A trip to the Balkans: "Jiuzhaigou in Europe", Territorial Boundary and Tito's Famous Words

The Balkans is both a geographical term and a historical term. From different angles, the scope of the country will be a little different.

Most people's first reaction to the Balkans is the former Yugoslavia, or the countries after the disintegration of Yugoslavia-Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, northern Macedonia (there is no "North", which Greece refused) and Kosovo (Serbia, China and Russia have not recognized their independence and sovereignty).

Geographically, the Balkan Peninsula refers to the land between the Adriatic Sea and the Black Sea, with the Danube River and sava river as the boundaries in the north; Therefore, people who have a concept of geography will definitely add Greece, Albania and Bulgaria.

In the political sense, Romania is usually added; But from a geographical point of view, Romania is not counted.

Especially serious people will add Turkey-although only 3% of Turkey's territory is located in the Balkans.

The above is not the focus of this article.

The Balkans is called "the powder keg of Europe", and it really lives up to its name.

It is said that every generation living here has experienced at least one war since the ancient Roman Empire. All empires and power politics that have appeared on European soil once fought it out here.

If you are interested, you can check the history of the Balkans, the fuse of the First World War, and many wars during the disintegration of the former Yugoslavia. And you can add up the scores of more than N powder barrels and the reward items.

This is not the focus of this article.

This article focuses on the travel channel-Balkan Peninsula, which has now become one of the best travel destinations in Europe!

By the way: when Lao Fei recommends his trip to the Balkans to his friends, he sometimes sees a question mark face showing his historical skills: Balkans! European powder keg! Fight! Can we go now? Is it safe?

It's over, okay! Um ... OK ... I've finished it for the time being.

The powder keg doesn't explode every day on the fifteenth day of the first month.

People are making every effort to develop the economy now, ok?

Besides, you should recite more, so that the powder keg will only explode when you are waiting to sweep it.

Bottom line: The Balkans are safe, comfortable to travel and expensive.

Ok, now enter the travel channel!

Don't get me wrong-this group of rankings is: Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Bulgaria; This is an old non-recommended order, and the lower the ranking, the more worthwhile it is.

The remaining three finalists-Serbia, where tourism is becoming more and more popular, Romania, which is seriously underestimated from the perspective of walking, and Greece, which is well known, are the Balkan countries you should go to most.

I have been to this 1 1 country three times. According to my own travel experiences, I want to share them with interested friends.

Tirana, the capital of Albania, basically saw the big square in the city center and explained more than half of it.

By the way, this group of sculptures in front of the facade of the National Museum is worth a good look-this group of patterns is made of stones of various colors, and creation+materials+manpower is very expensive!

After the weather changed, the Albanian people initially planned to slap it on the grounds of "wasting people's money and wrong painting style".

Calm down and think: wasting people and money also means a lot of value! This, too tired, too hurt, it hurts to tear it down! As for the style of painting, forget it. Anyway, the themes are "freedom", "national independence" and "great national unity", which are universally applicable and will not be entangled.

As for the Pyramid of Tirana, Lake Skutai and the ancient city of butrint, those who are really interested can go and see it.

You can also visit the bunker-don't forget Albania is a bunker country.

Pristina, the capital of Kosovo, is now calm; There are more light boxes of European and American brands on the street, which implies that Kosovo should face American culture from now on.

This is nothing-Kosovo has benefited from the efforts of American imperialism and NATO. In order to please American imperialists, two streets in the capital were renamed, and now they are called Bill Clinton Street and Bush Street.

I suggest going to see Teresa Cathedral.

If you look at anything, you can only look at the renderings-the mosque to be built.

You can also take photos with peacekeepers like us. They haven't left anyway.

Special note-There are not many travel resources in Kosovo, but if you go to Kosovo, don't forget to visit Gracanica Monastery, which is about 15 minutes' drive from Pristina, the capital of Kosovo.

It was built by Serbian King Stefan Milutin in 132 1 year. During his life, he built 40 churches all over the country, of which Gracanica Monastery was the last one and was recognized as the church with the highest artistic achievements.

