Around the Balkan Peninsula, the African plate is sinking beneath the European plate. A piece of deeply submerged African ...

Explore the history of the Balkan Peninsula from 2000 BCE to modern times. This video covers significant historical events, including the Greek Civil War (1946-49), the Greek War of Independence, and ...

When it comes to tourism, the Balkan countries tend to be overshadowed by some of Europe’s larger western nations, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a world of spectacular beauty to be found all ...

The tallest peak in the Balkan Peninsula is Musala, a mountain that measures in at 9,596 feet. Equipped with scenic beaches, towering mountains, and a massive array of ancient landmarks to explore, ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). A complicated region with an extraordinarily rich cultural heritage, Europe’s beautiful Balkan lands have been passed through and ...

Iñigo Olalde, Ikerbasque Research Fellow at the UPV/EHU and Ramón y Cajal Researcher has, together with the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE: CSIC-UPF) and Harvard University, led a study in ...

The NATO Summit in Warsaw this July will bring one more Balkan country closer to the Alliance membership. Along with Slovenia and Croatia, Montenegro is on track to become the... The Balkans are ...

SHANDAKEN, NY — The Phoenicia Library will celebrate the music and dance of the Balkan peninsula with a free festival of musical and choral groups playing and singing odd meters and unusual scales and ...