Balkan Travellers

25/02/2025

We Speak Dance: The Belgrade Dance Festival Brings the World to Serbia (7 March - 15 April)

Under the slogan WE SPEAK DANCE, one of Europe's most prestigious dance festivals announces its 22nd edition, running from March 7 to April 15, 2025. This year’s program will feature 17 dance companies from 13 countries, presenting 28 choreographic works across Belgrade, Subotica, and Novi Sad.

A celebration of dance, the festival will bring together world-class artists and outstanding troupes, using the language of movement to explore pressing social themes. The performances promise to create powerful moments that inspire emotions and spark change.

Thanks to this festival, Belgrade has become a key destination on the international dance scene, a place where new productions debut and both renowned and emerging choreographers are given equal attention. The festival’s dynamic programming has solidified its international reputation, while its commitment to high artistic standards and bold new choreographic styles continues to raise audience expectations.

Since its founding, the festival has presented over 550 choreographic works, attracting an average of 18,000 spectators and around 100 accredited journalists from Serbia and abroad each year.

Find the program on the website of the festival, following the link in the first comment.

25/02/2025

Wine Lovers, Take Note: "Vinaria 2025" Brings Top Wines to Plovdiv
Over 200 wines and spirits from Bulgaria, Italy, Turkey, Serbia, and Greece are competing for the prestigious "Golden Rhyton" awards at Vinaria 2025, one of the biggest wine events in the region.

Held from February 18 to 22 at the International Fair Plovdiv, the competition is judged by a panel of 12 top enologists, including international experts such as renowned Italian sommelier Maurizio Ferreri and Turkish wine specialist Banu Salı.

This year’s entries highlight Bulgaria’s rich wine heritage, featuring blends of international grape varieties with local favorites like Mavrud, Gamza, and Melnik. Old vintage white wines have also impressed the jury with their depth and character.

The winners will be announced on February 19 at a grand ceremony in the Congress Center of the Plovdiv Fair. Whether you're a wine connoisseur or a casual traveler, Vinaria 2025 is the perfect place to explore top-quality wines and experience Bulgaria’s growing reputation in the global wine scene.

23/05/2018

Roadtrip Eastern Serbia

23/05/2018

The Balkan Peninsula is an area of indescribable richness, complexity, history, and natural landscapes. With so many incredible cities to visit, it can easily become overwhelming when trying to plan a trip through the Balkans. Instead of sticking to the well-trodden capital cities of these Balkan co

15/11/2016

Have you heard already of this new Balkan state? Liberland! (of marshes)

One man is trying to build a utopia on what he says is unclaimed land between Serbia and Croatia. Even though he's barred from visiting.

29/06/2016

The biggest air hub in the Balkans sunk in blood. It becomes more and more important: do not fear! Stay with open heart and mind and keep travelling!

A su***de bomb and gun attack at Istanbul airport kills at least 36 people and injures more than 140.

01/06/2016

One person, coming from the "outer space" of restaurant business, and three of the coolest places to dine/drink in style in Sofia. My personal recommendation would be: breakfast in Фабрика ДЪГА, lunch in Ракета ракия бар and dinner in Космос. And it would be a sublime day!

01/06/2016

Receiving Prozart award, Georgi Gospodinov spoke 8'19": the time, which takes for the Sun to reach the Earth. "If the Sun suddenly vanishes, we will have 8'19" for the important things," he said in Skopje.
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Gospodinov is the most celebrated Bulgarian contemporary writer.

31/05/2016

You think you know the Slavs? Think again! :)

Passed down for generations before the first written documentation, these creatures of folklore evolved completely apart from Western influence.

31/05/2016

Tonight in Sofia, tomorrow in Plovdiv. The coolest US band of our times !

Postmodern Jukebox потапя публиката в лъскав свят

23/10/2015

Missing Istanbul... Thank you, for bringing Ara Guller to Brussels

22/07/2015

Beautiful photographs of a very interesting phenomenon: the Albanian burneshi - women, who live like men.

Фотографът Джил Питърс пътува до Албания, за да заснеме един древен и вече изчезващ културен феномен -