That's a reallllly tough one. The Balkans are blessed with so many beautiful places: elegant Ljubljana, fairytale Bled, Novi Sad, Beograd, Mostar, Zadar, Dubrovnik, Ohrid, Tirana and the Albanian coast, Budva, Kotor, Plovdiv, Melnik, Veliko Tarnovo, Nesebar, Tryavna, Thessaloniki, Athens, Chania, Brasov, Sigisoara, Cluj-Napoca....the list is eternal and I am 101% sure I missed a lot. Amazing video but a 9-minute video is definitely not enough.
Rila and Pirin mountain, Melnik and Rila monastery, Marvelous Bridges natural arches, Ancient sanctuary city Perperikon, Devil's bridge in the Rhodope Mountains, Magura Cave, Ledenika Cave, Devetashka Cave (from the action movie "The Expendables 2"), Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak, Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari UNESCO World Heritage Sites...
On Romany you can dind the dracula castle, salt caves, carpazi mountains, Danubles (a very beautiful river, especially its delta), Bucarest, the coast, and I'm 100% sure I missed so much buildings
Because of western europe. When top gear explored Romania they didn't go on the short way to destination(Transfăgărășan),they did go on the longer way, full of gypsies and showed up at TV, they don't understand gypsies are not romanians.
@@Cojo2701 That's exotic for tourists. And problem for locals. But still, I've been on many places on 5 continents. And I feel great almost anywhere on Balkans. Even if not everything is what it should be. Never been in Romania, though. Shame on me. Greetings from south of Danube.
The unique Romanian Parliament building, beautiful villages, castles, churches and unbelievable natural landscapes of Rosnov, Constanta, Timisoara, Sighisoara are all worth a mention. So many scenic spots in Romania yet so underrated :(
Croatia, Slovenia and Montenegro collectively is the most beautiful stretch of coast in the world. Places like Piran, Porec, Rovinj, Opatilja, Zadar , Sibenik, Split, Makarska, Dubrovnik , Kotor, Budva and the 1200 islands of the Croatian coast
It’s a big world and I’m sure many countries will disagree with that. Some prefer snow white sands. Others prefer having access to reefs. Until you’ve travelled to every cost of the world we can keep to to “some of the best coast of the world” 😅
You only spent a short time in Romania. You should visit the Danube Delta, Carpathians Mountains, a lot of Castles (linked or not with Dracula), Peles Castle, beautiful landscapes, lakes, waterfalls, north of Transylvania and Moldova etc. In your clip, it appears Hunedoara Castle (6:03), but you didn't mention it. It was took as a model in Disney cartoons....
I went to Bulgaria last April to go skiing in Bansko, it’s a beautiful place with snowy mountains and on the other side of the mountains in Greece. I would recommend it to everyone, the people are just amazing and the culture dates back hundreds of years in the old town. Defiantly go check it out 😁
And there are places, much better than Bansko. Bansko is best for skiing in Bulgaria, though, but there are many places around Bansko that worth a visit. With even more amazing people and food.
While I truly agree that all of these are beautiful and amazing, I would love to see some less known less touristy locations. I was born and raised in Bosnia and all the countries in the Balkans have so much hidden beauty that could use some promotion. Thanks for making this video.
Ryan Shirley hi Ryan, there are so many places to check out: I highly recommend “Sutjeska National park” it is where Maglić the highest mountain in Bosnia is with a total of 2,386meters. If you get a chance you should also check out the wild horses in Livno a really beautiful sight to experience. Sarajevo the capital city is the Jerusalem of Europe, and There is so much to see and experience. Amazing cities to visit are Jaice, Trebinje and very biased my hometown Tuzla (the only salt lakes in europe specifically). I assure you would enjoy Počitelj as well. A very interesting place is the most remote village in Bosnia by the name Lukomir. I could go on but these are absolutely worthy to see and experience. Same goes for my neighbor countries Serbia and Croatia but I will let natives from there give you their hidden gems.
Dion archaeological park near Olympus in greece is amazing. Pelio and Syrrako village in Greece are quite interesting aswell. All the Balkan countries are beautiful and unique. I really love Croatia, Bulgaria and Romania! Beautiful countries and nice people.
Another great video Ryan. My favorite place is Croatia. I’ve been to Istria twice and love it. Been to Greece once, near Thessalonica. Great food with friendly people.
Mostar,Uvac,Ovcar and Kablar, Alba Iulia,Church Saint Sava in Belgrade, Stara planina with monastairs, Plovdiv, Mistra... And more beautifull places! 😊
notre dam is a cathedral in paris which is the first in number of tourists of all buildings. And then you show up who's as stupid as a dick to say something that's contradictory.
@@sele5129 Its so strange to me,cuz Strasbourg cathedral is far more spectacular.And whole Paris is like some crowds of australopithecuses walking between high valued monuments.It's just my opinion.
Hai ryan..you covered a lot in balkans..enjoyed..thanx fr showing us a lot..i dont think i can make it..but watching your video..i feel as thou i am there..thanx buddy
You missed the Republic of North Macedonia, where you should definitely visit the Ohrid Lake... I am from Bulgaria myself, where I recommend Plovdiv, the second largest city. And Nessebar (at the Black Sea coast) is a unique place too.
I moved in Slovenia from Croatia and i can say only one thing: it’s amazing place to live, standard is the same as in Austria or Germany, people so friendly, nature breathtaking- the only drawback is price of real estates since the house goes from 500k to 1 mio eur and normal apartment is aroun 300k eur...
