With a name meaning “Royal City” in Serbo-Croatian, Kraljevo is where the nation’s medieval kings were crowned. This ceremony was performed at Žiča, a glorious 13th-century monastery on the edge of the city decorated with original frescos. If you have a penchant for medieval art and history you’re in luck because the fairytale Maglič Castle …
In the fertile farmland of the Leskovian Valley, the southern city of Leskovac gets national attention every October for its ” Roštiljijada”. This festival is best described as one enormous barbecue, wafting the aroma of charcoal smoke and searing meat over the city’s central boulevard. Carnivores from all over the country come down to feast …
Even though it’s just minutes outside Belgrade, Pančevo is normally ignored by visitors to the capital. But when you scratch this city’s industrial surface there’s a lot to like about it. The Balkans’ oldest brewery is in Pančevo, and there’s a museum about Weifert beer, which is served across Serbia. The centre of Pančevo has …
A young, cosmopolitan city on northern Serbia’s Vojdovina Plains, Zrenjanin leaves you in no doubt that it’s a regional capital. Exploring the plush city centre, you’ll be pleased with how easy it is to get about. In the 1980s much of the old quarter was pedestrianised, so you can go in your own time and …
The city of Šabac is in the northwest of Serbia, a little way from the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina. Despite being rather modest in size, this city has produced many of Serbia’s most important historical figures, from acclaimed authors to, to artists, to psychiatrists, and even Einstein’s first wife Mileva Marić. Šabac has also …
Coming to Čačak in mountainous Western Serbia, you’ll pass more of your trip outside the town than in it. That is no insult to this likeable city of 73,000 but underlines just how much beauty there is in Čačak’s backyard. The undisputed treasure is the Ovčar-Kablar Gorge, easily one of Serbia’s most beautiful and culturally …
Down the Danube River from Belgrade, Semederevo is a city that was planned as Serbia’s capital in the 15th century not long before the Ottomans took over the country. Despot Đurađ Branković’s colossal fortress is still going strong after centuries of conflict and a catastrophic explosion in the Second World War. Those last decades of …
Bordering Kosovo in the west of the country, Novi Pazar might confound your expectations of how a Serbian city is supposed to be. The minaret in the centre is a giveaway, as Novi Pazar is 80% Muslim and because of its oriental spirit is sometimes described as a mini-Istanbul. The city’s story began in the …
Idaho is one of the most unspoilt states in the USA, with most of it being made up of untouched mountainous terrain. It is home to a large stretch of the Rocky Mountains, the Snake River Plain and the Great Basin, with 38 per cent of the state being held by the United States Forest …
Is there a European capital with a more turbulent history than Belgrade? At the frontier of empires and the junction of the great Danube and Sava rivers, this is one of the oldest cities on the continent. As proof of the constant war and upheaval few buildings in Belgrade are older than a couple of …