The Prčanjska mussel festival has been gathering guests from all over the region for years.

You don't need much for a good summer party – a little sea, good music, and hardworking hosts. It is precisely this recipe that has brought together locals and guests from the entire region in Prčanj for years.

From Arilje, Valjevo, Belgrade, Banja Luka, Kragujevac... kilometers are not an obstacle when local food is on the menu.

The hosts confirm that mussels are much more than just a good meal.

And the youngest, it seems, had the simplest answer to the question of why they came.

While conversations, songs, and smiles continued, the last portions disappeared from the large pots.

When the lights go out and the music fades, what remains are not just empty plates.

The stories, encounters and agreement to come to Prčanj again next summer for the same occasion remain.