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

The Balkans is sometimes called The Wine Peninsula. In its center is North Macedonia, a small country with big wines, not least from the famous vranec grape. ByPer and Britt Karlsson, Contributor.

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, ...

Explore the history of the Balkan Peninsula from 2000 BCE to modern times. This video covers significant historical events, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Skull of an individual of East African ancestral origin found in Viminacium, with the oil lamp featuring an eagle found in his tomb. A multidisciplinary study has reconstructed the genomic history of ...

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 ...

Ethnic violence is back in the Balkans. And once again, it has taken the West by surprise. This time the focal point is northern Kosovo, the region north of the... The recent brouhaha in the ...