Culture
Strong and Powerful Brandy
Strong and Powerful Brandy “This year, the plum tree gave many fruits. And pear and apricot” – Rajko, officially my “second cousin”, and unofficially my uncle, will tell me a little later; in any case, a man whom I rarely see, and even then he usually brings sweets and coffee to me to sweeten the…
Read MoreMarvelous and Charming Manasija
Marvelous and Charming Manasija Šumadija and Western Serbia are often forgotten when mentioning the natural and cultural riches that Serbia has, while the focus mostly stays on Belgrade or the far south of Serbia. However, 130 kilometers south of Belgrade, there is the well-known town of Despotovac, which has just over 4,000 people in its…
Read MoreBelgrade from the water part 3
Belgrade from the water part 3 As part of the Belgrade from the Water series, we have written about three Belgrade bridges, sights on Kalemegdan that can be seen from the river, and the Contemporary art museum. With this blog, we finish the series, and in it, we bring you stories about the Ada Bridge,…
Read MoreBelgrade from the water part 2
Belgrade from the water part 2 In the previous blog about the city sights that you can see by cruising the Belgrade rivers, we covered two sights that can be seen on Kalemegdan – Pobednik and Saborna Crkva, as well as the Museum of Contemporary Art, which is located downstream, on the other side of…
Read MoreA civilization preserved in stone: The Vinca’s system of values and the beginnings of trade
A civilization preserved in stone: The Vinca’s system of values and the beginnings of trade In the previous blog about Vinča, we got to know Vinča’s construction. We have discovered the secret behind the artificial archeological hill that was created by sprinkling a layer of earth over torn houses, which we said were already energy…
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