UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Ancient Greece & Macedonia,
Byzantium, Ottomans &
countless wars...
...all left their mark
on this small part of Europe,
where East meets West
See a timeline of events in this complex region, & recommended reading highlighted at the side.
Parts of the Balkans
are like a time machine.
It's a living, open-air museum
Ancient gods, Orthodox Byzantium and Islamic Ottomans. Learn about their sites of worship.
Isolated villages on inhospitable mountains. And excellent examples of vernacular architecture
Architecture
Religion
Way of Life
A short history