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 ...

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, ...

Journal of Vegetation Science, Vol. 11, No. 5 (Oct., 2000), pp. 667-678 (12 pages) Up to now the syntaxonomy of the Fagus woods of the southern Balkans is far less known than that of beech communities ...

The Balkan Peninsula's new megatrail is as much about imbibing culture as it is about bagging peaks. In his first dispatch from the trail, the author embarks on a 1,250-mile journey across six ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The Balkan Peninsula is home to 1409 species, included in 337 genera and 47 families. This number was established after a critical review of ...

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 Balkan Peninsula is a destination that I have always wished to visit as the region has historically faced threats from three different major powers: the German or West European Catholic forces ...