Croatia

Welcome to Croatia...

Fast facts about Croatia:

Area: 31,067 sq km

Population: 4,2 million

Currency: Kuna; 1€=7,50 Kuna

ATMs: available in most cities

Famous for: beautiful beaches, Dubrovnik, traditional cuisine, Plitvice

Capital: Zagreb

PLACES YOU SHOULD VISIT:

Dubrovnik, located in the extreme south of Croatia, is known as the Pearl of Adriatic. This beautiful and lovely town attracts tourists all across the world. It's estimated that over 1 million tourists visits it each year.  Dubrovnik has beautiful buildings and warm, mild climate which will attract you and bring you into a beautiful old ancient town. This, old ancient town, provides history and hotels that offer the perfect rooms designed in traditional Mediterranean style. The popular ways to get to Dubrovnik is by train, plane, car, boat or bus. The way to see the city is by foot in the old town. However, there is also a bus tour for those who wish to ride. From Dubrovnik you can reachSplit and National Park of Plitvice. 


Things you should visit in Dubrovnik: 
* Ancient city walls
* Old Town
* Dubrovnik Cable car


Several ATMs, banks and money changers can be found all across the town.

Dubrovnik (Ancient city walls)

Plitvice

Bosnia

Welcome to Bosnia...

Fast facts about Bosnia:

Full name: Bosnia and Herzegovina

Area: 51,197 sq km

Population: 3,8 million

Currency: KM (konvertibilna marka); 1€=1,95 KM

ATMs: available in most cities

Famous for: beautiful rivers, old fortresses, traditional cuisine

Capital: Sarajevo

PLACES YOU SHOULD VISIT:

Sarajevo is the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina and it is well famous for itsbascarsija (Ottoman quarters lined with sweet shops, cafes and handcraft workshops. Besides bascarsija, Sarajevo is also well known for its multiculturalism. There is no much places on earth that feature Orthodox and Catholic church, a mosque and a synagogue within easy walking distance of each other. Leftovers  from great empires can be found in Sarajevo since it was occupied by Byzantine and Ottoman empires from the east and the Roman, Venetian, and Austro-Hungarian empires from the west. All these empires left a significant signature in Sarajevo. They marked Sarajevo's tradition, religion and culture.

If you visit Sarajevo, you will be impressed with its beauty and with Bosnians, lovely and cheerful people, who will help you with anything.

Sarajevo baščaršija (old town)

Mostar is a beautiful town located in the southern parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It's well famous for its "old bridge" made out of stones between 1557-1566. This bridge represents the soul of Mostar and when it was destroyed in 1993 it felt as the Mostar itself was destroyed. However, it didn't take long for Bosnians to rebuild Mostar's lovely bridge. Back in 2004, the bridge was reopened and it was set to be the symbol of Mostar. By visiting Mostar you can enjoy beautiful river of Neretva. It's beauty will leave you speechless. Besides Neretva and "old bridge" Mostar has somethin more to offer. You can enjoy tasty traditional meals in lovely atmosphere of Mostar's restaurants. 

Several ATMs and banks can be found all around the town. People are friendly and lovely... Come and visit this beautiful country with its beautiful towns.

Albania

Welcome to Albania...

Fast facts about Albania:

Area: 28,748 sq km
Population: 3,5 million
Currency: leke; 1€=123 leke
ATMs: available in most cities
Famous for: concrete bunkers, Ismail Kadare
Capital: Tirana

PLACES YOU SHOULD VISIT:

BERAT is one of the country's most beautiful towns. It was preserved as a museum city
by communist government. Berat's most impressive feature is the collection of traditional
Ottoman houses. These houses, climbing up the hill to the castle, earn Berat the title 
"town of a thousand windows". Its rugged mountain setting is archetypically Albanian, and
 particularly evocative when the clouds swirl around the tops of the minarets and battlements.
*Berat often suffers from power cuts in the winter. However, widely used generators produce enough power. Although the Osum River that divides the city is really dirty, the streets are free of the rubbish. Several ATMs and internet cafes are available on the main strip.

TIRANA is a lively, colorful city that changed beyond belief in the last decade. It's streets got totally new look. Tirana has changed from the dull, grey city into beautiful, colorful one. The ugly tower blocks were covered with a fantastic layer of orange and red stripes. The city has many bars and clubs which are pretty cheap. It won't cost you a lot to spend a great night having fun in these clubs. The city's boulevards are full of relics from Ottoman, Italian and Communistic past. You can see all kind of relics, from delicate minarets to social murals,  guarded by soldiers equipped with automatic weapon. Many ATMs and inns can be found all around Tirana.

*Loud, beautiful, colorful, dirty - Tirana is waiting for you.

Welcome

Welcome to the "Travel across the Balkans"
Here you can find all kind of information about Balkan countries you are planning to visit.
Countries such as Bosnia, Serbia, Croatia etc. are all interesting, cheap, lovely and fascinating.
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