Diverse cultures, turbulent history and breathtaking hidden gems: welcome to the Balkan Peninsula, often referred to as the Balkans. Since you all know about Greece and Turkey (yes, parts of Greece ...

PHOTO: Beautiful Albania offers up pleasant surprises to Balkan tourists. (Photo by Rob Hogeslag, courtesy of Flickr on a Creative Commons license) To outsiders, the Balkan Peninsula is probably more ...

A forward-thinking cross-border collaboration between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro shines a light on one of Europe’s most beautiful regions. The bordering municipalities of Foca and Plužine ...

Tonci Lucic, my tall, scruffy, Game Boy–addicted host on the Croatian island of Hvar, is a disembodied but smiling head bobbing to the rhythm of the surf as we tread the warm cobalt water of the ...

We spoke with Kathy Kutrubes, owner and manager of Kutrubes Travel in Boston, which sells tours throughout the Balkans. “It’s a new destination for Americans, but definitely worthwhile,” she says. “It ...