Top 10 Places To Visit In The Balkans

The Balkans are one of the Europe’s most beautiful and fascinating regions. From the Coast of Croatia, to the medieval bridges of Bosnia, the Balkans have so much to offer. I’ve traveled to the South Eastern Europe several times and I want to show you my favorite places! Where is your favorite place in the Balkans?

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What’s up guys my name is ryan shirley and i spent the last few years exploring southeastern europe and i want to show you my favorite places so here’s my balkan’s top 10. the balkans are known as one of europe’s most affordable regions there’s no set definition of the balkans

But usually they are made up of the countries of albania bosnia bulgaria croatia greece kosovo montenegro macedonia moldova romania serbia and slovenia that’s a lot of countries the balkans are famous for its medieval towns natural beauty and complex history it’s a region i hope everyone can explore alright let’s start this video off

At montenegro’s coastal town of couture located in what some consider to be europe’s southernmost fjord kotor is one of the most well preserved medieval old towns in all the balkans it’s grown in popularity over the years and it’s a popular cruise ship stop if you want to get one of the

Best views of couture you can drive the serpentine road to get a panoramic view of the entire bay and surrounding mountains i mean just what a beautiful city from kotor you can make the 30 minute drive over to the nearby islet of cevetti stefan it’s this 15th century

Island fortress that has been converted to a five-star luxury resort if you can afford it it would be quite the place to stay while we’re still in watts negro we’re going to check out the durdevica tata ridge this is one of the coolest arch bridges that i’ve ever seen the

Bridge was finished in 1940 and it consists of five arches with its highest being over 564 feet above the river below i mean just such a crazy looking bridge all right after montenegro we’re gonna head over to the neighboring country of bosnia and herzegovina known for its beautiful rivers medieval

Bridges and fascinating history it’s quite the place to visit now one of my favorite places in the country is the city of mostar the most popular feature of the city is the old bridge it’s an ottoman bridge from the 16th century it stood for 427 years until it was destroyed in 1983 during

The croat bosniak war but in 2004 it was rebuilt now one of the cool thing that i love about the bridge is that they let you cliff jump off of it i believe it’s a nearly 20 meter fall down to the river below so it’s pretty

High but next time in bosnia i’m going to make sure to send a gainer off of the bridge another really cool spot in bosnia is the kravika waterfalls only a 40 minute drive from mostar the cravika waterfalls are home to an incredible amphitheater of cascading waterfalls with some as

High as 25 meters tall what’s cool is they let you swim there so it’s just a great voice to spend during the warm summer months after bosnia we’re gonna head up to croatia now i have to say that croatia is one of the most beautiful countries in all of europe

One of my favorite places in croatia is dubrovnik dubrovnik is one of the most popular medieval towns in all of europe the history of dubrovnik dates back to the 7th century when it was founded by refugees one of the most notable features in dubrovnik is the walls that surround the

City they’re almost two kilometers in length and anywhere from four to six meters thick which was used to protect the city throughout history the unique look of the city has made a popular filming location for series such as game of thrones now another fascinating city in croatia is pula

The city is home to the pula arena it’s this perfectly preserved roman amphitheater that was constructed from 27 bc to 6880 it’s the only remaining arena to have four side towers and it’s the world’s sixth largest surviving roman arena what’s cool is you can walk inside of it

And which is such a wonderful sight to see now right at the coast of pula is the rogini islands that’s a set of 14 uniquely shaped islands just have a really distinct look to them now if you want to head inland you can check out the plitfis lakes

National park it’s home to some of europe’s most beautiful lakes and waterfalls they remind me a lot of botany’s carvika waterfalls you take an electric boat over the water and explore the 16th terrace lakes of the park there’s one walkways to walk and explore i mean just such a beautiful place i

Can’t believe the color of the water there alright after croatia we’re gonna head up north to visit sylvania now one of my favorite places in slovenia is the fairy tale destination of lake bled located just 40 minutes drive outside the capital of the juvenile lake blood is one of europe’s most scenic lakes

