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Mount Korab

Prominent peak with climbing routes

Gjipe Beach

Beach and camping

Osum Canyon

Canyon, rafting, kayaking, waterfall and river

Llogara Pass

Within Llogara National Park, paragliding and mountain

Blue Eye Albania

Lake & Nature

Berat

National Ethnographic Museum – Museum with exhibits on Berat’s history

Buthrotum

Butrint National Park – Ruins of an ancient & medieval city

Korce

National Museum of Medieval Art – Museum and art

Kruje

Castle of Krujë – Castle and history

Tirana

• Skanderbeg Square – Clock tower & architecture
• Bunk’Art 2 – Historical artifacts in a nuclear bunker
• National Museum of History – Large museum for Albanian history
• House of Leaves (Museum of Secret Surveillance )
• National Museum of Fine Arts – Museum for Albanian & international art

Informative entrance fees: 15 Euro / day / guest

Top attractions in Sofia

• Former Royal Palace (Vrana Park Museum)
• Ivan Vazov National Theatre
• Mineral Baths (Regional History Museum of Sofia)
• Parliament (National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria)
• Tsar Liberator statue
• Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski
• Central Market Hall (Tsentralni Hali)
  Browse around the cured meats and cheese
• St. George Rotunda Church
  One of the oldest fully preserved churches in Europe
  Dating from 4th century AD
• St. Alexander Nevski Cathedral
  Gold-domed
  Inside Crypt
  The best collection of icons in Bulgaria
• National Archaeological Museum
• National Art Gallery
• More about what to do in Sofia

There is no more “historic” hotel than one of the top most charming castles.
Former residence of Duke of Venice., the imposing Gritti Palazzo has hosted a long list of eminent figures.
Heads of state, writers, important film and music artists like Winston Churchill, Ernest Hemingway and Greta Garbo rested here.
The over 82 apartments and the luxury room decorated in unmistakable Venetian style have over 500 years of existence.
Plus the castle terrace offers an indisputable view towards Grande canal of aquatic Venice.

Informative entrance fees: 10 Euro / day / guest

Best hotels in Belgrade

• Square Nine Hotel Belgrade
• Saint Ten Hotel

Best restaurants in Belgrade

• Enso – gourmet
• Casa Nova – gourmet
• Frans – gourmet
• Little Bay
• Salon 5 – gourmet

Serbian wines & rakija tasting

• Fino Vino
• Wine spot

Top attractions in Belgrade

• Beogradska Tvrđava Fortress (279 BCE)
• Kalemegdan Park with zoo and river views
• Saint Sava Orthodox Church (Hram Svetog Save)
• Stari Grad (old city)
• Narodno Pozoriste National Theatre
• Knez Mihailova Street

Best river floating nightclub (splavovi) in Belgrade

• Leto Splav – Leto Belgrade Night Club 

Kyiv

• Motherland Monument – Huge statue atop of the Museum of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.
• Volodymyrska Hill
• St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery
• National Opera of Ukraine
• Kiev Pechersk Lavra – Landmark monastery & cave system
• Golden Gate – Reconstructed medieval city gate
• National Museum of Folk Architecture and Life of Ukraine – Open-air folk architecture museum
• Oleg Antonov State Aviation Museum
• Gorodetsky House – Landmark Art Nouveau building & Presidential residence with a gallery and animal sculptures.
• Mezhyhirya Residence – Formerly Viktor Yanukovych’s estate, this ornate house museum features a park, car collection & zoo.

Lviv

Peak travel season: June – August

• Lviv National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater – Grand 1900 opera house and theater
• Park High Castle – Mountain with historic citadel, park and Lviv panorama observation deck
• Museum-Arsenal
• Dominican Cathedral – Ornate baroque church and monastery
• Armenian Quarter
• House of Scientists – Historical landmark with Baroque architecture
• Beer Cultural Experience Center – Local beer history museum
• Vkhid Do Muzeyu Narodnoyi Arkhitektury – Open air Museum
• Museum of Ethnography and Crafts – Opulent museum of history & culture
• Halytsky Market

Odessa

• Odessa National Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet
• City Garden
• Statue of the Duc de Richelieu
• Potemkin Stairs

Pip Ivan

Scenic hiking destination featuring a 2,022-m. mountain peak known for picturesque views & the ruins of a 1930s-era stone observatory.

Carpathian National Nature Park

Chernivtsi

State Historical and Architectural Reserve Khotyn fortress

Uman

Arboretum Sofiyivka – Arboretum from the 1800s featuring formal landscaping & lakes with waterfalls & fountains.

Zaporizhia

Khortytsia – the largest island in the River Dnieper, part of Khortytsya National Park.

Svitiaz Lake

Large lake in a tranquil park setting for swimming, boat tours & waterfront nature hikes.

Kharkiv

• Software and Computer Museum
• Shevchencko City Garden
• Mirror Stream
• Memorial Complex Slavy
• Fontan V Sobornomu Skveri
• Mist Zakokhanykh – Bridge
• Eiffel Tower – This replica includes an observation deck offering panoramic city views