{"id":41880,"date":"2021-10-08T16:38:05","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T16:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/?p=41880"},"modified":"2024-09-12T19:15:40","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T19:15:40","slug":"9-favorite-sites-on-mirs-balkan-odyssey-crossroads-of-culture-small-group-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/9-favorite-sites-on-mirs-balkan-odyssey-crossroads-of-culture-small-group-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Favorite Sites on MIR\u2019s \u201cBalkan Odyssey: Crossroads of Culture\u201d small group tour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Veteran MIR tour manager Martin Klimenta<\/a>, from the Czech Republic, just returned from leading our September 2021 Balkan Odyssey small group tour<\/a>, a trip he\u2019s led for many years. We caught up with Martin to find out just what keeps calling him back to the Balkans.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

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I returned recently from leading a pioneering COVID-era MIR group departure to the Balkan countries of Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, North Macedonia, and Kosovo \u2013 Balkan Odyssey: Crossroads of Cultures<\/a>. This was not my first trip to this fascinating part of Europe, but I enjoyed it as much as our travelers experiencing it for the first time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The itinerary MIR has developed gives wonderful insight into this region, its varied geography, ethnography, and overlapping religions \u2013 a region that I never tire of and to which I long to return.<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Here Are My Nine Favorite Places On This Journey<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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1. Zemun \u2013 A Village-like Suburb of Belgrade, Serbia<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The tour begins in the vibrant Serbian capital of Belgrade, once the capital of Yugoslavia, which loosely translated means “The Glory of all Slavs.”  My favorite sight in Belgrade is the little community of Zemun on the outskirts of the city and located on the banks of the Danube River. Once the southernmost outpost of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Zemun still maintains its old imperial Habsburg charm and has a very atmospheric farmer\u2019s market where one can find an endless variety of fresh produce as well as freshly caught fish from the Danube.<\/p>\n\n\n

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