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Balkans
The Balkans' Street-Renaming Obsession
The battle over renaming streets in Eastern Europe since the fall of communism reflects their importance as symbols of identity, history and power. 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
Social Media Take Off in the Balkans
11 March 2010 | With 400 million members around the world, Facebook is likely the most popular social networking website of all. Huge in the United States, big in China and reaching to all continents, it offers translations into more than 70 languages. Many of those languages are found throughout the Balkans, where Facebook -- along with youtube.com and a host of imitators -- has garnered several million users. Full Story
Romania
Romania Can't Stomach Junk Food Tax
Balkans
Bulgaria and Romania Ask for Extension on Second Danube Bridge Construction
Routes Less Travelled
Romania
Bukovina: Romania's Centre of Spirituality
The northern province of Moldova -- known as Bukovina -- is an ethnological and religious enclave intended to symbolize Christianity's triumph against the paganism.
Many of the Bukovina monasteries were built by the Moldavian voivodes as a token of gratitude to God after each victory in battles against the Turks. The unique beauty of their external frescos, which attract thousands of tourists, prompted the UN to enter seven of them on the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites in 1993. Full Story
Romania’s Haţeg Land: Shades of Blue
Romania
Perishing or Jovially Surviving in Transylvania
Curiosity Chest
Balkans
The Red and White Strings that Welcome Spring in Bulgaria and Romania
I remember walking along Canal Street in New York’s Chinatown on March 2 a few years ago, when I saw a man sporting a small ornament made of red and white thread pinned to his coat lapel. He must be Bulgarian, I thought to myself with a sudden rush of homesickness, but now realize that he may have been Romanian as well.
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Hidden Sofia
Bulgaria
The Turkish Café: A Place for Sweet Tea, Salty Snacks and Long Chats
A presence in Sofia’s student city (‘Studentski grad’) for several years, the place is actually called Dilgün - Simit Sarayı. Full Story
Bulgaria
The Flea Market in Malashevtsi: From Communist Rebellion to Memorabilia
Bulgaria
Panta Rei at Adams Bar
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
Rafting along the Nera River in Romania's Banat Region
Romania
The Nera River valley, in Romania’s Banat Region, is a superb destination for adventurers: it is isolated, authentic and it features dramatic landscapes. Sorin-Alexandru Cristescu of the Romanian www.incogniterra.org writes about his journey there, involving some grief over derelict architectural heritage, but also intoxicating rafting down wild waters and fine enough dining on the Cerna River bank Full Story
Northern Dobrogea: On the Danube and Via Pontica Crossing
Balkan Towns
Five Not-To-Be-Missed Cities around the Balkans for 2009
Balkans
To many the Balkans region may be more popular for its nature than for its sprawling metropolises. And while the majestic mountain ranges of Bulgaria, Montenegro and Albania or the crystal sea waters of Croatia and Greece are impressive, the region also boasts an amazing collection of cities. Full Story
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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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