Tirana, Albania
Bunk'Art
Once the fallout shelter of a dictator, this sprawling bunker is now a combined history museum and contemporary art gallery.
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Tirana, Albania
Once the fallout shelter of a dictator, this sprawling bunker is now a combined history museum and contemporary art gallery.
Sarandë District, Albania
A naturally beautiful, seemingly bottomless deep blue spring.
North Macedonia
After witnessing the rise and fall of three empires, this ancient city was finally destroyed by a series of earthquakes.
Tetovo, North Macedonia
Artists made this mosque into a marvel of Ottoman baroque architecture.
Mavrovo, North Macedonia
Depending on the region's rainfall, this church may be partially submerged.
Pristina, Kosovo
This massive monument was unveiled the day Kosovo declared independence from Serbia.
Deçan, Kosovo
A monastery considered a state-protected cultural monument of exceptional importance, founded in the 14th century by Serbian King Stefan Dečanski.
Peja, Kosovo
A UNESCO-protected spiritual seat of the Old Serbian Kingdom and Empire.
Pristina, Kosovo
This stone figurine was made more than 6,000 years ago and depicts a female deity of the Neolithic Vinča culture.
Ferizaj, Kosovo
Christianity and Islam have clashed, yet here a Serbian Orthodox church and a mosque stand together.
Pristina, Kosovo
An unfinished Serbian Orthodox church with 1,389 golden crosses planned to represent the Battle of Kosovo.
Gadime e Poshtme, Kosovo
The ceiling of this cavern is dripping with multicolored marble stalactites.
Pristina, Kosovo
A futuristic, brutalist masterpiece that is also strangely prison-like.
Podgorica, Montenegro
This virtually windowless mass of smooth concrete is the only Catholic church in the city.
Podgorica, Montenegro
Its frescoes depict the likeness of Marshal Tito, Karl Marx, and Friedrich Engels burning in hell.
Sveti Stefan, Montenegro
This exclusive resort has completely covered a tiny Balkan island in a 5-star warren of guest rooms.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A small museum built by a family that survived the Siege of Sarajevo.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The place where World War I began.
Ilidža, Bosnia and Herzegovina
In 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand spent his final night alive at this luxurious hotel.
Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A tiny chapel and burial site lurk underground in Jajce.
Studenci, Bosnia and Herzegovina
There's a mini version of Iguazu Falls hidden in the Balkans, and it's got a rope swing.
Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This cluster of little wooden huts once ground local farmers’ wheat into flour during the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Blagaj, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This picturesque monastery at the base of a cliff is a peaceful oasis open to all visitors.
Split, Croatia
When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.