Lake bled is like a fairy tale. I loooove it!! Your video gave me desire for visiting Balkan again. I really, deeply hope i could go anywhere for trip next year without corona.
Ryan Shirley Orlando Istanbul Cappadocia Cairo Tirana Pristina Belgrade Zagreb hopefully going to hit some EU countries if it opens between now and December
@@nickchoppe5982 you should visit my country, Montenegro, and you will be beyond surpirsed by its beauties ! I am a tour guide and I've been guiding in all Balkans!
Rhodes island Greece with one of the biggest and well preserved medieval city and castle (a UNESCO HERITAGE SITE) is a must visit plus the butterflies valley etc etc
Ok WHOA! This video is definitely making me reconsider where to visit when I come back to Europe in April, I never knew just how stunning the Balkan countries are 😍 Fantastic video very informative
@@RyanShirley I honestly have no idea the possibilities are endless! I’ve been to Portugal and I loved it so I’m definitely going back there, Poland is also happening. I’m leaning towards Slovakia it seems like a hidden gem that would be wonderful to visit
Literally just went to Bled this week for the first time. 100% a place worth checking out, the hikes on the surrounding hills are some of the most rewarding I've ever done
It warms my heart to see young people traveling! It’s a wonderful world, plenty to explore out there. In my misspent youth, I hitchhiked Corfu to Thessaloniki, Greece, then up through the former Yugoslavia in the late 1960’s…..to Austria, down through the Italian Alps to Bologna to Naples. Alone, no cellphones or internet back then. Now planning return to Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria and Hungary this summer.
Can't get enough of Croatia. The Plitvice Lakes National Park's waterfalls is just out of this world. Dubrovnik & Split were scenic. The cobbled streets of Bulgaria and Romania was fun. Dracula's castle wasn't scary at all. Damn! :)
@@RyanShirley We stayed in Ljubljana most of the time, but most memorable trip was when we went to Kranjska gora in early summer and over Vrsic pass down to the Adriatic coast. We went from honest-to-God full-blown snowball fight at the mountain pass to the hot Adriatic coast sipping local beer in less than 4 hours. Fucking amazing…
Great video! Thank you for this, im saving this one for the future. I’m an American and have never traveled outside the US so far. After my divorce a couple years ago, i have this burning desire to get out there and see the world! Or, at least some of it! I have been watching many videos about Eastern Europe, and there are definitely so many wonderful and beautiful places to visit, and i have discovered that traveling and visiting Eastern European countries is far more affordable than many other places in the world. Im beginning to plan my trip, i just need to nail down where exactly to go. Thanks again!
Very nice video every country has its own beauty in the balkans. But you missed a lot in bulgaria there is so many more tourist locations and cities like Sofia, Plovdiv, Burgas, Ruse, Sandanski, Samokov and many more! Greetings from Bulgaria! 🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬
I just finished editing a Cinematic video of Lake Bled and also a new travel tips for Athens that I'll upload tomorrow. Cool that I came across with this video. Good choices :D
Ryan Shirley I would love to send it to you when the Bled video is online in the coming weeks... as you love drone shots I’m sure you’ll like it😝 maybe it will appear in your spam of DM of Instagram 😂 Meanwhile I’ve one cinematic from Eibsee a lake in the German Alps just below Zugspitze the tallest mountain in the country, do you know about that place?
Absolutely amazing video. You should check out Serbia (Uvac, Golubac, Tara, Belgrade, Novi Sad, Manasija, Drvengrad, Kopaonik, etc.) Add North Macedonia yo your trip and you have completed all former Yugoslavia republics.
Wow, this is the most amazing video I’ve seen in a long time on yt! Thank you so much, I’m definitely going to go here once It’s safer. Thank you. Amazing footage.n
Ryan Shirley thank you. I never thought to visit those places. Can you believe last year, I visited almost every Cay on the Exumas/Bahamas, quite magical. Now, I want to go further like what you are showing here.
@@castilloGlac23 , No , Never was , and never will. All North Greece was Albanian, Go and ask Arvanitas whom they say they are oldest Greek and yet they speak Albanian, go and and check it and prove me wrong , plus in the ottoman war, it was Albanian Orthodox who fought for what is today Greece, so before being sarcastic, is better to check your own if it is your own ?
@@RyanShirley If you like to jump into rivers like Neretva in Mostar also check out The National Park Una the strbacki buk waterfalls are Big and beautiful as heck!
@@RyanShirley Serbia and Bosnia are most underrated Balkan countries. Serbs have next to Greeks and Bulgarians most mindblowing history in Balkan and Eastern Europe. Also natural beauty is mindblowing.
Greece is in the Balkans but culturally Greece is more Mediterranean than the other Balkan nations mentioned..Also Greece is a massive tourist attraction you can hardly move there in the summer with mass tourism..Been to Greek Halkidiki and the Greek islands on vacation several times..
Then don’t go to halkidiki, athens or the islands, or at least not the mjor tourist islands. Go to Peloponnes or the slightly less known islands or less touristic islands in the summer, or epiros in the fall or winter
Luv those rocks they look like something out of Lord of the Rings. Honestly to truly enjoy places you literally need a solid week at each place. So much to discover.
Very beautiful video. I would add something and that is the smallest town in the world in Croatia Hum, plus Motavun. Serbia the river Uvec and the great church Hram Svetog Save.
