12D9N Balkans Dream

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• Tunnel of Hope – A War Tunnel with the longest siege of a capital city in modern history. In an effort to survive and communicate with the outside world, Sarajevo residents dug a tunnel in the yard of the Kolar family.

• Stari Grad – The oldest and most important part of the city, a true cultural and historical gem. The buildings and monuments here boast different styles of architecture, containing Austrian, Hungarian and Bosnian influences, making Stari Grad appealing and charming.

• Bascarsija - The main tourist attraction of Sarajevo. Located at the heart of the city, this bazaar is one of Sarajevo’s oldest areas as well as a well-preserved example of oriental architecture in the Balkans.

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• Koski Mehmed Pasha Mosque – Represents an extraordinary piece of classical Ottoman architecture in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Built in the year 1618/19, this is the most known and most monumental mosque in Mostar.
• Stari Most – Developed in the 15th and 16th centuries as an Ottoman frontier town and during the Austro-Hungarian period in the 19th and 20th centuries in the historic town of Mostar. Mostar has long been known for its old Turkish houses and Old Bridge, Stari Most, after which it is named.
• Old Bazaar – One of the oldest parts of Mostar, the Kujundžiluk, which winds along a small, pretty, cobbled street dating back to the middle of the 16th century where in the past, it was the pulsing heart of the business world and the whole region with more than 500 workshops in the Ottoman era.
• Blagaj (Optional) - famous for its 600 year old monastery that sits at the foot of a steep cliff. It is also located right beside the spring of the enchanting turquoise blue, Buna river. See the ancient Blagaj Tekke (entrance included) this historical monastery was built by the Ottomans in 1520 as a dervish lodge. The Dervish are a Sufi order within Islam.” This site is definitely a “once-in-a-lifetime” must visit destination. (Lunch included)

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• Kotor (Optional) - a fortified town on Montenegro’s Adriatic coast, in a bay near the limestone cliffs of Mt. Lovćen. Characterized by winding streets and squares, a medieval old town where the present lives in the maze of medieval churches, Venetian palaces and pillars.

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• Dubrovnik Old Town – Jutting out into the Adriatic Sea with a backdrop of rugged limestone mountains, it is one of the world’s finest and most perfectly preserved medieval cities in the world. For centuries, Dubrovnik rivalled Venice as a trading port. The huge sturdy stone walls built between the 11th and 17th centuries serve as protection to this former city-state.

• Walls of Dubrovnik – The walls are 1940 meters long with 6 fortresses (Lovrijenac, Revelin, Minčeta, Bokar, St John and St Lucas). It is a wonderful experience and a must-do to walk down the Walls of Dubrovnik when visiting Dubrovnik. The Walls were one of Game Of Thrones filming locations.

• Rector Palace – Built in the late 15th century for the elected rector who governed Dubrovnik, this Gothic-Renaissance palace contains the rector’s office and private chambers, public halls, administrative offices, and a dungeon. Today the palace has been turned into the Cultural History Museum, with artfully restored rooms, portraits, coats of arms and coins, evoking the glorious history of Ragusa.

• Stradun Street – The longest street in Dubrovnik. Stretching through Stari Grad (Old Town) for 292 meters, it has been the city's main thoroughfare since the 13th century. Today, Stradun remains a commercial, entertainment and spiritual center of Dubrovnik. As the main walkway of the Old Town, its marble pavement is lined with numerous restaurants, bars and small shops.

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• Split Old Town - A lively coastal city in Dalmatia, Croatia. Built around the palace of the Roman Emperor Diocletian, Split’s Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage and is almost exclusively pedestrian. Made up of breathtaking Roman remains and charming cobblestone alleyways, Split boasts a lively bar scene, quirky shops, fantastic restaurants and one of the best favorite waterfronts (Riva) in Croatia.

• Diocletian Palace – one of the best-preserved monuments of the Roman architecture in the world. The Emperor's Palace was built as a combination of a summer house and a Roman military camp (castrum). Southern part of the Palace was, while the north part was for the Imperial. Over the centuries the Palace inhabitants, and later also the citizens of Split adapted parts of the palace for their own requirements, but the outlines of the Imperial Palace are still very visible.

