If you are visiting Prague at the end of November, the the 23rd International Festival of Advent and Christmas Music could be one of the best ways to spend your time. The festival has been traditionally organised in the first Advent weekend, and offers a rich programme of Advent and Christmas music, by national choirs. […]
Eastern Europe
Crete City of Rethymno Hosts Olive Oil Marketing Meet
An interesting cross-border collaborative effort in between Crete and Cyprus is being held in the city of Rethymno on Crete Oct. 1. An all important workshop to “Promoting marketing of oil” will see formulators, mills, merchants and producers discuss how best to collectively upgrade their products. Organized by SEDIK, the Region of Crete and the […]
Constanta Casino, Romania, to Be Renovated with EU Funds
The landmark of seaside city Constanta, the famous Casino, will be renovated with a grant of 10 million euro in EU money, Nicuşor Constantinescu, the President of the City’s Council announced recently. The casino, once a pearl of Contanta, is now what we might call a wreck. Last time I saw it, two years ago, […]
Bucharest Celebrates 554 Years of Documented Existence
Romania’s capital Bucharest appeared over 7 centuries ago when shepherd Bucur established a sheephold in the Vlăsiei Mountains. But times were troubled, with Turkish and Tatars attacks. According to the legend, the Tatars kidnapped Bucur’s daughter, so he decided to build a defence fortress and a church near the forest. Time passed by, and he […]
Prime Mall Debuts in Gaziantep, Turkey
Prime Development, Istanbul-based mall developer owned and run by German investors, just opened the biggest mall in southeastern Turkey. Prime Mall had an investment of USD $150 million and was open 90% pre-let. The new mall impresses with its size, as there are 169 shops, located on four retail levels. This is not the first […]
Turkey Inaugurates New Airport in Adıyaman
Turkey has a new airport in the southeastern province of Adıyaman. This airport was inaugurated officially on September 14th, and at the ceremony attended also Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. “We transformed the airport services building, which was located on a 1,000-square-meter area that was insufficient and impractical for the airport’s needs, into an adequately […]
National Gallop to Start in Budapest on September, 20
Hungarians are really proud of their equestrian traditions and Budapest holds an annual cultural event celebrating it. The National Gallop will take place this year between 20-22 September in the Heroes’ Square. The event is the biggest Hungarian equestrian festival and the program is quite colorful. The participants will be able to taste specific Hungarian […]
Book Review: The Balkan Odyssey
Jason Smart invites us to accompany him in a journey in the Balkan countries, discovering them with a traveler’s eye: The Balkan Odyssey: Travels around the former Yugoslavia…oh, and Albania too! He makes this trip along with his friends, Michael and Phil. “Phil simply couldn’t understand my fascination with visiting foreign lands. To him, a […]
Starwood Extends its Presence in Turkey Opening St. Regis Istanbul in 2014
The Luxury hotel St. Regis Istanbul will open in 2014 and marks the extend if Starwood’s presence in the country. The hotel is located in the European part of the city, in the Nişantaşi neighborhood in the Sisli district, and provides easy access to boutiques, restaurants and cafes as well as to famous tourist places […]
Makaza Reopens After 68 Years
Bulgaria and Greece have now a new border pass at Makaza, a place located at about 20 kilometres north of Greece’s Aegean coastline. This served as a border point in the past, but it stopped being operational 68 years ago. The Ruse-Makaza road links Romania and Greece through Central Bulgaria and it is part of […]
Croatia to Have a Record Year in Tourism, Minister Says
Minister Darko Lorencin predicts that Croatia will have a record year in tourism. In a statement made recently, he mentioned that hotels had an occupation rate that reached even 97% in some cases and, based on these impressive booking rates, the minister predicts a successful 2013 in tourism for the country. The Minister also mentioned […]
Three More Treasures Unearthed in Romania
Ancient treasures surface these days in Romania and make quite an impression. Apart from the huge silver hoard recently discovered in Valcea county, three more important discoveries were made recently: a 20,000-year-old stone pendant, a Roman wall and a Roman sarcophagus, intact and sealed. The 20,000-year-old stone pendant was discovered at Poiana Ciresului, in Piatra […]
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