Monday, 20 May 2013

Featured Destination


Serbia
Sweating out Social Tensions in Belgrade: Yugo Yoga Flexes Mind and Muscle

It’s a humid 38-degree day in Belgrade, and somehow I’ve found my way onto a makeshift stage behind the Museum of Yugoslav History. As a guest at one of the final rehearsals of Performance Klub Fiskulturnik’s eight-day residency at the museum, I’m surprised at how much I’m enjoying the union of two unlikely bedfellows: Sanga Yoga and the former Yugoslavia. Full Story


Epicure


Balkans
Three Bizarre Watermelon Recipes

The watermelon – this bright, contrasting symbol of summer, according to many residents of the Balkans, is a kind of trademark of their peninsular heat. Full Story


News


Serbia
Belgrade in Black: Metallica Coming Soon

10 May 2012 | The trash metal band Metallica will perform before a Serbian audience for the second time in its history. Its concert is planned to become the central event of the forthcoming Jelen Live music festival
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Serbia
Serbian Cinema Turns to War Crimes
Serbia
Belgrade to Host Retro Car Show


Routes Less Travelled


Serbia
Medieval Monasteries in Serbia

The three most impressive monasteries in Central Serbia – Žica, Studenica and Sopoćani, are the first examples of the energy with which the Nemanjić Dynasty took on the consolidation of an independent Serbian state between the twelfth and the fifteenth centuries.

After having attracted some of the most skilful artists of Byzantium and the best builders of Zeta (contemporary Montenegro), which at the time was developing under the influence of Venice, they financed several masterpieces of medieval architecture. Full Story

Balkans
The 12 Balkan Contenders for the New 7 Wonders


Curiosity Chest


Serbia
Serbia Prepares for Night of the Museums

13 May 2010 | We often hear people complaining that Belgrade lacks a museum culture and that people here do not appreciate art. Those people have, however, clearly, never been to the Night of Museums. Full Story




Hidden Sofia


Bulgaria
From Soviet Saviours to American Superheroes and Back: Sofia Keeps Pace with the Times

21 June 2011 | Just four days after an anonymous graffiti artist transformed the Soviet Red Army monument in the centre of Sofia, turning it into a congregation of various comic-book characters Full Story

Bulgaria
Sklada: The Space that Stores and Showcases Contemporary Design
Bulgaria
Before and After: A Tango Milonga in the Midst of Sofia

Hidden Bulgaria


Bulgaria
Go Green in Bulgaria: 23 Eco-Hotels and Guest Houses to Choose From

Bulgaria's countryside is a pristine treasure. Poor and underdeveloped, many regions, with hills and valleys, mountains and gorges, have remained untouched for decades.
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Bulgaria
Julian Perry's Walks in Bulgaria's National Parks
Bulgaria
From Sofia to the Village of Lakatnik in an Old Locomotive






Balkan Coasts & Mountains


This July, Splash Around in Four Lakes and a Dam Throughout the Balkans

Balkans

As the summer comes into full swing and the temperatures in the region become unbearable, most travellers and holidaymakers to and around the Balkans head to the region's coastal resorts along the Adriatic, the Mediterranean, the Aegean or the Black Seas.
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