Balkans

Overview

The Balkans are a fascinating, very diverse region in Southeast Europe which had to deal with a lot of conflicts in recent history – the Breakup of Yugoslavia and the resulting Yugoslav wars made it almost impossible to travel the region from 1991 to 2001.A lot has changed since those darker days and most of the countries are back on track, the reconstruction is in its final stages and the tourism is on the rise. Changes can also be seen in the countries which haven't been affected by the wars – Bulgaria became part of the EU, developed it's infrastructure and is seeing an economic growth, even though this growth decreased recently.Due to the fact that only a few regions in the Balkans are affected by mass tourism a Balkan Tour is very attractive as most of the beauty is still totally off the beaten European tourist paths: low prices, warm-hearted Locals, tasty food and loads of beautiful landscape is just waiting to be discovered by you.The best time to travel the Balkans is in most cases the spring and summer season – especially if you want to go for a swim at the coast. Nevertheless you can also spend your winter in one of the winter resorts like Bansko in Bulgaria. City Breaks are an option all year round: the capital cities are great spots in all countries mentioned (except Podgorica in Montenegro!).