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

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

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

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

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 Irish Province Munster – Midleton

30 May 2026 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

Jameson Visiter Centre © geograph.org.uk - derek menzies/cc-by-sa-2.0

Jameson Visiter Centre © geograph.org.uk – derek menzies/cc-by-sa-2.0

Midleton (Irish: Mainistir na Corann, meaning “monastery at the weir”) is a town in south-eastern County Cork, Ireland. It lies approximately 16 km east of Cork City on the Owenacurra River and the N25 road, which connects Cork to the port of Rosslare. A satellite town of Cork City, Midleton is part of Metropolitan Cork. It is the central hub of business for the East Cork Area. The town is in the civil parish of Middleton. Midleton is within the Cork East Dáil constituency.   read more…

Theme Week Irish Province Munster – Dungarvan

29 May 2026 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

Yacht and Dinghies on Cunnigar © geograph.org.uk - Colin Park/cc-by-sa-2.0

Yacht and Dinghies on Cunnigar © geograph.org.uk – Colin Park/cc-by-sa-2.0

Dungarvan (Irish: Dún Garbhán, meaning ‘Garbhann’s fort’) is a coastal town and harbour in County Waterford, on the south-east coast of Ireland. Prior to the merger of Waterford County Council with Waterford City Council in 2014, Dungarvan was the county town and administrative centre of County Waterford. Waterford City and County Council retains administrative offices in the town. The town is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.   read more…

Theme Week Irish Province Munster – Nenagh

28 May 2026 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  4 minutes

Pearse Street © Nils E.

Pearse Street © Nils E.

Nenagh (Irish: Aonach Urmhumhan, meaning ‘the Fair of Ormond’ or simply An tAonach, ‘the Fair’) is the county town of County Tipperary in Ireland. Nenagh used to be a market town, and the site of the East Munster Ormond Fair.   read more…

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