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Bulgaria, Serbia and Croatia Boast Three of the World’s Best Music Festivals
There is nothing like an open-air music festival to celebrate the warm temperatures, the holiday mood and the overall excitement of summer. Until not too long ago, such events were mostly unheard of in the Balkans, their citizens’ left largely out of the loop and faced with long trips to Western Europe or North America if they wished to partake in the festivities and see world-renowned music performances. Full Story
Epicure
Balkans
Wine and Rakiya from 6 Balkans Countries Awarded in France
10 March 2009 | Dozens of brands of wine and rakiya, or brandy, from six Balkan countries received gold and silver medals at the 2009 Vinalies Internationales
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News
Balkans
Tourism in Serbia, Bosnia and Croatia Not for the Faint-Hearted
31 August 2010 | Some of the countries of the former Yugoslavia are trying hard to develop tourism, sometimes in spite of – or along with, traces of the recent wars that shook in Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Kosovo in the 1990s.
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Serbia's Arts Festivals Have Lost Their Way
Serbia
Serbian Muslims Mark Ramadan in Division
Routes Less Travelled
Serbia
Medieval Monasteries in Serbia
The three most impressive monasteries in Central Serbia – Žica, Studenica and Sopoćani, are the first examples of the energy with which the Nemanjić Dynasty took on the consolidation of an independent Serbian state between the twelfth and the fifteenth centuries.
After having attracted some of the most skilful artists of Byzantium and the best builders of Zeta (contemporary Montenegro), which at the time was developing under the influence of Venice, they financed several masterpieces of medieval architecture. Full Story
The 12 Balkan Contenders for the New 7 Wonders
Curiosity Chest
Serbia
Serbia: Tito's Mausoleum in Belgrade
Whatever your opinion on communism, many people across Eastern Europe and the wider world have a romanticised view of the former Yugoslavia’s grand leader Josip Broz Tito. Full Story
Hidden Sofia
Bulgaria
Sklada: The Space that Stores and Showcases Contemporary Design
Its short manifesto, called “The diary of a Sofia neo-nihilist,” reads: “In reference to Sofia, nobody can claim anymore that it is a place of underdeveloped primates isolated from the world. Sklada turned all that around…” Full Story
Bulgaria
Before and After: A Tango Milonga in the Midst of Sofia
Bulgaria
Vlaykova: Sofia’s Old School Cinema
Hidden Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Julian Perry's Walks in Bulgaria's National Parks
Julian Perry, author of Walking in Bulgaria’s National Parks, describes three of his most loved routes through the Bulgarian mountains for the readers of BalkanTravellers.com. His book was published by Cicerone press last month. Full Story
Bulgaria
From Sofia to the Village of Lakatnik in an Old Locomotive
Bulgaria
Go Green in Bulgaria: 23 Eco-Hotels and Guest Houses to Choose From
Balkan Coasts & Mountains
This July, Splash Around in Four Lakes and a Dam Throughout the Balkans
Balkans
As the summer comes into full swing and the temperatures in the region become unbearable, most travellers and holidaymakers to and around the Balkans head to the region's coastal resorts along the Adriatic, the Mediterranean, the Aegean or the Black Seas.
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Balkan Towns
Novi Sad, Serbia: City of Culture
Serbia
Novi Sad offers some provincial charm, a relaxed atmosphere, lively bars and restaurants and some cultural highlights. Full Story
Subotica: Off the Highway, Beyond the Lakes
The Book Craze that's Got a Hold on Belgrade
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Photogalleries
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A Perfect Shot
In Homo Urbanus Europeanus, exhibited May 9-24 in front of the National Theatre in Sofia, Jean-Marc Caracci presents his photographs of people in the urban environment of European capitals.
RED&WHITE SOFIA. On the 1st of March Bulgarians say goodbye to the winter. They buy each other red&white threads to carry around until they see a stork and spring can begin. Photography by Lode Desmet
BULGARIA D'OR: The Bulgarian countryside, patinated with the noble golden dust of the autumn. Photographs by Lode Desmet
360 degrees Bulgaria, an exhibition by photographer Alexandar Ivanov, is on display at the Sea Garden in Varna until August 28. It will be shown at Plovdiv’s Central Square from Sept 5.
The exhibition Photographs of a Trip Through Bulgaria by Hungarian photographer András Balla can be seen in Sofia's Hungarian Cultural Institute, at Aksakov 16 Street, until August 22
Instant Spring in Sofia | Photographs by Lode Desmet
Off-the-season Beauty of Bulgaria's Black Sea Coast | Photographs by Adelina Iliev
Bulgaria's Northern Black Sea Coast
Photographs by Albena Shkodrova
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