The first thing most people think of when they think of the Balkans is the former Yugoslavia, or the countries that came out of Yugoslavia - Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, North Macedonia (without the "North", which Greece doesn't agree with), Kosovo (Serbia, Central Asia and the Middle East), and the United States of America. Greece does not agree), Kosovo (Serbia, China and Russia have not yet recognized its independent sovereignty).
Geographically, the Balkans is the land mass between the Adriatic Sea and the Black Sea, bounded in the north by the Danube and the Sava River; so those who have a concept of geography will certainly add Greece, Albania and Bulgaria.
In a political sense, Romania is usually added; but geographically, Romania is not counted.
Those who are particularly serious will also add Turkey - although only 3% of its territory is in the Balkans.
The above is not the point of this article.
The Balkans have been called the "powder keg of Europe", and rightly so.
It is said that every generation that has lived here since the Roman Empire has gone to war at least once; every empire and power politics that has ever existed in Europe has been fought here.
Anyone interested in looking up the history of the Balkans, the WWI triggers, the multiple wars during the breakup of the former Yugoslavia, and so on, can summarize the N number of powder keg scores and plus points.
That's not the point of this article either.
The point of this article is the Travel Channel - the Balkans, now transformed into one of the best places to visit in Europe!
By the way: when I recommend a trip to the Balkans to a friend, I sometimes see the other side throw a question mark face to show their historical skills: the Balkans! The powder keg of Europe! The Balkans are a powder keg in Europe! Can we go? Is it safe?
It's all over! Uh ...... Well ...... it's over for now.
The gunpowder keg is not the first fifteen days of the day to set off a firecracker.
People are now also each of them to make every effort to develop the economy, okay!
In addition, you have to be a little more back, the powder keg will be waiting for you to sweep the time to burst.
Bottom line: the Balkans are safe for now, comfortable to travel in, and the cost is kinda heartbreaking.
Okay, now on to the travel channel!
Don't look at this the wrong way - this group is ranked in order: Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Bulgaria; it's sort of an old non-recommended order, and the lower the rankings, the more worthwhile it is to visit.
The remaining three finale - Serbia, where the tourism industry is getting hotter and hotter, Romania, which is seriously underestimated from the walking point of view, and Greece, which is well known to the public, are the Balkan countries that you should visit the most.
These 11 countries, the old African I have traveled in 3 times, according to their own travel insights, to interested friends to do a simple share.
Tirana, the capital of Albania, basically look at the big square in the center of the city, it explains more than half.
By the way, this group of sculptures in front of the main facade of the National Museum is worth a good look - this group of patterns is spelled out in various colors of stone, creation + materials + manpower, it is very expensive ah!
After the change of day, the Albanian people, citing the "labor of the people, the painting style is not right", at first intended to give it a bruise.
After calming down, I thought about it: the labor of the people hurt the money also means a lot of value! This, labor also labor, hurt also hurt, demolition is also very painful! As for the style of painting, forget it, the theme is "fight for freedom", "national independence", "national unity", universally applicable, we do not dwell on it.
As for the pyramids of Tirana, Lake Shkodra, the ancient city of Butrint and so on, if you are really interested, you can go to see.
You can also go to see the bunkers - do not forget that Albania is the "country of bunkers".
Kosovo's capital, Prishtin?/Pri?tina, is now a peaceful place; the streets are filled with light boxes of European and American brands, suggesting that Kosovo will henceforth be a place of American culture.
This is nothing - Kosovo is today thanks to the hand of the American Empire and NATO, and in order to curry favor with the American Empire, two streets in the capital have been renamed, and are now called Bill Clinton Street and Bush Street.
It is recommended to see the Cathedral of Teresa.
Anything more would be a rendering - the mosque to be built.
You can also do what we did and pull a photo of the peacekeepers, who have not withdrawn so far anyway.
Special note ha - Kosovo doesn't have a lot of travel resources, but if you're in Kosovo, don't forget to check out the Gracanica Monastery, which is about a 15-minute drive from Kosovo's capital city, Pristina.
