Nis City Deputy Mayor Milos Bandjur met today with the participants of the Art Colony Sicevo 2018. The Art Colony Sicevo is the oldest art colony in the Balkans. It was founded in 1905 according to the idea and with the advocacy of the Serbian painter Nadezda Petrovic. Due to its unusual beauty Sicevo landscapes represent inspiration not only to painters, but also to writers and all lovers of nature. This year’s Art Colony Sicevo gathered 12 painters from the region. The participants of the colony presented themselves individually and spoke about their impressions of the beauty of Sicevo gorge.

The welcoming reception was organized at Nis City Hall for the renowned archaeologists, the participants of the 24th Limes Congress hosted by the Institute of Archaeology in Belgrade, Serbia, which was, for the first time, held in Belgrade and Viminacium, 2‒9^th September 2018. Limes Congress is an event with a long tradition of nearly 70 years and brings together experts on the Roman Frontier Studies worldwide. This event is organized every third year and gathers those who deal with the Roman army and everything related to the Roman border. The scientific elite with more than 100 researchers from around 45 countries from all six continents came to Serbia. Assistant Mayor Nebojsa Randjelović greeted the guests and sent a welcoming message and pointed out that Nis was a very interesting city for archaeologists