You want to know what you can expect in the land of trumpeters, rakija, crazy nightlife, fascinating natural beauties and a tumultuous history? You’re wondering what’s life like in the country they often refer to as the hidden gem of Europe, and whether there’s any good reason to move here? We give you 23 of them!

1. Because you could start your morning with a burek

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Photo: turlitava

2. Because you’ll gain a hundred new friends immediately

gostoprimstvo u srbiji
Photo: Serbia.com

3. Because you’ll get to live in the same country where 16 Roman emperors were born

Felix Romuliana
Photo: Felix Romuliana, Flickr.com

4. Because you would have mind-blowing nature at the grasp of your hand

Ovčar i Kablar
Photo: D.Veselinović

5. Because life is better with ćevapi

Srpski cevapcicici
Ćevapi with kajmak

6. Because kafana is life

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Photo: beogradnocu.com

7. Because here there’s nothing weird about starting your morning with a shot of rakija

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Rakija “Slivovitza”

8. Because you can borrow whatever you need from your neighbours

Kosidba na Rajcu
Photo: Kosidba na Rajcu

9. Because you’ll become a member of a Serbian family soon enough

srpska porodica
Serbian family

10. Because your days will be sweeter with a sip of “domaća crna”

Domaća crna kafa
Photo: stil.kurir.rs

11. Because here you can find the absolutely best nightlife

Monsun
Monsun

12. Because you could brag about living in the county of top-notch sport

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Serbian Sportspeople

13. Because you wouldn’t have to justify to anyone for those 5 sarmas at 5 in the morning

Serbian Sarma
Photo: Viki Photo

14. Because you would find traces of a rich history at every footstep

manasija, sense serbia
Photo: Sense Serbia

15. Because Serbian women are the most beautiful women in the world

Ana Ivanović
Ana Ivanović

16. Because the home of Guča, EXIT and Nišvill will be your home as well

Guča festival
Photo: www.guca.rs

17. Because you’ll have Serbian gourmet delicacies at your disposal at all times, everywhere

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Traditional Serbian Cuisine

18. Because you’ll experience and learn everything about hospitality, kindness, brotherhood and friendship

Serbian people
Serbian people. Photo by Dragoljub Zamurovic.

19. Because weekends spent in charming ethno villages are the best

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Terzića avlija

20. Because you’ll learn more from a kind grandpa than from any textbook

Stara-planina-selo-Rsavci
Photo: Dragoljub Zamurović

21. Because your fruit and veggies will taste better if you get them from a smiling lady at a pijaca on a Saturday morning

Pijaca
Photo: Originalni Digitalni

22. Because you don’t need the sea when you have lakes like Zaovine or Palić

Zaovine lake
Photo: Irene Becker

23. Because here – it’s simply never boring!

Serbian people
Photo: novakdjokovic.com

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