It was built in 1321 by Stefan Milutin, the king of Serbia; during his lifetime he built 40 churches in different places, Gracanica Monastery being the last and recognized as the most artistically accomplished one.
Speaking of which, Lao Fei went to cry first - because China, Russia and Serbia do not recognize the independence of Kosovo, so Lao Fei drove to Serbia, specifically to check the world heritage level of the monastery, the information declared that this in Serbia. When the old non-professional Serbian monasteries have been swept, counting fingers, counting and counting have missed this heavyweight monastery, and then detailed check to realize that it is in Kosovo!
And it's only a 15-minute drive from Prishtin?/Pri?tina, where the old man swept through!
When Northern Macedonia first became independent, it was called Macedonia, and the Greek people were very upset - I won't go into the reasons why, but do your own searches on this feud between the two countries.
The founder of the Macedonian empire was Alexander the Great, and anyone who studied art or architecture or sketching will recognize him.
The capital of Macedonia, Skopje, really nothing worth sweeping the destination, the first impression is full of new sculptures, but also almost all of them are straight to the chest, powerful and that type.
Skopje's old city walls, relatively empty existence.
Old Africa was there to make up the numbers and ran to see the round church.
Macedonia is worth sweeping up to Ohrid, with its beautiful lakeside chapel, uniquely Balkan in style!
It's from Montenegro that the trip takes on flavor - while the capital Podgorica is basically nothing, Montenegro has 3 destinations well worth sweeping.
The World Heritage-listed medieval town of Kotor; the Catholic Church of St. Trypna (built 179 years before Notre Dame in Paris); and Budva.
The old town of Kotor is the best preserved medieval town on the Adriatic coast.
If you are a free traveler, it is recommended to stay in a B&B in the old town of Kotor.
Tito's famous line - "What's yours is also mine, what's mine is still mine" - uh, this is bossy enough, right? Unfortunately, it's a pirated translation; the original translation is. "What's yours I don't want, what's mine you'll never take", still inscribed above the low main entrance to the Old Town.
Slovenia is where the four zones of the Alps, the Dinaric Mountains, the Middle Danube Plain, and the Mediterranean coast meet. Of course this one is geographic and you can't photograph it with a drone.
By the way, Trump's wife Melania is Slovenian.
Getting back to the point, Slovenia is naturally worth sweeping up for its capital Ljubljana, the ancient city of Piran, and Lake Bled.
There is also a Bojama Castle, the only castle in the world built in a cave.
From Bosnia and Herzegovina, the trip enters the channel recommended by the old non - all are well worth sweeping destinations now.
If you've seen Walter Defends Sarajevo and have any recollection of the movie's content, you're really exposing your age - either you've already started square dancing or you're on your way to do so.
Sarajevo is now the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
There are two destinations in Bosnia and Herzegovina that are well worth sweeping up: one is the capital, Sarajevo, where the flavor of the ethnic mix is extremely strong - Serbs, Muscovites, and Croats are mixed; and Orthodox, Islamic, and Catholic churches are all not far from each other.
Although the city of Sarajevo is still divided into three ethnic groups, Muslim girls wrapped in hijabs and Serbian girls in modern attire can come out of the same university and walk and talk in a chirpy group.
From a historical perspective, Sarajevo has two other famous sights - Sniper Street; and the Latin Bridge, which ignited WWI.
The second is the beautiful town of Mostar, the jewel of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Mostar's bridge is one of the most recognizable landmarks in BiH, and it is one of the most outstanding Islamic buildings in the Balkans.
Back then it was blown up during the war in BiH, and when it was restored in 2004, it was built on site and kept in its original state.
Sarajevo, Mostar, even if these are the only two destinations, BiH is already not to be missed!
Croatia has been out of the limelight for a while, like the Checkers, who mixed it up at the World Cup in Russia! Modric! Mandzukic!
Then there was the beautiful President Kitarovic!
Off the air, off the air, let's go back to the Travel Channel!
Croatia has the longest coastline in the former Yugoslavia, separated from Italy by the Adriatic Sea, and the pearl of the Adriatic - Dubrovnik is famous all over the world, and the tourists are like crucians.
