A trip to the Balkans: "Jiuzhaigou in Europe", territorial demarcation line 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", Greece refuses) 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, those who have a concept of geography will definitely add Greece, Albania and Bulgaria.

In the political sense, Romania is usually added; But geographically, Romania does not count.

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 reputation.

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

If you are interested, check the history of Balkan Peninsula, the fuse of World War I, many wars during the disintegration of former Yugoslavia and so on. And you can add up the scores and bonus items of more than n powder barrels.

This is not the focus of this article.

The focus of this paper is the Balkan Peninsula, a tourist channel, which has become one of the best tourist 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'll quit for the time being.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, powder kegs don't explode every day.

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 is safe, comfortable to travel, and the cost is quite painful.

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 ancient order that is not recommended. The lower the ranking, the more worthwhile it is.

The remaining three finals-Serbia, where tourism is becoming more and more popular, Romania, which is seriously underestimated from the perspective of hiking, and Greece, as we all know, are the Balkan countries you should go to most.

I have been to this 1 1 country three times. According to your travel experience, share it with interested friends.

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

By the way, this group of sculptures in front 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 intended to slap it in the face on the grounds that it was "a waste of people's money and the style of painting was wrong".

Calm down and think: wasting people and money also means a lot of value! This, too tired, too hurt, and 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 have a look.

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, suggesting that Kosovo will face American culture from now on.

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

I suggest going to see Teresa Cathedral.

You can only look at the renderings-the mosque to be built.

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

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

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 recognized as the one with the highest artistic achievement.

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

And it's only 15 minutes' drive from Pristina, which was swept away 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 this feud between the two countries.

The founder of Macedonian Empire was Alexander the Great. Anyone who studies fine arts 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 straightforward and powerful.

The old city walls in 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 chapel is unique in Balkan style and very beautiful!

Starting from Montenegro, travel is considered interesting-although the capital Podgorica is basically nothing, Montenegro has three destinations worth visiting.

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

The old town of Coto is the best preserved medieval town on the Adriatic Sea.

If you are a free traveler, I suggest you choose a homestay in Kotto Ancient City.

Tito's famous saying-"yours is mine, mine is mine"-well, this is domineering enough, but it is a pirated translation; The original translation is "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 cannot be photographed by drones.

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

Closer to home, Slovenia's natural attractions include 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 old people-all destinations worth going.

If you have seen Walter defending Sarajevo and have an impression of the content 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 is full 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 perspective, Sarajevo also has two famous landscapes-Sniper Street; And the Latin bridge that detonated World War I.

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.

Bombed in the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, it was restored in 2004 with local materials and remained intact.

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

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

Then there is the beautiful president, Quetta Lo Vicki!

Run! Run! 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, a pearl on the Adriatic Sea, is famous all over the world, and tourists cross the river like crucian carp.

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 he added: This is what Bernard Shaw said.

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

In addition to the old city of Dubrovnik, there is also 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 it-although they may not know that the place where the Rose Valley is located is called Kazanlek.

Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, its Hagia Sophia, the second largest Orthodox church in the Balkans, is 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.

In this ranking, there is no order, and the in-laws are in a reasonable state.

Greece is a popular destination for explosions. There are tons of articles, travel notes and photos on the internet, so I won't expand them, just reminding everyone to stop.

Santorini is really beautiful, but you should not only accept conformity, but also accept that going abroad is the same as not going abroad-there are so many people visiting here in China!

When Lao Fei was sweeping the holy island, he heard the loudspeaker shouting 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 saw thousands of people crowded together, and four fifths of them were from China! 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 follow the schedule, 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: people who are troubled by mathematics in high school had better avoid Greece, otherwise there are many,,, ω, π on the street. 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 near Belgrade's sava river was 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 who has no guts. Even if there are thieves, thieves really don't have time.

Vorniachka is located in Senen, 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 EXIT 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 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 the outlet music festival.

The focus of Serbian tourism is ... a lot! A place definitely worth sweeping. The following are the key points of Lao Fei:

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 futurism-gun barrels, red stars, bullet holes, all of which must be swept.

There is also the destination of online celebrities-the fairy tale wooden house in drina river.

I'm going to bask in my go on road trip. I'm going to Belgrade, Novi Sad Suboti in Beijing, Nabash tatara 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 your trip.

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