation’s main sports and event hall with 11,000 seats available. Unprecedented and a new experience to even the veteran players. The 2016 European Championships promise to be a spectacle. And behind […]

I hope that we’ve made quite an interesting picture of Serbia so far. You never know what to expect from Serbs, so here’s a little trivia for you: The most common name in Europe is John Smith. But do you know who’s the runner-up? Believe it or not – it’s Serb called Jovan Petrović. You […]

Our friend journalist from Egypt, sent us an article she wrote about some Serbs that spread the word about Serbia. Thank you, Maydaa, for your article and your time to think about our country. Surely, we could say a lot more on this subject, and we will soon give our own article. Spreading countries’ cultures […]

Winter is knocking on the door of the Northern Hemisphere, and winter holidays are approaching. We will give you some ideas in upcoming weeks for enriching your feasts with genuine Serbian specialties. They are easy to make, very tasty and they have great stories behind. So, let’s start with Serbian warm appetizers… Serbian Pie Queen […]

It exists for more than two thousand years. Not for one day was it abandoned. Can you imagine a structure which keeps and is the very history of one city? That’s what Belgrade fortress actually is – a keeper and a true heart of Belgrade history. It changed dozens of names – Celtic Singidun, followed […]

Air Serbia, the national airline of the Republic of Serbia, today made a significant achievement in that it began the gradual introduction of internet and mobile telephony “Air Serbia Wi-Fly” across their fleet of passenger aircraft Airbus A319 and A320 aircraft, offering its guests during the flight to be in touch with friends, family members […]

Tesla was born to Serbian parents in what is now Croatia, but he emigrated to the U.S. as a young man, where he eventually became a naturalized citizen. Besides Edison, who later became his bitter rival, Tesla often worked with inventor George Westinghouse. In 1893, the pair demonstrated their advances in lighting and motors in […]

Serbian folk dancing is an old tradition and a strong element in the Serbian culture. The traditional dances are of social function, bringing the community and families together at various important days such as weddings, Christmas or Easter. The dances can be part of performance art (theatre, i.e. part of historical events) and social life. […]

Ethno Village Tiganjica is located in the eastern part of Vojvodina, namely in the Banat village Stajićevo. The village is far from Zrenjanin ten kilometers and at the entrance to the nature reserve Imperial bar, with the idea that in an imaginative way depict life in Banat. The complex was constructed in the old Banat […]