Serbia, a country of future, situated in the heart of the Balkans, is worth visiting again like it had been before the conflict of 1990. At the crossroads between the Slavonic civilization and Central Europe, Serbia represents a palette of traditions and cultures unique in Europe. No less than 26 nationalities each of them preserving its customs and its folklore, but also four great religions are present here. That gives numerous and variously coloured traditional feasts as well as the music and dances surrounding you. With its mountains with the greenish prairies, its multiple water currents cutting their wedged in valleys and the beautiful mountains, Serbia is offering a large fan of sport and tourist activities. Kayak, skiing, rafting, trekking, speleology are among the most developed.
Less distant than Spain, but partly unknown, Serbia has been hiding a historical and architectural heritage encountering just rarely. Many Roman sites had been flourishing throughout ages. you will find medieval fortresses everywhere along the roads and will be astonished by an extreme variety of architectural styles: Serbian, Hungarian, Austrian, Ottoman. But especially the unbelievable density of the orthodox monasteries disseminated throughout the country and are, each for itself wealth of architectural creation and pictorial invention will finish winning you.
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The history of Serbia from the arrival of Slaves from the South between the 6th and the 8th century until nowadays... Discover the the most important dates in the history of the Serbian State and just follow the chronology...
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Located on the Balkan peninsula, on the crossroads of the roads leading to the East and the West, Serbia has nature's treasures of a great value. A great number of mountains, plains, rivers and lakes, there is a reason to be proud of!
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Serbia is the country of the great economic potentials and which attracts more and more of foreign investors . Discover some key figures concerning its economic activity!
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The fact that Serbia was a crossroad of routs during the centuries, is reflected in the constitution of its population. The Serbs are represented in only 73 % of the population in the Republic of Serbia! No less than 26 different nationalities in Serbia!
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Between the tradition and the modernity, Serbia is a mixture of different cultures and various influences coming from the West and the East. Close to the mediteranian mentality, the Serbs forged however a particular originality in their way of life...
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You saw one of the movies by Kusturica and you know the songs "Mesecina" or "Kalasnjikov". You read "the Bridge on the Drina" written by the winner of the Nobel Prize, Ivo Andric, and you already admired the beauty of the fresco "The White Angel". Welcome to Serbia!
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One thing is certain, you will never be hungry in Serbia! One eats well there! The Serbian kitchen is like its culture - a mixture of the different influences - Othoman, Austrian, Russian... Maybe you'll be obliged to go on a diet after your holidays in Serbia!
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The sports life in Serbia is very intense! The national teams are being supported with great enthusiasm! And the competitions are won! Basket, volleyball, water polo, football, tennis, Vlade Divac, Dejan Bodiroga, Piksi, Vanja Grbic, Jelena Dokic - sporting heroes engraved in the hearts of all inhabitants in Serbia!
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