Très belle video. Il y a tellement d'endroits magnifiques dans les Balkans que c'est difficile de faire un top 10 sans oublier personne. Certains pays n'apparaissent pas dans ce film, mais çà ne veut pas dire qu'il n'y a pas de superbes paysages à visiter. J'ai déjà eu la chance de visiter de nombreux sites que l'on voit sur cette video : Kotor, Dubrovnik, Trebinje, Mostar, Pula, Bled, Bran, etc... Par contre, je ne connais pas encore la Grece et la Bulgarie. Parmi les endroits qu'on ne voit pas ici mais que je recommande, on peut citer : les chutes de la Krka, Makarska, l'île de Krk ou le parc de Plakenica en Croatie. Budva, le mont Lovcen ou le lac de Skadar au Montenegro. En Serbie, j'aime bien la ville de Novi Sad avec la forteresse de Petrovaradin. En Slovénie, il n'y a que quelques kilometres de côte, mais la petite ville de Piran mérite une visite. Enfin, un endroit où je ne suis encore jamais allé, mais qui je pense doit être sympa, c'est le lac d'Ohrid en Macédoine.
I dont know how Albania is missing in this list...Totally inexcusable...Albania has some of the most beautiful beaches in Balkan...wonderful scenery wherever you go...at least you had to finish it with our country...even though Balkan is so underrated!
@Ryan Shirley We love your videos and editing style! You are so genuine! We just subscribed! ❤️ We are just getting started on UA-cam ( 2.5 months ago). We have had 163k views on our 3 videos! Mind blown! We've been on the road for 20 months now. We are having a ball! Our favs in the Balkans... so far...are Greece 🇬🇷 and Serbia 🇷🇸 and Croatia 🇭🇷. We are currently in Spilt! After watching your video we have so much more to check out in the Balkans! Eastern Europe is AWESOME and so are YOU!! Hugs and Safe Travels 👌 ✈️ 🌍
Romania has a lot to offer if you love nature . My top 10 ten would be : 1. Retezat mountains my favorite mountains ( trekking to Bucura lake ) 2. Rodnei moutains( trekking to Pietrosul peak and staying overnight at the Iezar lake) , I would choose to stay late august to see the fallings stars and if it s a clear sky the Milky way, highest waterfall in Romania "Capra") 3. Piatra Craiului ( the hike to "La OM " peak and the ridge route offer a super experience) 4. Fagaras mountains ( Transfagaras road and the hike to the highest peak in Romania , Moldoveanu are a most) 5. Scarisoara glacier and bear cave in the Apuseni mountains 6. Cheile Nerei Beusnita reserve ( Beusnita and Bigar waterfall, Ochiul Beiului ) 7. Domogled reservation and Baile Herculane 8. Cazanele Dunarii and Delta Dunarii 9.Ceahlaul mountain with Durau waterfall 10. Bucegi mountains ( my favorite part is trekking to "om "peak and going down the "Cernei" valley), you can also check the "Ialomitei" cave .
Bosnia, just Bosnia 😉. Hercegovina je jedna od bosanskih regija, kao što je i Krajina, ništa više, ništa manje. Za sprdačinu oko naziva države se možemo Austrougarskom okupatoru zahvaliti. Pozdrav iz Krajine!
@@avicenna995 Ljubi brat iz Posavine :)) Meni takodjer nije mrsko objasniti i cesto objasnim da je Hercegovina samo juzni dio Bosne. Jako mi smeta kada bosanski kanali, na prognozi vremena, odvoje Bosnu od Hercegovine, kao da se Bosna zavrsava tamo negdje u Konjicu. Jako mnogo onih ljudi, koji BiH smatraju svojom domovinom, takodjer ne znaju da je Hercegovina ustvari Bosna pa tako i oni odvajaju Bosnu od Hercegovine i direktno idu na ruku negatorima Bosne, koji pokusavaju Bosnu predstaviti kao ''regiju'' a ne drzavu, negirajuci joj tako drzavnost i svojatajuci je u nekakve ''hrvatske ili srpske'' regije. Onda neznalicama objasnim da ''regija Bosna'' defacto posjeduje srpske teritorije (istocna Hercegovina) i hrvatske teritorije (Bihac i okolina ili Turska Hrvatska). Toliko o ''regiji'' Bosni 💪🏼😂😂 koji luzeri!! Uglavnom, svaki bosanski Ljiljan ima svoju regiju, njih sest... Posavina, Hercegovina, Srednja (Vrh) Bosna, Podrinje, Krajina i sesti Ljiljan Sandzak ❤ ⚜⚜⚜👆🏼⚜⚜⚜ ❤ P.S. Cekam dan kada ce neko ponosan i castan potegnuti pitanje oko naziva drzave i ispraviti nepravdu u imenu nase domovine. Hercegovina, iako mozda historijski gledajuci, najslavnija regija Bosne, nema sta traziti u imenu drzave. Bez da zelim potcijeniti susjede, vise je Hercegovina Bosna, nego sto ce Dalmacija ili Slavonija ikada biti Hrvatska. Misli da ti tacno shvatas sta zelim zadnjom recenicom kazati. Svim svojim srcem volim Krajinu i krajiske Bosnjake, kao i ostale patriote Krajine, koje takodjer od milja volim osloviti sa Ljuti Krajisnici, jer su pruzili hrabar otpor tokom agresije '92-'95 pa cu zato opet kazati, ljubi brat Posavac sve moje lijepe Krajisnike 🙋🏼♂️✌
It's such a shame that you didn't visit city of Ohrid in Macedonia, only Dubrovnik and Ohrid are protected by unesco from the ex yugoslavian countries, if you come here, you will understand why is that. Cheers
Moldova in the Balkans!?!? The Balkan Peninsula consists of (from North to South): Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Romania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria and Greece!!!