It’s famous for its island that has a church on it another stunning place in slovenia is the river socha this river is over 138 kilometers long and passes through western slovenia and italy it’s considered to be one of the most beautiful rivers in all of europe and i can totally see why

It has a very distinct emerald color to it that i’ve never seen before it’s a great place to go kayaking and river rafting i mean the river just full of so many rapids winding turns and senior bridges i can’t think of a better place to spend during a hot summer day afterwards we’re

Gonna head down to bulgaria to the beautiful city of varna now varna is located on the east side of bulgaria right on the coast of the black sea i went here last summer to film a video for the golden sands hotel i had really had no expectations but i

Was pleasantly surprised by its beauty and history it reminded me a lot of california’s coastline it had great beaches wonderful weather and tons of entertainment i was also surprised by the amount of history there there were tons of roman ruins i drove out to this place called cape

Caliacra it’s this point that goes out to the ocean and it’s home to an impressive ancient fortress that dates back to the roman times in the fifth century another cool historic spot is this place called the al zadah monastery it’s a medieval orthodox christian cave monastery that dates back

To the fifth century now another really cool spot in bulgaria is the bellow grad chick fortress it’s located in the balkan mountains it’s this ancient fortress among some really unique rock formations the fortress was captured by the ottomans in the 14th century the thing that strikes me about the areas

Is how they incorporated the rocks into the fortresses i mean just such a unique place i’ve never seen anything like it all right after bulgaria warren a head up north to romania to see the medieval castles of transylvania now transylvania is a very intriguing yet spooky region transylvania is where ram stoker’s novel

Count dracula takes place now one of the most famous locations in transylvania is the rand castle located near the city of brazov the castle was built around the 14th century and served as a fortification against the ottoman empire due to its dramatic architecture and possible connection to vlad the

Impaler the castle has been named dracula’s castle i could totally imagine count dracula using this castle as a hideout now romania is also home to this really cool road called the transfer goversion road it’s full of hairpin turns and it’s easy to see why it’s one of the most

Popular roads in all europe after transylvania we’re going to head over to greece to visit the medieval monasteries of meteora located in central greece meteor is home to six monasteries built upon nearly inaccessible rock pillars during the 14th century monks were facing attacks from turkish raiders so they needed a place

Where they could worship and safety they decided to start building the monasteries upon the rocks these places of worship were perfect for their bunks because the only way to reach them was by climbing long ladders the monasteries became a place of refuge and over 20 monasteries were built during the 14th century

I was lucky enough to go here a few years ago when i got there i was just amazed by the architecture of these monasteries they are perched perfectly on the cliff edge and you wonder how people could have built these in the medieval times monks and nuns currently live in the six

Surviving monasteries the largest one is the monastery of great meteoron if you’re ever in greece make sure you visit this magical place another incredible spot in northern greece is mount olympus or otherwise known as the mythical mountain of the gods at 9570 feet high it’s the highest mountain in all of greece

According to greek mythology this is where zeus and other greek gods resided if you want to hike the mountain of the gods it’s recommended to do the hike in two to three days and i’d recommend having a guide because it can be quite dangerous and a confusing hike while we’re still

In greece we’re gonna head over to the iconic city of athens it’s the capital and largest city in greece and it’s one of the world’s oldest cities athens is such a wild place with so much history one of my favorite places in athens is acropolis if you want to

Get into parthenon it cost about 20 euros so it’s a little expensive but it’s totally worth it especially if you’re there when i went to the acropolis i was able to get some of my favorite time lapses over the city they’re just an endless sea of white buildings with mountains in

The background if you do go to greece i recommend exploring athens for at least a day or two it’s just such a unique place well that is it for my balkans top ten there’s so many more places i wish i could include in this video i’d love to explore more of southeast europe

Let me know where your favorite place in the balkans is in the comments below if you want to feel relaxed i started a relaxation channel where i post hour-long videos of places such as greece or switzerland with common music that you can just play in the black ground and bring some peace and

Nature in your life you guys can find me on instagram and tick tock at shirley.films anyways it’s ryan and we will see you later You