Sarajevo, Bosnia Sept 8, 2025 Three times longer than the Battle of Stanlingrad. More than a year longer than the Siege of Leningrad. From April 5, 1992 to February 29,1996, for 1425 days Sarajevo was under siege. It is the longest siege of a capital city in modern times. The Bosnian Serb forces with support … More Years Under Siege
Mostar, Bosnia Sept 6, 2025 With the collapse of Yugoslavia, this part of the world was engulfed in war and Bosnia and Herzegovina was no exception. It was soon after the nation declared independence in 1992 that it saw ethnic violence of a level unseen on the world stage since WWII. In a country with … More Haunted Still
Mostar, Bosnia Sept 5, 2025 The name of the bridge is Stari Most and it is from this bridge that the town itself got its name Mostar, meaning Bridge Keeper. You might say the very identity of the town is wrapped up in this bridge. Built by the Ottomans in the 16th century CE, both … More Bridge Keeper of the Balkans
Prizren, Kosovo Aug 30, 2025 Rimmed by mountains in a large valley is Prizren, one of the best preserved towns of the Ottoman era. The red-roofed houses climb up the hillside, overlooked by the stone walls of the old Ottoman fort. The Sinan Pasha Mosque as well as other mosques date from this era as … More An Ottoman Town
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