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Close view of the bronze Icarus gripping a tall wing in each raised fist, one foot on a small block and the other leg bent and lifted, against a blue sky

SerbiaNišArt & Monuments

Niš’s Icarus Monument: Planes, Balloons and Pigeons

Published: Oct 10, 2026

The Metamorphosis Constantiniana sculpture against a blue sky: a spiral-patterned base, three stacked portraits of Constantine, a pair of rough outspread wings and a cross on top

SerbiaNišArt & Monuments

Niš’s Constantine Monuments: Two Anniversaries, Two Arguments

Published: Oct 10, 2026

Bronze statue of a footballer in shorts and socks about to kick a ball, on a small stone pedestal on a sunlit lawn

SerbiaNišArt & Monuments

Niš’s Park of Heroes: The Hero in Football Boots

Published: Oct 10, 2026

A round vegetable pizza in an open cardboard box on a glass-topped table, covered with courgette slices, red onion, red pepper and rocket, its rim spotted with char

SerbiaBelgradeFood Story

Giardino del Botanico: The World’s Best Pizza, Self-Certified

Eaten at: Pizzeria Giardino del Botanico
Published: Oct 10, 2026

The Monument to the Liberators of Niš on King Milan Square: a bronze rider with a flag on a rearing horse above a crowd of bronze fighters, with a casino advertisement on a building behind

SerbiaNišArt & Monuments

Niš’s Two Squares: Who’s on the Horse?

Published: Oct 10, 2026

The rounded apse and a side bay of the Old Church, ochre walls under a dark metal roof with no dome, and the cream bell tower with a large round grilled opening beyond

SerbiaKragujevacReligious Buildings

Church of the Descent of the Holy Spirit: One Ox Hide, Cut Thin

Published: Oct 9, 2026

The front of St. Mark’s Church in Belgrade, with a tall bell tower between two domed towers, bands of red and pale stone, and two people walking on the path in front

SerbiaBelgradeReligious Buildings

St. Mark’s Church: Medieval, as Specified

Published: Oct 6, 2026

Two massive white concrete wings forming a V above a hedge, their inner faces covered with small relief figures, under a cloudy sky

SerbiaKragujevacArt & Monuments

Interrupted Flight: A Great School Lesson, Forty-Five Minutes Long

Published: Oct 5, 2026

A dark bronze sculpture of interlocking human bodies spreading into the crown of a tree, behind a mound of clipped juniper

SerbiaKragujevacArt & Monuments

Šumarice Memorial Park: Answers to a Hundred for One

Published: Oct 5, 2026

Three tall concrete fists of different sizes rising from a mown lawn at Bubanj Memorial Park in Niš, with pine trees behind

SerbiaNišArt & Monuments

Bubanj Memorial Park: Fists Breaking Through the Grass

Published: Oct 4, 2026

The weathered blue wooden gate in the grey wall of the former Crveni Krst camp in Niš, with flags above the gateposts and a glimpse of the yard through the gap

SerbiaNišMuseums

Niš’s Red Cross Camp: The Name on the Sign Is a Date

Published: Oct 4, 2026

Human skulls set in niches in the stone wall of Skull Tower in Niš, with many of the niches around them empty

SerbiaNišArt & Monuments

Niš’s Skull Tower: A Warning, Carefully Preserved

Published: Sep 29, 2026

The Grand Terrace at Palić seen from the park, a carved dark-red wooden gable above an arched passage with the lake visible at the far end

SerbiaSuboticaArchitecture

Lake Palić: Art Nouveau on Holiday

Published: Sep 29, 2026

The gilded Torah ark of Subotica Synagogue beneath organ pipes, flanked by candelabra, with rows of green benches in front and a black electric fan on the floor

SerbiaSuboticaReligious Buildings

Subotica Synagogue: Too Striking for Szeged

Published: Sep 28, 2026

Dolls in pink and pale blue dresses behind a wooden-framed shop window at the Museum of Vojvodina.

SerbiaNovi SadMuseums

Museum of Vojvodina: Window Shopping in the Past

Published: Sep 26, 2026

Svetozar Miletić’s bronze statue with one arm raised in Liberty Square, with Novi Sad City Hall behind it.

SerbiaNovi SadArt & Monuments

Novi Sad’s Statues: From Raised Hands to Folded Bodies

Published: Sep 26, 2026

Shopska salad with grated white cheese covering tomato and cucumber in a white bowl at Balkan Ekspres 021.

SerbiaNovi SadFood Story

Shopska Salad: A Tourist Attraction Under Cheese

Eaten at: Balkan Ekspres 021
Published: Sep 26, 2026

A long golden Karađorđeva šnicla stretching beyond an oval plate, with chips, lemon and sauce at Balkan Ekspres 021.

SerbiaNovi SadFood Story

Karađorđeva Šnicla: A Very Long Plan B

Eaten at: Balkan Ekspres 021
Published: Sep 26, 2026

Dessert sushi rolls topped with berries and fruit, with fried banana, nori and rice visible in a cut end at Tokio Sushi in Novi Sad.

SerbiaNovi SadFood Story

Dessert Sushi: Welcome to Serbian Tokyo

Eaten at: Tokio Sushi
Published: Sep 24, 2026

A seated representation of Nikola Tesla reading a book beside a large radial coil at the museum in Belgrade.

SerbiaBelgradeMuseums

Nikola Tesla Museum: A Reputation with Sparks to Back It Up

Published: Sep 24, 2026

Christ depicted amid golden mosaic patterns inside the dome of St. Petka Chapel in Belgrade.

