Surely you have that favorite piece of clothes which fits you perfectly, you feel natural in it, and you ware it with pride. Belgrade has its season, a best-suited dress of Belgrade is winter. Belgrade, or Beograd, how we locals call it, got the name from two Serbian words Beo – white, and Grad which […]

So, we have mentioned „Shumadian Tea“ several times before. This miraculous drink wins the hearts of all the people who taste it. We consider it omnipotent cure for cold and flu; it is very powerful antidepressive and an extraordinary catalyst in making new friendships. We drink it during the cold months, we drink it in […]

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 […]

„Where there is Slava, there is a Serb“ – Serbian proverb Majority of Serbs are Christians, and Christianity came very soon after the settling of South Slavs in Balkans. Byzantine missionaries and brothers St. Cyril and St. Methodius are considered to be the founders of South Slavic Christianity. It was a very cunning way to […]

Serbian dishes are made of quality ingredients, fresh and succulent meat, seasonal fruits and vegetables, whose genuine scents and flavours are never smothered by sauces and heavy spices. Genetically modified food is banned in Serbia. The usual food preparation techniques include boiling, stewing, simmering, frying, roasting, grilling, baking, and some restaurants use the traditional methods, […]

People in Serbia are warm, full of kindness, hospitality, especially towards foreigners. Serbia is a land known for warmhearted people, where hospitality is the dearest obligation of every host. As Serbian’s are good hosts they will call you to visit them at home. Every host will do everything to make the guest feel like at […]

Take a look at a video trailer about Guca Festival and Serbia culture, that was filmed by our friends from Greece during their visit in 2012. Every year in August the sleepy town Guca turns into a big party, the air is filled with the sound of trumpets and smell of grilled meat, streets with […]

In the heart of the former Yugoslavia lies an old tradition still quite unknown to the rest of the world: rakija (pronounced RA KEE YA). Rakija is the Serbo-Croatian name given to an alcoholic drink made from the distillation of fermented fruit. It is a clear-as-water kind of drink, with a percentage of alcohol that […]