Only 30 kilometres from the Turkish-Bulgarian border, Ahtopol is considered to be one of the last spots that have preserved the old charms of Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast. Full Story

Southeast of Budapest, one of the mightiest European rivers carries you down to the somewhat shabby, but vastly unexplored world of Balkan historical and architectural heritage sites

If you’ve seen Emir Kosturica’s film Black Cat, White Cat,... Full Story

Visiting new lands always brings excitement and a certain kind of solemnity. The row of cars, winding slowly towards the island’s interior, somehow highlights this important moment. I too am on Gökçeada (familiarly called “the Gökçe” by my... Full Story

The Aegean coast of Turkey boasts empty beaches closest to the heart of Europe. Free of foreign tourists and yet hospitable, the 70-kilometre stretch between Troy and Babakale is an ideal, and very affordable, escape from the resorts’ crowds even... Full Story

We sit in the restaurant across the road from the dock, waiting for the boat to pick up enough passengers. We help ourselves to some tea, from cups that are unusually dirty for Turkey. It is as if they have been washed in the lake. Actually, no;... Full Story

How adventurous you are? Test yourself among the snakes, plains and Roman ruins of Dobrogea, one of Europe’s most authentic parts.

Wide and fast after the Ruse-Giurgiu crossing, the Danube could have continued to flow directly to the east,... Full Story

If she were still standing in her spot with a head on her shoulders, the winged Nike would see a surrealistic landscape: trees, twisted in unnatural forms; pieces of shiny marble columns, scattered about like an enormous luxurious Lego set; a... Full Story