@@RyanShirley Hey man, I'm from South-East England. I'm aspiring to be a professional Photographer, and one day plan to travel the world capturing all it's beauty! I'd love to go to loads of the places featured in many of your videos! The amount of photos I could capture would be amazing. What a fufilled life as well! Can look back and say "Yeah, I did that" :)
I really think you should have mentioned Serbia, we have a lot of beautiful places. Like Vlasina lake or Petrovaradin in Novi Sad, also Belgrade and Lepenski vik, National park Kopaonik ect.
without competition Greece and Croatia 🍀🐞🌞 Šibenik (CRO) on this side of the Adriatic no city has a larger old core, the city of 4 fortresses, the famous Cathedral of St. James (UNESCO). From the sea side to enter the city, you have to go through the canal of St. Anthony about 2 km long which is guarded by the fortress of St. Nicholas, also under UNESCO. Entrance to the NP. Kornati and Krka 14 km away. beautiful and comfortable life.
That's a reallllly tough one. The Balkans are blessed with so many beautiful places: elegant Ljubljana, fairytale Bled, Novi Sad, Beograd, Mostar, Zadar, Dubrovnik, Ohrid, Tirana and the Albanian coast, Budva, Kotor, Plovdiv, Melnik, Veliko Tarnovo, Nesebar, Tryavna, Thessaloniki, Athens, Chania, Brasov, Sigisoara, Cluj-Napoca....the list is eternal and I am 101% sure I missed a lot. Amazing video but a 9-minute video is definitely not enough.
Not just the albanian coast, the albanian alps and riviera are something to admire because im a native here. They are BEAUTIFUL.
Rila and Pirin mountain, Melnik and Rila monastery, Marvelous Bridges natural arches, Ancient sanctuary city Perperikon, Devil's bridge in the Rhodope Mountains, Magura Cave, Ledenika Cave, Devetashka Cave (from the action movie "The Expendables 2"), Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak, Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari UNESCO World Heritage Sites...
LITERALLY LIKE WTF he dared not to put saranda, vlora, berat, SYRI I KALTER LIKE WTF BRO
Belgrade is really not a beautiful city...
On Romany you can dind the dracula castle, salt caves, carpazi mountains, Danubles (a very beautiful river, especially its delta), Bucarest, the coast, and I'm 100% sure I missed so much buildings
The greatest value of the Balkans is honest, kind and helpful people. Best from PL!
Big facts :)
The balkans are the most underrated regions in Europe!
I couldn’t agree more :)
Because of western europe. When top gear explored Romania they didn't go on the short way to destination(Transfăgărășan),they did go on the longer way, full of gypsies and showed up at TV, they don't understand gypsies are not romanians.
@@Cojo2701 That's exotic for tourists. And problem for locals. But still, I've been on many places on 5 continents. And I feel great almost anywhere on Balkans. Even if not everything is what it should be. Never been in Romania, though. Shame on me. Greetings from south of Danube.
Most definitely. If only they could stop fighting amongst themselves.
Maybe even better this way
Greece and Croatia are paradise.
👍
No, Bosnia is the most beautiful country in the Balkans
As a croatian I can confirm
Most underatted region in Europe :)
I agree 👌🏼
Indeeeeed
The unique Romanian Parliament building, beautiful villages, castles, churches and unbelievable natural landscapes of Rosnov, Constanta, Timisoara, Sighisoara are all worth a mention. So many scenic spots in Romania yet so underrated :(
Croatia, Slovenia and Montenegro collectively is the most beautiful stretch of coast in the world. Places like Piran, Porec, Rovinj, Opatilja, Zadar , Sibenik, Split, Makarska, Dubrovnik , Kotor, Budva and the 1200 islands of the Croatian coast
Croatian coast is beautiful!
South Albania and Greece has better coast then montenegro
@@avitiusrufinus6980 I hope to see it one day 👍🙋♂️🇭🇷
Albania and Greece have a wayyyyyy better coast then Montenegro.
It’s a big world and I’m sure many countries will disagree with that. Some prefer snow white sands. Others prefer having access to reefs. Until you’ve travelled to every cost of the world we can keep to to “some of the best coast of the world” 😅
Dubrovnik and Ston are just a MUST SEE 🙋♂️🇭🇷
Couldn’t agree more!
The most underrated, yet the most beautiful part of Europe
I agree! So many hidden gems waiting to be discovered!
I really want to go swimming in the River Soca!
You only spent a short time in Romania. You should visit the Danube Delta, Carpathians Mountains, a lot of Castles (linked or not with Dracula), Peles Castle, beautiful landscapes, lakes, waterfalls, north of Transylvania and Moldova etc.
In your clip, it appears Hunedoara Castle (6:03), but you didn't mention it.
It was took as a model in Disney cartoons....
I would add Theth National Park, northern Albania. Lake Ohrid in North Macedonia. And Postojna caves, Slovenia. Well worth visiting
And if he visits oher lake then he can also visit Pogradec in Albania which is also worth visiting
Lake Ohrid is an Albanian lake but majority was given to north macedonia.
@@gigasigma8373 wdym bro the name is even Macedonian
@@tinig2164 smh, macedonia didnt exist in this region ever it was bulgaria and albania, real macedonia is in greece...
@@gigasigma8373 blah blah blah liar
I feel so attached to Balkans.
I've lived in 3 different countries of the region and OMG! I fell in love instantly ❤❤❤
That's awesome you lived there! Where was your favorite place?