At this point, I had to cry first-because China, Russia and Serbia don't recognize Kosovo's independence, I drove to Serbia, and I specially checked the monasteries at the world cultural heritage level. The message declared that it was in Serbia. When Lao Fei swept all the monasteries in Serbia and counted them with his fingers, he missed this heavyweight monastery by counting. Later, he carefully investigated and found out that it was in Kosovo!

And it's only 15 minutes' drive from Pristina swept by the old plane!

When North Macedonia was just independent, it was called Macedonia, and the Greek people were very upset-as for why it was upset, I won't say it. Please search for the grievances between the two countries.

The founder of Macedonian Empire was Alexander the Great. Anyone who studies art and architectural sketch should know him.

Speaking of Skopje, the capital of Macedonia, there is really nothing worth visiting. The first impression is that the streets are full of new sculptures, almost all of which are rough and powerful.

The old walls of Skopje are relatively empty.

Lao Fei went to see the circular church in order to make up the numbers.

Macedonia is worth visiting Ohrid, whose lakeside church is a unique building in Balkan style, very beautiful!

From Montenegro, travel is considered interesting-although there is basically nothing in the capital Podgorica, Montenegro has three destinations worth visiting.

Cotor, an ancient medieval city listed in the World Heritage List; Saint Tripna Catholic Church (completed earlier than Notre Dame de Paris 179); And Budva.

Cotor Old Town is the best preserved medieval town along the Adriatic Sea.

If you are a free traveler, I suggest you choose the homestay in the ancient city of Ketuo.

Tito's famous saying-"What's yours is mine, and what's mine is mine"-Well, it's domineering enough, but it's a pirated translation; The original translation was "I don't want yours, you can't take mine", and it is still engraved above the low main entrance of the old city.

Slovenia is the intersection of the Alps, the Dinara Mountains, the middle reaches of the Danube and the Mediterranean coast. Of course, this is a geographical perspective, and you can't shoot with a drone.

By the way, Trump's wife Melania is Slovenian.

Closer to home, Slovenia's natural attractions are the capital Ljubljana, the ancient city of Piran and Lake Bled.

There is also a Bojama Castle, which is the only castle built in a cave in the world.

Starting from Bosnia and Herzegovina, travel has entered a channel that is not recommended by the elderly-all destinations worth visiting.

If you have seen Walter Defending Sarajevo and have an impression of the film, then you have really exposed your age-either you have started square dancing or you are on your way to square dancing.

Sarajevo is now the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

There are two destinations worth visiting in Bosnia and Herzegovina: one is Sarajevo, the capital, which has a strong atmosphere of ethnic integration-Serbs, Muslims and Croats live together; Orthodox Church, Islam and Catholicism are not far apart.

Although there are still territorial boundaries between the three ethnic groups in Sarajevo, Muslim girls in headscarves and Serbian girls in modern clothes can come out of the same university and talk while walking.

From a historical point of view, Sarajevo also has two famous landscapes-Sniper Street; And the Latin Bridge that detonated the First World War.

The second is the eye of Bosnia and Herzegovina-the beautiful town of Mostar.

Mostar Bridge is one of the most famous landmarks in Bosnia and Herzegovina and one of the most outstanding Islamic buildings in the Balkans.

It was bombed in the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. When it was restored in 2004, it took local materials and kept its original state.

Sarajevo and Mostar, even if only these two destinations, Bosnia and Herzegovina can't miss it!

Croatia was very popular for a period of time, such as the checkered army that performed well in the World Cup in Russia! Modric. Manjukic!

And the beautiful President Quetaro Vicki!

Run away from home! Run away from home! Let's switch back to the travel channel!

Croatia has the longest coastline among the former southern countries and is separated from Italy by the Adriatic Sea. Dubrovnik is a pearl on the Adriatic Sea, which is famous all over the world, and tourists are like crucian carp crossing the river.

After you have been there, you can drag the text like this: "If you want to see what heaven really looks like, go to Dubrovnik!" "

Then add: this is what Bernard Shaw said.

