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The MAGLIČ Fortress
Could you possibly imagine a crown of stone on top of a mountain STOLOVI all covered in grass. Sounds superb, don’t you think?
Natasha
Dec 17, 20236 min read


The best breakfast in the world - "komplet lepinja!
"Komplet lepinja" is the best breakfast in the world!!! 🍴 This traditional specialty of the Western Serbia region has just been declared "the best breakfast in the world" for the year 2023, according to the online gastronomic guide "Atlas of Taste". It is an online travel guide to traditional food that collects authentic recipes, food critic reviews and research articles on popular ingredients and dishes. The list of the best foods is based on user ratings, which adds value

Darko Gavrilovic
Dec 15, 20232 min read


The city of Subotica
Welcome to Subotica, a smallish city in the north of Serbia. It is located in Vojvodina, near the border cross with Hungary.
Marija Bačić
Jan 19, 20223 min read


The city of Niš
Niš is the administrative center of the Nišava District and the third-largest city in Serbia , given that it has a population of 187,544 in its urban area. At least that is what was indicated by the official census carried out in 2011. The city of Niš bears the name of the eponymous Nišava River, which flows gently through the city. Back in the day the Celts gave it a name of Navissos as early as the 3rd century BC; the Roman name for it Naissus originates from it furth
Natasha
Dec 22, 20217 min read


Savoury smell of lepinja with goulash wafts its way through Skadarlija
Pekara Spasa is the baker's shop, located amid the hustle and bustle of Belgrade but still tucked away on a small side street in the Skadarlija quarter. Situated right at the very beginning of the most famous Belgrade bohemian 'borough', right above the famed fountain, normally referred to as " česma" and right by the flagpole with the traditional banner of Skadarlija, it has opened its doors for the sweet toothed lovers of widely known 'lepinja' with 'baked in-house' go
Natasha
Nov 20, 20216 min read


Zlakusa pottery making
Zlakusa pottery making, which stands for hand-wheel pottery making in the village of Zlakusa, Serbia, refers to the superb skills and craftsmanship in the making of unglazed terracotta dishes for food boiling, cooking, roasting and such and are often used in households and restaurants across Serbia. Zlakusa terracotta earthenware was officially included in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2020. Zlakusa terracotta casserole
Natasha
Nov 3, 20213 min read


Some Serbian traditional customs you'll want to discover (part 2)
Serbia is believed to be a stunningly beautiful and a peculiar little country with a soul, its own customs and traditions which seem to be specific for the Serbs only with some minor variations in the Balkans surely. In a land where modernization and globalization tend to be rather sluggish, people are turning their attention to villages and a traditional way of life. In such circumstances , people have gotten close to each other and over time they seem to have formed
Marija Bačić
Oct 31, 20215 min read


‘Umbrella maker, umbrella maker, mend my umbrella‘
In this day and age, sadly companies specializing in umbrella repairs are few and far between.
Natasha
Mar 25, 20214 min read


5 reasons that will make you fall in love with Tara National Park
1. The natural rarities of Tara
The vast forests (80% of the national park is covered by coniferous and deciduous forests), clear lakes and
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Apr 29, 20209 min read


For a Bridge on the Drina
“Are you going to cry, Dr. Miškec?” Would I? I didn’t know. But ten university students were looking at me expectantly, waiting for my answer. I thought for a moment. “I might,” I finally admitted. It was 2018. We were in Višegrad, Bosnia, childhood home of author Ivo Andrić. My students and I were about to cross THE bridge, the very bridge that inspired Adrić’s Nobel Prize-winning novel, The Bridge on the Drina. Would I cry thinking about the characters who sold coffee here

J. Miškec
Apr 18, 20203 min read


Snippets of Serbia from around the Globe 2
"Belgrade may not be the prettiest capital in the world, but it makes up for it with a gritty resilience all of its own. Reminders of past rulers are everywhere – from grandiose Habsburg boulevards to cafes that recall the bygone days of Communist Yugoslavia." Source: BBC "Some 115 battles have been fought over imposing, impressive Kalemegdan; the citadel was destroyed more than 40 times throughout the centuries. Fortifications began in Celtic times, and the Romans extended
Natasha
Oct 26, 20172 min read


