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Croatia

Croatia: Dalmatia, Istria and Slavonia

Croatia (Republika Hrvatska) is an independent republic, which was part of Yugoslavia until its dissolution in 1991. The country is located in the northwestern part of the Balkan peninsula and has a long coastline dotted with a myriad of islands in the Adriatic Sea. Croatia has Zagreb as its capital. On 1 July 2013, the […]

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Bulgaria

Bulgaria tourist attractions: what to see in Bulgaria

Bulgaria, a bridge between Christian Europe and Muslim Turkey, is a country little known from a tourist point of view. But the tourist attractions of Bulgaria are many. Sofia, the state capital, is one of the most beautiful cities in Eastern Europe. The country has a particular history and culture. In addition to the capital, […]

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Bulgaria

The climate of Bulgaria: when to go to Bulgaria

The climate of Bulgaria is continental. In this country the winters are severe. In the months of December / January temperatures can always remain below freezing even for weeks with peaks below -10 ° / -15 ° C. While summers are hot. In this season temperatures easily exceed 30 ° C. winters are harsh and […]

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Bulgaria

Bulgaria: mountains, lakes, sea and medieval villages

Bulgaria (Republika Balgarija) is a Parliamentary Republic and situated in South East Europe. It borders with Romania to the north, with Greece and Turkey to the south, with Serbia and the Republic of Macedonia to the west. The Black Sea makes up its entire eastern border. Since 2007 Bulgaria is a member of the European […]

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Mostar: Ottoman center with a characteristic bridge

Mostar is the largest and most important city in Herzegovina. This historic city with over one hundred thousand inhabitants is located along the Neretva River. The name of the city derives from the beautiful bridge (Stari Most) built by the Ottoman Turks in the 16th century over the river that crosses the city. The city […]

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

The climate of Medjugorje: when to go to Medjugorje

The Christian pilgrimage center of Medjugorje is located in the southern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. This small village is located in a large flat area, surrounded by mountains, a few tens of kilometers from the Adriatic Sea, in a position that is about halfway between the Croatian cities of Split and Dubrovnik. Due to […]

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Medjugorje: a popular Christian pilgrimage site

Medjugorje, until a few decades ago was a remote country of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the former Yugoslavia, located near the city of Mostar. Since 1981 the village has become the place of the most famous apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary in recent decades, and since then it has become one of the most […]

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

How to get to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Flights to Bosnia

AIRPORTS AND FLIGHTS TO HERZEGOVINA BOSNIA International Transport: The capital Sarajevo can be reached by plane from various European destinations. Sarajevo airport is practically the only functioning international airport in the country. This airport is located just 12 km from the city center and has direct flights to some European cities. The plane is the […]

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia Herzegovina power plugs and sockets, telephones

BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA DOCUMENTS Travel Documents: To enter in Bosna and Herzegovina you must present your passport or identity card valid for expatriation. EU, American and Canadian citizens do not require a visa to enter the country. Driving Licence: To drive in Bosna and Herzegovina you need to be in possession of the your national driving […]

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina attractions: what to see in Bosnia

Tourism in Bosnia and Herzegovina is a fast growing activity. After the vicissitudes of the civil war, the country has equipped itself with first-rate infrastructures and tourist structures. The country is interesting thanks to its multiple ethnic groups, cultures and religions, which are reflected in the architecture of cities such as Mostar, Sarajevo and Počitelj. […]

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

The climate of Bosnia Herzegovina: when to go to Bosnia

The climate of Bosnia-Herzegovina is continental with Mediterranean influences in the areas closest to the coast, it is characterized by warm summers and cold, snowy winters, temperatures have high annual excursions and rainfall is abundant, well distributed in each month of the year, which vary, depending on the zone, from 1,000 to 2,500 mm annually. […]

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina: natural beauty, culture and religion

Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosna i Hercegovina) is a state, which emerged from the dissolution of Yugoslavia. It consists of three regions: The Republika Srpska (Serbian Republic), the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the District of Brčko. The national capital is Sarajevo. The most important tourist places are the city of Mostar and the pilgrimage […]

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Belgium

Dinant: the city of the inventor of the saxophone

Dinant is a small Belgian town of about fifteen thousand inhabitants located in Wallonia in the province of Namur. The city is located 15 km from the French border and 30 km south of Namur, on the right bank of the Meuse (Meuse) river. The first historical document that mentions Dinant dates back to the […]

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Belgium

Tournai: one of the most beautiful towns of Belgium

Tournai is a Belgian city in Wallonia with about seventy thousand inhabitants. The city is located in the province of Hinault, 10 km from the French border, on the two banks of the Scheldt river. The origins of Tournai are traced back to the Roman military camp of Tornacum founded in the mid-1st century AD. […]

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Belgium

The climate of Bruges: when to go to Bruges

The climate of Bruges is continental Atlantic with frequent and widespread rainfall, with rather harsh winters due to the cold winds of the Baltic, the summers are cool and rainfall is distributed evenly throughout the year, the average annual precipitation is about 820 mm. The city of Bruges is dominated by a kind of mainly […]