SHANDAKEN, N.Y. — Four bands will get together in a celebration at the Balkan Mountains Music Festival at Glenbrook Park with a free concert on Saturday, Sept. 23, from 3-7 p.m. The bands from the ...

The Balkans remain one of Europe’s best-kept secrets for travelers who crave culture, history, and adventure without breaking the bank. Stretching from the Adriatic to the Black Sea, this region ...

The Balkans are where Europe gets wild, ancient, and breathtakingly unpredictable. This region, stretching from Slovenia’s ...

The Balkan Peninsula remains largely unexplored by modern adventurers, and there are surprises at every turn. Pristine mountains, rich cultural traditions, and a fascinating geopolitical history make ...

May 17 (UPI) --For roughly a half century, the griffon vulture has been suspected missing in Bulgaria. Sporadic sightings were reported, but the birds were considered extinct as a breeding species in ...

For most, getting out into nature sits pretty high on the bucket list. Many of us, however, don’t count getting lost in the mountains as our definition of fun. That qualifies as a time to call in a ...

Every thrill-seeking skier in the Balkans has heard of Kopaonik, probably the most famous ski resort in the region. Known as the “Winter Wonderland” and as “the Silver Mountain,” Kopaonik is a ...

High atop a ridge in the Balkan Mountains sits a striking monument to Bulgaria’s fraught past. The spaceship-like structure, known as “Buzludzha,” was constructed in the 1970s, and served as the seat ...

Considered extinct from the Eastern Balkan Mountains of Bulgaria in the 1970s, the Griffon Vulture has claimed the area back with 23-25 breeding pairs, distributed in five different colonies and two ...

The railway car, resting on a siding under the shadow of a Balkan mountain on whose crest anti-aircraft units kept constant vigil, was set as usual for Adolf Hitler’s morning conference with his ...