Exploring Ancient Illyria & Macedonia's Traces, Bucharest & Transylvania
Tirana, Shkoder, Thessaloniki and Bucharest
Highlights of Albania & Macedonia
- Now is the time to visit the formerly closed and emerging country of Albania
- See the 2400 year old city of Berat
- Visit Apollonia, a UNESCO World Heritage Center and a stronghold in Caesar's civil war with Pompey
- Experience the "Blue Eye" National Park, a magical place
- Explore the ruins of Butrint, Albania's most important archaeological site and a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Go to Korce to see the first girls' school in the country, established in 1891
- Admire Lake Ohrid and it's beautiful pearls
- See Roman mosaics, the antique theater and the Roman baths
- Visit the royal tombs of Philip II
Highlights of Romania
- Visit Peles Castle, one of the best royal palaces in Europe and the Black Church, the larges Gothic church in Romania
- See Bran Castle, better known as "Dracula's Castle" and Sighisoara, the birthplace of Vlad Dracula
- Enjoy lunch and life of the people in a traditional village
- Cross the Carpathian Mountains
The Must See Places of Bulgaria
Sofia, Pliska, Plovdiv, Nessebar, Veliko Tarnovo, Varna, Valley of Roses, and Kazanlak
- Visit the village of Arbanassi, famous for its churches and architecture
- See the bas-relief of the The Madara Rider, representing the figure of a knight triumphing over a lion, that is carved into a 300ft high cliff, on the UNESCO World Heritage List
- Explore the Stone Forest and the beaches of Varna
- Go to the Thracian Kings Museum and Treasures
- Experience the Seven Hills of Plovdiv, the oldest city in Europe
- Visit the Rila Monastery, the largest spiritual center since the Middle Ages and a UNESCO World Heritage Site
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