@@RyanShirley Hard decision to make but.... I'd say Athens 😄
I agree
I went to Bulgaria last April to go skiing in Bansko, it’s a beautiful place with snowy mountains and on the other side of the mountains in Greece. I would recommend it to everyone, the people are just amazing and the culture dates back hundreds of years in the old town. Defiantly go check it out 😁
And there are places, much better than Bansko. Bansko is best for skiing in Bulgaria, though, but there are many places around Bansko that worth a visit. With even more amazing people and food.
@@jordan9339 have u been to Bulgaria
Try Pamporovo - another amazing ski resort.
I agree to this :) I have may videos in my channel if you are interested Kind regards
GREETINGS from Bulgaria bro!✌🏻😃🇧🇬
While I truly agree that all of these are beautiful and amazing, I would love to see some less known less touristy locations. I was born and raised in Bosnia and all the countries in the Balkans have so much hidden beauty that could use some promotion. Thanks for making this video.
That’s so cool your from Bosnia! Where is your favorite place there?
Ryan Shirley hi Ryan, there are so many places to check out: I highly recommend “Sutjeska National park” it is where Maglić the highest mountain in Bosnia is with a total of 2,386meters. If you get a chance you should also check out the wild horses in Livno a really beautiful sight to experience. Sarajevo the capital city is the Jerusalem of Europe, and There is so much to see and experience. Amazing cities to visit are Jaice, Trebinje and very biased my hometown Tuzla (the only salt lakes in europe specifically). I assure you would enjoy Počitelj as well. A very interesting place is the most remote village in Bosnia by the name Lukomir. I could go on but these are absolutely worthy to see and experience.
Same goes for my neighbor countries Serbia and Croatia but I will let natives from there give you their hidden gems.
Hey are you from Bosnia Herzegovina?
The Balkans definitely deserve some more love! I haven't visited yet, but I've met lots of people from Balkan countries and they were all really nice!
I couldn’t agree more! Where is your favorite place in the Balkan’s?
@@RyanShirley At the risk of starting a war, I love Albanian music and hope to visit Albania next 😅
@@connorgioiafigliu 🇦🇱🤍
You should visit Subotica ❤ It's the most beautiful town in Serbia 🇷🇸
I'd love to visit! I've never heard of it before.
You want one month to explore the beauties of Greece
I agree with that :)
Dion archaeological park near Olympus in greece is amazing. Pelio
and Syrrako village in Greece are quite interesting aswell. All the Balkan countries are beautiful and unique. I really love Croatia, Bulgaria and Romania! Beautiful countries and nice people.
Another great video Ryan. My favorite place is Croatia. I’ve been to Istria twice and love it. Been to Greece once, near Thessalonica. Great food with friendly people.
David Jones thanks David! That’s
So cool you’ve been there! It’s hard to beat the beauty of Croatia!
Go to dalmatia
there is the real beauty
You have to visit Korčula :D
Mostar,Uvac,Ovcar and Kablar, Alba Iulia,Church Saint Sava in Belgrade, Stara planina with monastairs, Plovdiv, Mistra... And more beautifull places! 😊
Literally no one wants to visit churches, people are more interested in sand beaches and alps
@@avitiusrufinus6980 its not true
@@avitiusrufinus6980 stfu
notre dam is a cathedral in paris which is the first in number of tourists of all buildings. And then you show up who's as stupid as a dick to say something that's contradictory.
@@sele5129 Its so strange to me,cuz Strasbourg cathedral is far more spectacular.And whole Paris is like some crowds of australopithecuses walking between high valued monuments.It's just my opinion.
Right now, my favorite places in the Balkans are the island of Krk and Rab in Croatia ! :)
Valentin PEPIOT I haven’t heard of those islands! I got to check them out when I go to Croatia!
@@RyanShirley In Croatia esp. coast and islands people and places are not considered balkan
Yes but that's not balkan
@@hm-fe9ur ?¿?
Hai ryan..you covered a lot in balkans..enjoyed..thanx fr showing us a lot..i dont think i can make it..but watching your video..i feel as thou i am there..thanx buddy
Plovdiv and Neseber are the best cities to see in Bulgaria I highly recommend you checking them out
and the city I live too - Veliko Turnovo!
B Games - Been there and to Veliko Tarnova too 💓
You missed the Republic of North Macedonia, where you should definitely visit the Ohrid Lake... I am from Bulgaria myself, where I recommend Plovdiv, the second largest city. And Nessebar (at the Black Sea coast) is a unique place too.
Only MACEDONIA whidout nort
based Plovdiv lol
The way you pronounced Lubijana made my day
Greetings from Ljubljana 🤗
I’ve been to Slovenia, I didn’t really know what to expect but it blew me away.
No way, where was your favorite part?? I want to explore more of the Soca river!
Ryan Shirley I loved predjama castle! It’s so peaceful. There’s a nice cafe with a view of it with great Apfel strudel
I moved in Slovenia from Croatia and i can say only one thing: it’s amazing place to live, standard is the same as in Austria or Germany, people so friendly, nature breathtaking- the only drawback is price of real estates since the house goes from 500k to 1 mio eur and normal apartment is aroun 300k eur...
We will be in Greece next week so really interested in Meteora.
Although both Romania and Bulgaria look interesting! Thank you Ryan!
Meteora is going to blow you away! One of my personal favorite places in Greece and Europe
We so want to make it there! That’s awesome you enjoyed it so much.
Lake bled is like a fairy tale. I loooove it!! Your video gave me desire for visiting Balkan again. I really, deeply hope i could go anywhere for trip next year without corona.
I agree, Lake Bled looks like something out of a disney movie! Hope you can go back soon :)
Can’t wait to go there :)
Let’s jump off the Bosnia bridge!
