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Tag Archives: Serbia
Black Sea, Blue Sky – Balkan Rain
This rain that has been falling almost incessantly here for the past 48 72 hours seems to have followed me back home from the Balkans. Travelling coast to coast, from Adriatic to Black Sea, over a three week period I … Continue reading
Memory fields in the city of sock-wearers
The small city of Kruševac in south-central Serbia is probably best known for its fortress and 14th-century church, a fine example of the highly decorative Morava school. This was Prince Lazar’s capital in the late 14th century and it was … Continue reading
Posted in Balkans, Eastern Europe, History, Travel
Tagged Krusevac, memorial park, monument, Serbia, Slobodiste, spomenik, World War II, Yugoslavia
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Tara
A few days ago I visited the monastery of Rača close to the border town of Bajina Bašta in western Serbia. The monastery lies at the edge of the Tara National Park that stretches south west from just beyond the … Continue reading
Posted in Balkans, Eastern Europe, Walking, wildlife
Tagged autumn, national parks, Serbia, Tara
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Yugostalgic Belgrade
Although Tito was half Croat and half Slovene he spent most of his time as Yugoslav helmsman in the Serbian capital, Belgrade. It is here, in the leafy Topčider suburb that lies south of the city centre, where you can find … Continue reading
Posted in Balkans, Eastern Europe, History, Travel
Tagged Belgrade, House of Flowers, Serbia, Tito, Yugoslavia, Yugostalgia
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Serbia 4
The new edition of my Serbia guide is published today. It’s fully updated, of course, with revised text and lots of new listings, especially for Belgrade, a city that despite considerable setbacks seems to drive itself forever onwards and upwards. … Continue reading
Posted in Balkans, Eastern Europe, Travel
Tagged architecture, Belgrade, Bradt, Kalemegdan, Serbia, underground railways, Zaha Hadid
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Yugoslav Hotels
They are a dying breed, Yugoslav hotels. And I use the word ‘Yugoslav’ advisedly as, although the buildings shown here are in what is now Serbia, all were erected during the period when that country was still part of Yugoslavia. … Continue reading
Posted in Balkans, Eastern Europe, Travel
Tagged architecture, Novi Pazar, Serbia, strange hotels, Uzice, Yugoslavia
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Orthodox Walsingham
A few months ago whilst travelling in central Serbia I met a nun at Manasija monastery near Despotovac. I was talking with my Serbian friends in the monastery shop when the nun behind the counter, hearing our conversation in English, started to … Continue reading
Posted in Balkans, Norfolk, Walking
Tagged Manasija, monasteries, pilgrimage, Serbia, Walsingham
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Savamala, Belgrade
I have just returned from Belgrade, the Serbian capital, where I have been doing research for the fourth edition of my Bradt Serbia guide that will be published next summer sometime. Belgrade never was the white city that its name (Beo = white, grad … Continue reading
Posted in Balkans, History, Travel
Tagged architecture, Belgrade, Geozavod, Savamala, Serbia
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White City Blues
A couple of weeks ago I attended an event called A Taste of Serbia in London. The evening was arranged by the National Tourism Organisation of Serbia and we were all generously plied with tasty nibbles and a wide range of excellent wines from that country. … Continue reading