After you've been there, you can tug the text like this : "If you want to see what paradise is really like, then go to Dubrovnik!"
And then add: this is what George Bernard Shaw said.
You could also do the same thing and take Game of Thrones stills and put together a live version.
In addition to the must-sweep Old Town of Dubrovnik, Croatia has an Istria; and the world-class natural beauty of the Sixteen Lakes, Plitvice Lakes National Park.
Uh...now let's straighten up, because the Sixteen Lakes also have a ringing nickname - "Europe's Jiuzhaigou"!
Bulgaria has roses, rose valleys, and rose oil. Women almost always know - even if they may not know that the place where the Valley of Roses is located is called Kazanl?k.
Bulgaria's capital, Sofia, is beautiful with its St. Sophia Cathedral, the 2nd largest Orthodox church in the Balkans!
Bulgaria has an ancient cultural capital Plovdiv, older than Rome, Athens and Constantinople.
Bulgaria also has the religiously famous Rila Monastery.
What about the officially funded Flying Saucer Memorial? If you're obsessed with ruin culture and love Netflix portraits, this place is sure to scratch your itch.
The list is in no particular order, so let's move on to the in-laws.
Greece is one of the most popular destinations in the world, and there are many articles, travelogues, and photos, so I won't expand on them, and I'll just remind you of a few things to stop.
Santorini is indeed very beautiful, but you not only have to accept the crowd, but also have to accept the same as not abroad - to come here to travel to the Chinese people storm!
The old African sweep of the Holy Island, heard the loud speaker directly greeted the Chinese: the bride and groom, we line up, later the wedding ceremony video shooting began!
When I was photographing the sunset on Holy Island, there were thousands of people crowded together, and four-fifths of them were Chinese!
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This is the first time I've ever seen the world's most popular movie, and I'm sure it's the first time I've seen the world's most popular TV show.
The Mythiola Sky Monastery is well worth a visit!
The Acropolis of Athens, according to the table, the Athens Constitution Square guards change of guard, high leg, low drop foot, understand?
Serbia, once the Balkan powder keg this barrel! Now it is known as the "Balkan Tiger" because of its economic boom.
Europe's second largest river, the Danube, one-fifth of the flow through Serbia.
First of all, Belgrade on the banks of the Sava River at night, named the world's top ten nightlife.
This don't ask me, the old non-me is to take my wife and children to self-drive Serbia, there is a thief's heart, not a thief's courage; even if there is a thief's courage, the thief is really no time.
Vrnjacica, located in Belgrade about 200 kilometers south of Serbia. It is famous for its naturally drinkable mineral water. Vrnjacica is also said to be the birthplace of the love locks, and old Africa suggests that you don't have to deliberately look for them, as they are very small anyway.
EXIT Festival in Novi Sad - one of the largest music festivals in Europe, originated in 2000, initially actually organized to celebrate the abdication of the former leader Mee (Exit); coupled with the desire of the Serbian people to break through the blockade of the war and the boundaries of the mind, hoping to find an outlet, and this outlet is the music, hence the name EXIT Festival.
The highlights of a trip to Serbia are ...... highlights aplenty! Definitely a destination worth sweeping up. Here are the highlights of old Africa:
For example, the Uvac Canyon, a top choice for natural beauty.
For example, Serbia has five monuments on the World Heritage List, the most important of which are the medieval monasteries in the southern mountains. These monasteries are the most representative sites of Serbian history.
For example, the old African must-see, large, reinforced concrete, futuristic sculptures of the antebellum period - gun chambers, red stars, bullet holes.
Then there's the Netflix destination of fairytale chalets in the Drina River.
The old non sunshine self-driving itinerary, Beijing Belgrade Novi Sad Subotica Bajna Basta Tara National Park Zlatibor Uvac Canyon Novi Pazar Kraljevo Jagodina Belgrade Beijing, for your reference.
The best season to visit the countries of the Balkans is basically the fall.
I mean: in the fall after the epidemic, you should choose the above countries and arrange a trip.
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