Greetings from Bulgaria. I am happy so much when i see the map of my country Bulgaria . It is nice sunny place whit bautifull nature.
I love your country! What part of Bulgaria are you from?
@@RyanShirley Southwest Bulgaria, Blagoevgrad
Going to the balkins this December going to be tricky as an American but I am beyond excited
I’m so stoked for you! What part are you going to?
Ryan Shirley
Orlando
Istanbul
Cappadocia
Cairo
Tirana
Pristina
Belgrade
Zagreb hopefully going to hit some EU countries if it opens between now and December
@@nickchoppe5982 you should visit my country, Montenegro, and you will be beyond surpirsed by its beauties ! I am a tour guide and I've been guiding in all Balkans!
filiprisan if Americans are allowed by December me and my buddy will come hopefully you can show us where that babes are!😂
@@filiprisan If I stay in dubrovnik this december would I be able to drive into Montenegro to visit Budva?
Balkan region is simply one of the last few remaining hidden gems of the European continent. Wow super amazing! ❤😊
Rhodes island Greece with one of the biggest and well preserved medieval city and castle (a UNESCO HERITAGE SITE) is a must visit plus the butterflies valley etc etc
Ok WHOA! This video is definitely making me reconsider where to visit when I come back to Europe in April, I never knew just how stunning the Balkan countries are 😍
Fantastic video very informative
Thanks so much!! I need to make a updated version. Where do you want to visit most?
@@RyanShirley I honestly have no idea the possibilities are endless! I’ve been to Portugal and I loved it so I’m definitely going back there, Poland is also happening. I’m leaning towards Slovakia it seems like a hidden gem that would be wonderful to visit
Literally just went to Bled this week for the first time. 100% a place worth checking out, the hikes on the surrounding hills are some of the most rewarding I've ever done
Dang, I'm so jealous! Are you from Slovenia?
@@RyanShirley Oh no haha, I'm English. I just try and go travelling somewhere literally anytime I get time off
It warms my heart to see young people traveling! It’s a wonderful world, plenty to explore out there. In my misspent youth, I hitchhiked Corfu to Thessaloniki, Greece, then up through the former Yugoslavia in the late 1960’s…..to Austria, down through the Italian Alps to Bologna to Naples. Alone, no cellphones or internet back then.
Now planning return to Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria and Hungary this summer.
Wow that sounds like a adventure traveling through those countries in the 60’s! I’m sure you have some incredible travel stories.
Can't get enough of Croatia. The Plitvice Lakes National Park's waterfalls is just out of this world. Dubrovnik & Split were scenic. The cobbled streets of Bulgaria and Romania was fun. Dracula's castle wasn't scary at all. Damn! :)
I really gotta see more of croatia, such a wonderful country!
Thank you for visiting, please come again :)
Been to Slovenia. Whoa... that county is beautiful!!!! And people are the best!
I couldn't agree more, its definitely one of Europe's hidden gems. Where was your favorite place?
@@RyanShirley We stayed in Ljubljana most of the time, but most memorable trip was when we went to Kranjska gora in early summer and over Vrsic pass down to the Adriatic coast. We went from honest-to-God full-blown snowball fight at the mountain pass to the hot Adriatic coast sipping local beer in less than 4 hours. Fucking amazing…
Dang, I want to do that exact same thing next summer! Sounds magical!
Great video! Thank you for this, im saving this one for the future. I’m an American and have never traveled outside the US so far. After my divorce a couple years ago, i have this burning desire to get out there and see the world! Or, at least some of it! I have been watching many videos about Eastern Europe, and there are definitely so many wonderful and beautiful places to visit, and i have discovered that traveling and visiting Eastern European countries is far more affordable than many other places in the world. Im beginning to plan my trip, i just need to nail down where exactly to go. Thanks again!
Very nice video every country has its own beauty in the balkans. But you missed a lot in bulgaria there is so many more tourist locations and cities like Sofia, Plovdiv, Burgas, Ruse, Sandanski, Samokov and many more!
Greetings from Bulgaria! 🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬
I just finished editing a Cinematic video of Lake Bled and also a new travel tips for Athens that I'll upload tomorrow. Cool that I came across with this video. Good choices :D
I'll have to check it out!
Ryan Shirley I would love to send it to you when the Bled video is online in the coming weeks... as you love drone shots I’m sure you’ll like it😝 maybe it will appear in your spam of DM of Instagram 😂 Meanwhile I’ve one cinematic from Eibsee a lake in the German Alps just below Zugspitze the tallest mountain in the country, do you know about that place?
Love from Romania!!! 🇷🇴🇷🇴🇷🇴✌️
@Ian royale Thank you! We’re coming to Romania 🇷🇴 ❤️ Sending lots of love 💕
Hi from serbia😘😘😘😘😘
Nice video! As a balkan from Bulgaria I appreciate your support for our beauties
Thanks so much Martin! I need to make a video of Bulgaria soon. What part of bulgaria are you from?
Absolutely amazing video.
You should check out Serbia (Uvac, Golubac, Tara, Belgrade, Novi Sad, Manasija, Drvengrad, Kopaonik, etc.)
Add North Macedonia yo your trip and you have completed all former Yugoslavia republics.
He deliberately missed Serbia!
Yes, lake Ohrid especially in Macedonia
Can you sponsor me to visit the Balkans
As a South African 🇿🇦 I'm really fascinated about the Balkan countries. I gotta visit the region 🔥🔥🔥
Hi Ryan, Lovely video! Greetings from Scotland!