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• Monument of the Sun Salutation & Sea Organ – A wacky and wonderful creation, this 22m-wide circle set into the pavement is filled with 300 multilayered glass plates that collect the sun’s energy during the day. Together with the wave energy that makes the Sea Organ’s sound, it produces a trippy light show from sunset to sunrise that’s meant to simulate the solar system. It also collects enough energy to power the entire harbour-front lighting system.

• Plitvice National Park – A UNESCO World Heritage site. Located between Zagreb and Zadar, the beauty of the National Park lies in its sixteen lakes, inter-connected by a series of waterfalls. The National Park covers a total area of 300 square kilometers, whilst the lakes join over eight kilometers. A must-see and Croatia’s most popular tourist attraction.

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• Zagreb Upper & Lower Town - A network of little streets that stretch between two hills: Kaptol and Gradec. First settled in the 11th century, it is the oldest part of Zagreb with 17th and 18th-century buildings lining narrow, winding streets. In contrast to the wide boulevards and parks of Lower Town, the atmosphere here is intimate and old-fashioned.

• Zagreb Mosque - The largest mosque in Croatia. Construction began in 1981 and finished in 1987.

• St Mark’s Square - The heart of the Upper Town formerly served as the main market square of the settlement of Gradec. Dominating the square is the 13th-century Church of St Mark, along with the fifteen statues that stand in inches above the southern portal. Some of the statues were made by masters from the Parler workshop in Prague in around 1420.

• Ban Jelacic Square - It has served as the city’s commercial heart since 1641 when it was designated as a place where fairs could be held. Most of the buildings around the square date from the 19th century and display a variety of architectural styles. In 1848 the square was officially renamed in honor of Ban (“Governor”) Josip Jelačić. After World War II, the name of the square was changed to “Republic Square”, only to return to its previous title in 1990.

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• Lake Bled - Includes a pool of impossibly blue water, a historic church in the center and the Julian Alps where you can get into nature and enjoy some of Slovenia’s best beautiful scenery. It is the most popular tourist destinations in Slovenia.

• Bled Castle - Dated back to 1004 when the German king Henry II conferred the estate of Bled on Bishop Albuin of Brixen. At that time, only the Romanesque tower stood at the place of the current castle. The first castle was built by the bishops around 1011 for defensive purposes. You can enjoy the view of Bled Island, Bled and the region surrounded with high mountains.

• Funicular & Ljubljana Castle – A modern and unobtrusively designed funicular, which complements the traditional cultural identity of the Ljubljana Castle, It offers spectacular views of the city. The castle complex standing on Castle Hill above downtown Ljubljana. It is a key landmark of the town, originally a medieval fortress, it was constructed in the 11th century and rebuilt in the 12th century.

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• Postojna Cave (Optional) - Most visited tourist cave in Europe. A place where the jaw-dropping Postojna Cave system, a series of caverns, halls and passages some 24km long and two million years old, was hollowed out by the Pivka River, which enters a subterranean tunnel near the cave’s entrance. The cave railway has been operating at the cave for 140 years.

• Noventa Outlet (Optional) – A place where you can find all the big designer names like Prada, Gucci, Ralph Lauren, Valentino to name a few, there are also shops for the home, cosmetics and many bars and restaurants.

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• Venice Island - It was the greatest seaport in late medieval Europe and the continent’s commercial and cultural link to Asia. Founded in the 5th century AD and spread over 118 small islands, Venice became a major maritime power in the 10th century. The whole city is an architectural masterpiece in which even the smallest building contains works by some of the world's greatest artists such as Saint Mark’s Square, Bridge of Sighs, Twin Columns of Venice, and Piazza San Marco.

• Venice Gondola (Optional) - A traditional narrow and long Venetian rowing boat. The boat is steered by one person called a gondolier with the help of one long oar. Gondolas were the main means of transport in Venice centuries ago, today it carries tourists from one point of the city to the other.

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