MOSTAR

Mostar is a historic city, on the valley of the river Neretva, developed in 15th and 16th Centuries as an Ottoman town and during Austro Hungarian period in the 19th and 20th centuries. Mostar has long been known for its Old Turkish houses and the Old Bridge “Stari Most” built …

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DUBROVNIK

20-10-2016 Dubrovnik is one of the world’s most magnificent walled cities, overlooking the calm blue Adriatic sea.  Once the capital Republic of Ragusa (1358-1808), it’s now Croatia’s top tourists destination. Today, the pedestrian-only Old Town – packed with aristocratic Palatial and elegant Baroque churches, contained within sturdy medieval fortifications – …

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KOTOR

21-10-2016 KOTOR, a town in Montenegro was founded by the ancient Romans. In the 10th century it was an autonomous city ruled from Byzantium, and from 1186 to 1371 it was a free city of medieval Serbia. It was Venetian and Hungarian for brief periods, and independent republic from 1395 …

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BUDVA

Budva is also an ancient settlement, with history and culture that dates back some 2,500 years, and it’s one of Montenegro’s meandering coastline, backed by dramatic limestone mountains, gives on to the serene blue waters of the Adriatic Sea. And while Croatia, to the north west, has grown in popularity, …

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SHKODRA

22-10-2016 Shkodra, it is one of the oldest cities in the country, founded in the 4th century B.C. as the center of the Labeat tribe of Illyrians known with the name Scodra. Shkodra has been occupied several times throughout history: First  by the Romans (168 B.C.), then the Serbians (1040), …

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PRISTINA

22-10-2016 Kosovo, is a NEW BORN  self-declared independent country in the Balkans Region of Europe. Kosovo’s declaration of independence from Serbia in 2008 was recognized by United States of America and European Union, but many other countries and EU members did not approve the same. In 2010 the International Court …

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SKOPJE

23-10-2016 Mother Teresa was born in Skopje, lived in Calcutta, India, was a Catholic nun and the sacred person of the Catholic world. She was born in Skopje, in a house located where Macedonia Square and the statue of Alexander the Great in Skopje are, on 26 of August 1910 …

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SOFIA – CAPITAL OF BULGARIA

25-10-2016 Sofia was in existence for over 6000 years and it was an important trade center in the Roman empire nearly 2000 years ago.  Excavation work carried out during construction of the metro unveiled a treasure trove of Roman ruins when the city was called ‘Serdica’. Then conquered by the …

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BRASOV – ROMANIA

26-10-2016 Brasov, lies in the centre of Romania, in the south-eastern area of Barsa and at the crossroads of the Middle Carpathians and the Western Carpathians and it is at 550-650 m. above sea level. It is considered the fifth largest city in this country and it is 160 kilometres …

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BRAN CASTLE

27-10-216 Bran Castle is situated near Bran and in the immediate vicinity of Brasov, is a national monument and landmark in Romania. The fortress is situated on the border between Transylvania and Wallachia, Commonly known as “Dracula’s Castle” it is the home of the title character in Bram Stoker’s Dracula. …

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