Thanks Bruno! Hope all is well in Scotland!
travelling the balkans with Intrepid Travel in 10 days can't wait, would love to see a part 2👌🏼
Gonna have a amazing time!
Wow, this is the most amazing video I’ve seen in a long time on yt! Thank you so much, I’m definitely going to go here once It’s safer. Thank you. Amazing footage.n
Of course! Hope you can see all the places ASAP!
Ryan Shirley thank you. I never thought to visit those places. Can you believe last year, I visited almost every Cay on the Exumas/Bahamas, quite magical. Now, I want to go further like what you are showing here.
Great video but would love a bit more information on Bulgaria! Maybe you can do a video of it?
I’ll have to do a seperate video on bulgaria very soon ☺️
@@RyanShirley you never uploaded it did you
I think you should include also the Albanian Alps, especially the region of Theth and Valbona :) Are very beautiful and unique :)
and great video by the way. Some of these places I have visited in Croatia, are amazing
go to lazarat
@@OvidiusL ,All north Greece is Albanian
@@eaglesland8093 in your Albanian history maybe..as everyone knows is Hellenic malaka..;)
@@castilloGlac23 , No , Never was , and never will. All North Greece was Albanian, Go and ask Arvanitas whom they say they are oldest Greek and yet they speak Albanian, go and and check it and prove me wrong , plus in the ottoman war, it was Albanian Orthodox who fought for what is today Greece, so before being sarcastic, is better to check your own if it is your own ?
I’m Romanian-American! I love our region of Europe!!! Never been back though. Closest was Hungary.
No way! Where is your favorite part in Romania?
People should visit balkan more cuz is truly a dream place
Really is amazing!
Beautiful, thanks for sharing!
There should definitely be a part two. And if you like rock formations so much you should visit Djavolju Varoš (its in south Serbia)
I’d love to talk more about Serbia in the next one :)
@@RyanShirley and pobiti kamani VARNA ua-cam.com/users/results?search_query=pobiti+kamani+varna
@@RyanShirley If you like to jump into rivers like Neretva in Mostar also check out The National Park Una the strbacki buk waterfalls are Big and beautiful as heck!
@@RyanShirley Serbia and Bosnia are most underrated Balkan countries. Serbs have next to Greeks and Bulgarians most mindblowing history in Balkan and Eastern Europe. Also natural beauty is mindblowing.
@Milena ;D
Awesome video brother! 🇧🇬👍
Greece is in the Balkans but culturally Greece is more Mediterranean than the other Balkan nations mentioned..Also Greece is a massive tourist attraction you can hardly move there in the summer with mass tourism..Been to Greek Halkidiki and the Greek islands on vacation several times..
Same thing with Croatia, more Mediterranean than other countries in balkans, culturally and geographically
Same thing for turkey as well
This is why for Greece best months are late May and September
Then don’t go to halkidiki, athens or the islands, or at least not the mjor tourist islands. Go to Peloponnes or the slightly less known islands or less touristic islands in the summer, or epiros in the fall or winter
I done Kotor, Kravice waterfalls, Mostar and Dubrovnik one month ago, beautiful countries 🇭🇷🇲🇪🇧🇦
Amazing! So cool you were just there
Croatia is great ciuntry
Luv those rocks they look like something out of Lord of the Rings. Honestly to truly enjoy places you literally need a solid week at each place. So much to discover.
Very beautiful video. I would add something and that is the smallest town in the world in Croatia Hum, plus Motavun. Serbia the river Uvec and the great church Hram Svetog Save.
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Love from Bulgaria! 🇧🇬
Love your country!
Greece 😻🤩🤩
The best :)
Dayummm Ryan does it Again, fantastic Video.
Thanks Trump!! Excited for November 😉
Très belle video. Il y a tellement d'endroits magnifiques dans les Balkans que c'est difficile de faire un top 10 sans oublier personne. Certains pays n'apparaissent pas dans ce film, mais çà ne veut pas dire qu'il n'y a pas de superbes paysages à visiter.
J'ai déjà eu la chance de visiter de nombreux sites que l'on voit sur cette video : Kotor, Dubrovnik, Trebinje, Mostar, Pula, Bled, Bran, etc... Par contre, je ne connais pas encore la Grece et la Bulgarie.
Parmi les endroits qu'on ne voit pas ici mais que je recommande, on peut citer :
les chutes de la Krka, Makarska, l'île de Krk ou le parc de Plakenica en Croatie.
Budva, le mont Lovcen ou le lac de Skadar au Montenegro.
En Serbie, j'aime bien la ville de Novi Sad avec la forteresse de Petrovaradin.
En Slovénie, il n'y a que quelques kilometres de côte, mais la petite ville de Piran mérite une visite.
Enfin, un endroit où je ne suis encore jamais allé, mais qui je pense doit être sympa, c'est le lac d'Ohrid en Macédoine.
Incredible filming, nice way of explaining & good background music.
Thanks
Thanks mate!! Glad you enjoyed it 😁
I dont know how Albania is missing in this list...Totally inexcusable...Albania has some of the most beautiful beaches in Balkan...wonderful scenery wherever you go...at least you had to finish it with our country...even though Balkan is so underrated!
Maybe the guy is Greek origjine 😂
@@liontheking7030 he is from USA, not everyone is from Greece
Albania is not even in top 10 in Balcan
@@almashima9373 you clearly dont know anything about Albanian nature...
@@almashima9373 edhe ti je nga Borizanja e Krujes 😂
Menyren qe ka anashkaluar shqiperine tip grekofoni duket, ose ndonje filo sllav.
those places are amazing Ryan
There are so many incredible places here in the Balkans. I'd recommend Rovinj Croatia, Ljubliana Slovenia, and absolutely Veliko Tarnovo Bulgaria.