SerbiaBelgradeReligious Buildings

St. Petka Chapel: A Spring with a Rather Elaborate Ceiling

Published: Sep 23, 2026

A doll in a blue dress lying beside a blue dish with red hearts, with a separate cloth doll head, white crockery and cardboard boxes at Najlon Market.

SerbiaNovi SadShops & Markets

Najlon Market: More Than Everything

Published: Sep 23, 2026

Bacon-wrapped chicken skewers with thick-cut fries on a plate at Restoran Vidin Kapija in Niš.

SerbiaNišFood Story

Pileći Ražnjići u Slanini: A Chicken-and-Bacon Offensive

Eaten at: Restoran Vidin Kapija
Published: Sep 22, 2026

Two large sarma cabbage rolls with a sausage between them, served with bread at Resto bar Greda in Novi Sad.

SerbiaNovi SadFood Story

Serbian Sarma: Cabbage That Holds Its Own

Eaten at: Resto bar Greda
Published: Sep 21, 2026

Ćevapi in opened bread with mustard at Ćirino Drvce in Belgrade.

SerbiaBelgradeFood Story

Ćevapi: A Balkan Staple with Plenty of Bite

Eaten at: Ćirino Drvce
Published: Sep 20, 2026

A hand holding a bottle of Krugher & Brent RED doppelbock under red and blue lighting at KOTA 84 in Novi Sad.

SerbiaNovi SadFood Story

Krugher & Brent Red Beer: Painting the Evening Red

Eaten at: KOTA 84
Published: Sep 20, 2026

The Family sculpture at Novi Sad’s Raid Memorial beside the Danube, with Petrovaradin Fortress illuminated across the river.

SerbiaNovi SadArt & Monuments

Novi Sad’s Raid Memorial: The Family in the Foreground

Published: Sep 20, 2026

Large pieces of beef goulash in thick dark sauce beside mashed potatoes in a brown ceramic dish.

SerbiaKragujevacFood Story

Serbian Beef Goulash: A Rather Meaty Introduction

Eaten at: Gradska kafana Balkan
Published: Sep 20, 2026

Belgrade’s former main railway station and the Stefan Nemanja monument across the tram tracks on Savski Square, with pedestrians in the foreground.

SerbiaBelgradeArt & Monuments

Belgrade’s Old Station: A Grand Station, a Grander Prince

Published: Sep 19, 2026

A meat-filled burek and an ajvar-and-cheese pastry on white paper beside a cup of yogurt at Skroz Dobra Pekara in Novi Sad.

SerbiaNovi SadFood Story

Burek and Yogurt: Welcome to a Serbian Breakfast

Eaten at: Skroz Dobra Pekara
Published: Sep 19, 2026

Blue and gold circular stained glass above the hall of Novi Sad Synagogue, framed off-centre.

SerbiaNovi SadReligious Buildings

Novi Sad Synagogue: An Audience by Choice

Published: Sep 19, 2026

A bronze plumber in a hard hat emerging from a manhole in a brick pavement in Subotica, with one hand extended towards the viewer.

SerbiaSuboticaArt & Monuments

Monument of the Unknown Plumber: Greetings from Underground

Published: Sep 19, 2026

A pink marble Armenian family tomb beside a bus stop in central Novi Sad, with white skulls and intertwined hearts above it.

SerbiaNovi SadArt & Monuments

Novi Sad’s Armenian Memorials: Skulls beside the Bus Stop

Published: Sep 18, 2026

The white clock tower of Petrovaradin Fortress above the Danube in Novi Sad, with black clock faces and a weathered green roof.

SerbiaNovi SadArchitecture

Petrovaradin Fortress: The Drunken Clock on Duty

Published: Sep 18, 2026

A cup of domaća kafa on a metal tray at Kafana “?” in Belgrade, with a long-handled džezva, water and wrapped ratluk.

SerbiaBelgradeFood Story

Domaća Kafa: An Unfiltered Dream

Eaten at: Kafana “?” (Znak Pitanja)
Published: Sep 17, 2026

A bowl of riblja čorba, a Serbian river-fish soup, at Kafana “?” in Belgrade.

SerbiaBelgradeFood Story

Riblja Čorba: No Question About the Fish

Eaten at: Kafana “?” (Znak Pitanja)
Published: Sep 17, 2026

A cut-open stuffed pepper showing minced meat and rice beside mashed potatoes on an oval dish.

SerbiaBelgradeFood Story

Punjene Paprike: Comfort Food, Fully Stuffed

Eaten at: Kafana “?” (Znak Pitanja)
Published: Sep 17, 2026

A chandelier made with sabres and ammunition inside Ružica Church in Belgrade Fortress.

SerbiaBelgradeReligious Buildings

Ružica Church: The Church Lit by Bullets

Published: Sep 17, 2026

Subotica City Hall with red walls, patterned roofs and a small McDonald’s sign at street level.

SerbiaSuboticaArchitecture

McDonald’s in Subotica: Art Nouveau? I’m Lovin’ It

Published: Sep 15, 2026

The bronze Svetozar Miletić monument seen from behind on Freedom Square, with the Name of Mary Church beyond.

SerbiaNovi SadReligious Buildings

Name of Mary Church: A Colourful Argument for Looking Up

Published: Sep 15, 2026

A chocolate-coated knedla with a small golden topping on a pale plate at Ferdinand knedle in Novi Sad, with another knedla blurred behind it.

SerbiaNovi SadFood Story

Knedle: A Potato Dressed for Dessert

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Eaten at: Ferdinand knedle
Published: Sep 14, 2026