Novi Sad – The Pannonian Melting Pot
Settled between Belgrade and Budapest on the banks of the river Danube, Novi Sad is one of Serbia’s most beautiful cities. Also nicknamed the Serbian Athens, is the first city of an EU candidate country to be ever named the European Capital of Culture, the prestigious title it will hold in 2021. Author: Ana PotočnikPhoto: Shutterstock […]
READ MOREKlet Brda – The cradle of Rebula wine
Rebula – wine of many faces. Modern for its directness, simplicity, and purity. Popular for carrying a cultural tradition established through centuries of taste history. Internationally appreciated because the best Rebula comes from Brda region. Author: The Adriatic Journal in cooperation with Klet Brda Photo: Marijan Močivnik Several historical sources state that Rebula or Ribolla […]
READ MORELiterature among people
The year 2020 has been a challenging year for many event organizers. Beletrina has been one of the most ambitious publishers in Slovenia since its beginnings. It offers a superb literary and humanistic literary program and boasts publishing both classics and the most influential contemporary literary voices. Publishing, however, is not Beletrina sole focus. It […]
READ MOREWelcome to Maribor, the city of change!
Maribor is Slovenia’s second-biggest city, and the economic and cultural centre of north-eastern Slovenia. The city’s rich roots stretch as far back as the Middle Ages when the city first began to flourish. Also known as “the city of wine,” Maribor is famed for its long winemaking tradition. Its current goals of becoming a booming […]
READ MOREFollow the Michelin stars in Slovenia
Slovenia has excellent cuisine and gastronomy, which has been confirmed by numerous awards and accolades, with European Region of Gastronomy 2021 being the latest and most important to date. In June 2020 the most prestigious gastronomic guide Michelin recognized the quality of Slovenian gastronomy and included Slovenia among its new destinations. As the future European […]
READ MOREHOT TOPICS: Covid-19 Update & Serbian Elections
Author: Ana Potočnik The Adriatic Journal team has put together the latest hot topics in the region from the past month. We are bringing you news from business, geopolitics and other stories that caught our eye in the past month and wanted to share it with you. Read it bellow while it’s still hot. COVID-19 […]
READ MOREAn affordable necessity that became a symbol of the Yugoslav tragedy
In late 1970s Igor Mandić, a Yugoslav writer and literary critic, wrote in an essay featured in his Mythology of Everyday Life that each nation gets the car it can have. And that Yugoslavs deserve the Fičo. He was, of course, referring to Zastava 750. Author: Martin Pogačar, PhD Fičo was produced by Crvena Zastava […]
READ MOREHOT TOPICS: Montenegro and Serbia clash over border opening
The Adriatic Journal team has put together the latest hot topics in the region from the past month. We are bringing you news from business, geopolitics and other stories that caught our eye in the past month and wanted to share it with you. Read it bellow while it’s still hot. Author: Ana Potočnik Slovenian […]
READ MOREThe alphabet soup of economic forecasting
Is it an economic forecast or a Spelling bee competition? Hard to tell the difference recently. According to a Bank of America survey of 223 fund managers, only 10% expected “a V-shaped recovery, while 75% forecast prolonged U- or W-shaped recoveries”. This was in mid-May. Earlier in April, Reuters conducted a poll among the world’s […]
READ MORETop Balkan Women – 10/11: Melania Trump
Women may not rule the balkans, but they hold some powerful positions Women in power is not what would first cross one’s mind in association with the Balkans – a traditional society where most important functions are still held by men. But change, albeit slow, is taking place and there are some ambitious females in […]
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