Balkans

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The Balkans is a region that includes countries on the Balkan Peninsula in the southeast of Europe, including the former Yugoslavia.

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The countries of Romania and Slovenia are sometimes considered to be part of the Balkans, especially touristically, even though these countries are increasingly being included in tour packages with Central European countries such as Hungary, the Czech Republic and Poland.

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The main languages spoken in the Balkans are: Greek, which is spoken mainly in Greece; Macedonian, which is spoken mainly in Macedonia; Serbian, which is spoken mainly in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro; Albanian, which is spoken in Albania and Kosovo; Bosnian which is spoken in Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgarian, which is spoken in Bulgaria; and Croatian, which is spoken in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Some other useful languages might be Turkish, which many people in Greece and Bulgaria speak, and Gypsy may be useful in all of the Balkan states.

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There are several international airports in the Balkans.

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  • Guca festival, Guča (Гуча) Serbia, [1] - An annual Trubacki music festival held in the summer. If you dont know what is trubacki: traditional 'Goran Bregovic'-music.
  • EXIT Festival, Novi Sad, Serbia, [2] - An annual rockmusic festival held on July 6 - July 9.
  • Ohrid Summer Fesitival, Ohrid, Macedonia - An international culture festival held annually in July through August.

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