Snippets of Serbian literature 4
"Life is a miracle beyond comprehension, since it keeps being eroded and wasted away, still it endures and persists in the passage of time 'like the bridge on the Drina'.” "You keep telling me I am going to experience a burn out, that I will leave mere ashes behind, but at least I would know that I was fire. Yet, you will leave a mere slimelike trace behind" "In between the fear that something might happen and the hope that still it might not, there is much more room t
Natasha
Oct 19, 20171 min read


Snippets of Serbian literature 3
Dictionary of the Khazars Quotes “When we read, it is not ours to absorb all that is written. Our thoughts are jealous and they constantly blank out the thoughts of others, for there is not room enough in us for two scents at one time.” “I dream in a language I do not understand when I am awake.” “It is not I who mix the hues but your own vision,' he replied. 'I merely place them next to each other on the wall in their natural state; the beholder is the one to mix the colors
Natasha
Oct 12, 20172 min read


Why Serbia is so great to visit?
What did you do in Serbia? Did you like it there? These are the questions everyone seems to be hearing invariably on their arrival back...
Thiago Ferreira
Sep 3, 20173 min read


Angloland Learn Serbian - Phrases of the week 9
PUSTITI KORENJE this phrase literally means - to grow roots , to settle down in one place , to become set in one’s ways and resistant to move or change; pustiti means to let something grow , koren means a root and korenje is its plural form. POZNAVATI NEŠTO kao SOPSTVENI DŽEP this phrase literally means - to know something as if it were your own pocket . Its equivalent in English is to know something ‘inside out’ , to know something very well; poznavati means to know, nešt
Natasha Jovanovic
Jun 10, 20172 min read


Snippets of Serbia from around the Globe
Warm, welcoming and a hell of a lot of fun – everything you never heard about Serbia (Србија) is true. Exuding a feisty mix of elan and inat (national trait of rebellious defiance), this country doesn’t do ‘mild’: Belgrade rivals Berlin as a party destination, the northern town of Novi Sad hosts the epic Exit festival, and even its hospitality is emphatic – expect to be greeted with rakija (fruit brandy) and a hearty three-kiss hello. taken from Lonely Planet Picture every
Natasha
May 30, 20172 min read


Angloland Learn Serbian - Phrases of the week 8
ISPRAVLJATI KRIVE DRINE ★ The literal translation of this phrase would be to make the curving Drina river flow straight and not to let the river zig zag which strikes as a futile feat, Its real meaning is to right the wrongs, to try to remedy the situation. ’. This idiom is normally used when one finds themselves in an unfortunate situation to not be able to find an easy way out, improve the situation or circumstances or to change the ways of the world. It is normally used in
Natasha
May 30, 20172 min read


Angloland Learn Serbian - Phrases of the week 7
IZAĆI/IZBITI NA LOŠ GLAS ★literally means to gain notoriety, to have your reputation tarnished, to have bad press or to be famous and infamous in your line of work or in your private life. Izbiti or izaći in this context means to end up, to gain, na means on, loš means bad and glas means voice or in this context reputation SPAVATI kao TOP ★ literally means to sleep like a cannon, spavati means to sleep and top means a cannon ; it is similar to spavatikaoklada or kaobalvan
Natasha
May 18, 20172 min read


Angloland Learn Serbian - Phrases of the week 6
★ POBEĆI NA ZLATIBOR DA ČUVAMO OVCE This phrase literally means to run away to Zlatibor mountain in Serbia ‘to herd sheep’ i.e. to enjoy life as a shepherd. This is normally used as an expression of annoyance with the life ‘in the fast lane’, the life in huge cities or ‘the rat race’. One would say this: ‘Odoh/BeŽim na Zlatibor da Čuvam ovce! when they ‘want to get away from it all’ and the only solution to a problem seems to be ‘opting out of society’ OtiĆi means to leave,
Natasha
May 13, 20172 min read


Angloland Learn Serbian - Phrases of the week 5
VUĆI SE K’O GLADNA GODINA Literally means to drag your feet like ‘a hungry year ’i.e. a year of famine, to be tired and hungry and because of that to shuffle your feet listless with no energy in the way ‘a year of famine’ does as if it would never end, vuĆi se means to drag ‘yourself’, gladna means hungry, godina means a year. BITI BEZ KROVA NAD GLAVOM This phrase literally means ‘to be with no roof above your head’ to indicate not to have where to live or even to be hom
Natasha
May 4, 20172 min read
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