In this episode of Balkan Trip, we explore the architectural treasures of medieval Serbia, with visits to the remarkable Manasija Monastery and the grand Smederevo Fortress along the Danube River.

Men from across Europe – and one woman – donned armour and battled with swords outside a Serbian mediaeval monastery as part of a festival sampling life from hundreds of years ago. The combatants were ...

The Ravnica and Manasija monasteries are dedicated to Serbian Orthodox Church. They now belong to the Morava School of Serbian Medieval Arts. Built in 14th century under Prince Lazar of Serbia, the ...

Armour-clad ‘knights’ have attacked each other with swords at a medieval-style event aimed at boosting ‘the uncompromising fight against violence on women, children and weaklings’. Men from across ...

The battles were tense, with great skill and physical endurance needed to succeed in the duels that were fierce rather than theatrical. It seemed as if the clocks turned back several centuries at a ...