Balkan culture

Balkan countries comprise a confluence of cultures, and when they sit down to a coffee, history is at once brought to light and put to bed. The Coffee culture of this corner of southeastern Europe is steeped in history and an ever changing swing of empires and countries.

My first two days in Albania's capital city, Tirana, where I've come to research a novel I'm writing about an Albanian immigrant who moves to New York, I have no idea what I'm eating. In Blloku—the now fashionable neighborhood that was once the private enclave of feared communist dictator Enver Hoxha—most of the stylish new restaurants have menus translated into English. Still, they don't offer a lot of guidance, and the waiters, however friendly, speak only Albanian. What would I like for…

Henna in the Balkans/Gorani

📍galichnik, macedonia 🫶🏼

An introduction to traditional Balkan folk magic practices. An overview of folk healing, divination, and magic rituals from South Eastern Europe.

The Balkan countries are located in the Southeastern Europe and the Balkan cultures are awesome. There are Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Kosovo, Bulgaria and Croatia. These countries together are called Balkan countries which are all different and have a different cultures. Each culture is specific for

Learn about the country of Bulgaria in Southeastern Europe, including cultural and historical facts and basic information for travelers.

B A L K A N I S M on Instagram: "A photograph showcasing a woman adorned in exquisite traditional attire worn by brides from around the vicinity of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The image is believed to date back to the early 20th century. Although the specific ethnicity of the woman has been a subject of online debate from a variety of sources. Most sources identify her as a woman of Bosnian-Serb identity. - - - - #balkan #balkanism #balkan #bosnian #bosnaihercegovina #bosna…