Theme Week Serbia – Kragujevac

27 June 2026 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  8 minutes

Princely Serbian Theatre © Струјајое/cc-by-sa-3.0

Princely Serbian Theatre © Струјајое/cc-by-sa-3.0

Kragujevac is the fourth largest city in Serbia and the administrative centre of the Šumadija District. It is the historical centre of the geographical region of Šumadija in central Serbia, and is situated on the banks of the Lepenica River. According to the 2022 census, the city itself has a population of 146,318 while the city administrative area has 171,186 inhabitants.   read more…

Theme Week Serbia – Novi Pazar

26 June 2026 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time:  6 minutes

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© Planeti/cc-by-sa-4.0

Novi Pazar is a city located in the Raška District of southwestern Serbia. As of the 2022 census, the urban area has 71,462 inhabitants, while the city administrative area has 106,720 inhabitants. The city is the cultural center of the Bosniaks in Serbia and of Sandžak. A multicultural area of Muslims and Orthodox Christians, many monuments of both religions, like the Altun-Alem Mosque and the Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, are located in the region which has a total of 30 protected monuments of culture.   read more…

Theme Week Serbia – Smederevo

25 June 2026 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

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Republic Square © Sstruja/cc-by-sa-3.0

Smederevo is a city and the administrative center of the Podunavlje District in eastern Serbia. It is situated on the right bank of the Danube, about 45 kilometres (28 miles) downstream of the Serbian capital, Belgrade. According to the 2022 census, the city has a population of 59,261, with 97,930 people living in its administrative area.   read more…

Theme Week Serbia – Niš

24 June 2026 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

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Tinkers Alley © Bojan Lazarevic – ZivojinMisic slike/cc-by-sa-3.0

Niš, less often spelled in English as Nish, is the third largest city in Serbia and the administrative center of the Nišava District. It is located in the southern part of Serbia. According to the 2022 census, the city proper has a population of 178,976, while its administrative area has a population of 249,501 inhabitants.   read more…

Theme Week Serbia – Subotica

23 June 2026 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

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© Lukder/cc-by-sa-4.0

Subotica is a city in Central Europe and the administrative center of the North Bačka District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. Formerly the largest city of Vojvodina region, contemporary Subotica is now the second largest city in the province, following the city of Novi Sad. According to the 2022 census, the city proper has a population of 88,752, while the population of the administrative area of the city stands at 123,952 people.   read more…

Theme Week Serbia

22 June 2026 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Bon voyage, Theme Weeks Reading Time:  7 minutes

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National Assembly in Belgrade © Boris Dimitrov/cc-by-sa-3.0

Serbia, officially the Republic of Serbia, is a landlocked country in Southeast and Central Europe. Located in the Balkans, it is bordered by Hungary in the north, Romania in the northeast, Bulgaria in the southeast, North Macedonia in the south, Croatia in the northwest, Bosnia and Herzegovina in the west, and Montenegro in the southwest. Serbia also claims to share a border with Albania through the disputed territory of Kosovo. Serbia has about 6.6 million inhabitants, excluding Kosovo. Belgrade, Serbia’s capital, is also its largest city.   read more…

Theme Week Albania – Durrës

26 October 2024 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time:  6 minutes

Liria Square © GentiBehramaj/cc-by-sa-4.0

Liria Square © GentiBehramaj/cc-by-sa-4.0

Durrës (Albanian definite form: Durrësi) is the second-most-populous city of the Republic of Albania and seat of Durrës County and Durrës Municipality. It is one of Albania’s oldest continuously inhabited cities, with roughly 2,500 years of recorded history. It is located on a flat plain along the Albanian Adriatic Sea Coast between the mouths of the Erzen and Ishëm at the southeastern corner of the Adriatic Sea. Durrës’ climate is profoundly influenced by a seasonal Mediterranean climate.   read more…

Theme Week Albania – Shkodër

25 October 2024 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  7 minutes

Millennium Cinema © Sigismund von Dobschütz/cc-by-sa-3.0

Millennium Cinema © Sigismund von Dobschütz/cc-by-sa-3.0

Shkodër (Albanian definite form: Shkodra; historically known as Scodra or Scutari) is the fifth-most-populous city of the Republic of Albania and the seat of Shkodër County and Shkodër Municipality. Shkodra has been continuously inhabited since the Early Bronze Age (c. 2250–2000 BCE), and it has roughly 2,200 years of recorded history. The city sprawls across the Plain of Mbishkodra between the southern part of Lake Shkodër and the foothills of the Albanian Alps on the banks of Buna, Drin and Kir. Due to its proximity to the Adriatic Sea, Shkodër is affected by a seasonal Mediterranean climate with continental influences.   read more…

Theme Week Albania – Berat

24 October 2024 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time:  5 minutes

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© flickr.com – Michel NOCTURE/cc-by-sa-2.0

Berat (Albanian definite form: Berati) is the ninth most populous city of Albania and the seat of Berat County and Berat Municipality. By air, it is 71 kilometres (44 miles) north of Gjirokastër, 70 kilometres (43 miles) west of Korçë, 70 kilometres (43 miles) south of Tirana, and 33 kilometres (21 miles) east of Fier.   read more…

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