You can also draw a tiger as a cat and spell a real-life version with the stills of Game of Thrones.

In addition to the must-see Old Town of Dubrovnik, there is also a Istrad in Croatia. And the world-class natural scenery of sixteen lakes-Plitvece Lake Group National Park.

Er ... Now let's stand erect, because Sixteen Lakes also has a famous nickname-"Jiuzhaigou in Europe"!

Bulgaria has rose, rose valley and rose essential oil. Almost all women know-although they may not know that the place where the Rose Valley is located is called Kazanlek.

Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, and its Hagia Sophia Cathedral are the second largest Orthodox Church in the Balkans, very beautiful!

Bulgaria has an ancient cultural capital, plovdiv, which is older than Rome, Athens and Constantinople.

Bulgaria also has the famous Lira Monastery in religious circles.

What about the officially funded UFO memorial hall? For those who are obsessed with site culture and like online celebrity portrait photography, this place will definitely tickle you.

This ranking is in no particular order, and the in-laws are in a reasonable state.

Greece is a popular explosion destination. There are a lot of articles, travel notes and photos on the internet, so I won't start, just remind everyone to stop.

Santorini is really beautiful, but you should not only accept conformity, but also accept that going abroad is the same as never going abroad-there are so many people visiting here in China!

When Lao Fei was sweeping the holy island, he heard the loudspeaker shout directly in Chinese: Dear bride and groom, everyone line up, and the recording of the wedding ceremony will start later!

When Lao Fei was filming the sunset on the Holy Island, he visually observed that there were thousands of people crowded together, four fifths of whom were from China! And those who speak Shanghainese, Sichuan dialect, Cantonese and Beijing dialect do not regard themselves as outsiders. If you can't find a local accent in the crowd, I lose.

The air monastery in Matola is well worth visiting!

If the Acropolis fails to press the watch, the guards in Athens Constitution Square will change their posts, with their legs raised and their feet lowered. Do you think it's weird?

Conscience reminder: those who are troubled by mathematics in high school had better avoid Greece, otherwise there are many,,, ω and π on the street, so what's wrong with them?

Serbia, once a Balkan powder keg! Now, due to the rapid economic development, it is called the "Tiger of the Balkans".

One fifth of the Danube, the second longest river in Europe, flows through Serbia.

First of all, the night by Belgrade's sava river is rated as the top ten nightlife in the world.

Don't ask me that. I always drive to Serbia with my wife and children. I am a thief with no guts. Even if there are thieves, thieves really have no time.

Vorniachka is located in Sai Ning, about 200 kilometers from Belgrade. It is famous for its natural and drinkable mineral water. It is said that Funiachika is also the birthplace of love locks. I suggest you don't have to look for it. It's small anyway.

Novi Sad Quit Music Festival is one of the largest music festivals in Europe, which originated in 2000 and was originally held to celebrate the resignation of former leader Michaelis. In addition, the Serbs are eager to break through the blockade of war and the shackles of thought, hoping to find an outlet, which is music, so they named this outlet the Music Festival.

The focus of Serbia travel is ... a lot! A destination definitely worth visiting. The following are the main points of the old fee:

For example, the first choice for natural scenery is Uvac Canyon.

For example, five sites in Serbia are listed in the World Heritage List, the most important of which is the medieval monastery in the southern mountainous area. These monasteries are the most representative places in Serbian history.

For example, the large sculptures in the former Yugoslavia, reinforced concrete and futuristic-gun barrels, red stars and bullet holes, which must be swept away by the old.

There is also an online celebrity destination-the fairy tale cabin in drina river.

I'm going to bask in my go on road trip. I will go to Belgrade, Novi Sad Suboti in Beijing, Nabashtara National Park in Cabaj, Uvac Canyon in Zlatibor, Godina in Kraljevoya, New Pazar, Belgrade and Beijing for your reference.

In Balkan countries, the best tourist season is basically autumn.

I mean: in the autumn after the epidemic, you should choose the above countries and arrange a trip.

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