All amazing spots! I need to make a part 2 :)
Yeah, my city Veliko Turnovo supposted to be on the list
@Ryan Shirley We love your videos and editing style! You are so genuine! We just subscribed! ❤️ We are just getting started on UA-cam ( 2.5 months ago). We have had 163k views on our 3 videos! Mind blown! We've been on the road for 20 months now. We are having a ball!
Our favs in the Balkans... so far...are Greece 🇬🇷 and Serbia 🇷🇸 and Croatia 🇭🇷. We are currently in Spilt!
After watching your video we have so much more to check out in the Balkans! Eastern Europe is AWESOME and so are YOU!! Hugs and Safe Travels 👌 ✈️ 🌍
You guys are rocking it! Awesome to see your Youtubue growth! Where are you from?
@@RyanShirley Wow! Thx for responding to our question! We are from San Diego, California.
Greece is like spain and Italy rather than Balkans
Romania has a lot to offer if you love nature . My top 10 ten would be :
1. Retezat mountains my favorite mountains ( trekking to Bucura lake )
2. Rodnei moutains( trekking to Pietrosul peak and staying overnight at the Iezar lake) , I would choose to stay late august to see the fallings stars and if it s a clear sky the Milky way, highest waterfall in Romania "Capra")
3. Piatra Craiului ( the hike to "La OM " peak and the ridge route offer a super experience)
4. Fagaras mountains ( Transfagaras road and the hike to the highest peak in Romania , Moldoveanu are a most)
5. Scarisoara glacier and bear cave in the Apuseni mountains
6. Cheile Nerei Beusnita reserve ( Beusnita and Bigar waterfall, Ochiul Beiului )
7. Domogled reservation and Baile Herculane
8. Cazanele Dunarii and Delta Dunarii
9.Ceahlaul mountain with Durau waterfall
10. Bucegi mountains ( my favorite part is trekking to "om "peak and going down the "Cernei" valley), you can also check the "Ialomitei" cave .
Amazing list! I love Romania
Vikos gorge in Greece is also beautiful
I gotta check it out :)
As some one from Plovdiv . I can truly say that the best place in the balkans is my city Plovdiv . One of a kind .
Ionian Islands and Croatia The Best
Your videos are the best! Going to travel Balkan soon! 😊
You’ll have a amazing time, what countries are you visiting?
Bosnia and Herzegovina, not Bosnia 🤞 Top shots 👌😍
Kravica waterfall belongs to my city. Cheers 🍻🍹
Bosnia, just Bosnia 😉. Hercegovina je jedna od bosanskih regija, kao što je i Krajina, ništa više, ništa manje. Za sprdačinu oko naziva države se možemo Austrougarskom okupatoru zahvaliti. Pozdrav iz Krajine!
@@avicenna995 Ljubi brat iz Posavine :))
Meni takodjer nije mrsko objasniti i cesto objasnim da je Hercegovina samo juzni dio Bosne. Jako mi smeta kada bosanski kanali, na prognozi vremena, odvoje Bosnu od Hercegovine, kao da se Bosna zavrsava tamo negdje u Konjicu. Jako mnogo onih ljudi, koji BiH smatraju svojom domovinom, takodjer ne znaju da je Hercegovina ustvari Bosna pa tako i oni odvajaju Bosnu od Hercegovine i direktno idu na ruku negatorima Bosne, koji pokusavaju Bosnu predstaviti kao ''regiju'' a ne drzavu, negirajuci joj tako drzavnost i svojatajuci je u nekakve ''hrvatske ili srpske'' regije. Onda neznalicama objasnim da ''regija Bosna'' defacto posjeduje srpske teritorije (istocna Hercegovina) i hrvatske teritorije (Bihac i okolina ili Turska Hrvatska). Toliko o ''regiji'' Bosni 💪🏼😂😂 koji luzeri!!
Uglavnom, svaki bosanski Ljiljan ima svoju regiju, njih sest... Posavina, Hercegovina, Srednja (Vrh) Bosna, Podrinje, Krajina i sesti Ljiljan Sandzak ❤ ⚜⚜⚜👆🏼⚜⚜⚜ ❤
P.S. Cekam dan kada ce neko ponosan i castan potegnuti pitanje oko naziva drzave i ispraviti nepravdu u imenu nase domovine. Hercegovina, iako mozda historijski gledajuci, najslavnija regija Bosne, nema sta traziti u imenu drzave. Bez da zelim potcijeniti susjede, vise je Hercegovina Bosna, nego sto ce Dalmacija ili Slavonija ikada biti Hrvatska. Misli da ti tacno shvatas sta zelim zadnjom recenicom kazati.
Svim svojim srcem volim Krajinu i krajiske Bosnjake, kao i ostale patriote Krajine, koje takodjer od milja volim osloviti sa Ljuti Krajisnici, jer su pruzili hrabar otpor tokom agresije '92-'95 pa cu zato opet kazati, ljubi brat Posavac sve moje lijepe Krajisnike 🙋🏼♂️✌
its for shortness the full name is kind of long
You get such amazing drone shots ryan. Great work!
Thanks so much Vaishnendr! Have you been to the Balkans?
@@RyanShirley Not yet! I'm currently travelling europe virtually with your videos. :) Someday soon will start back-packing to these places.
Have you been these country's?
Yes, not all of them, but I’ve been to Bulgaria and Greece. Have you been to any?
@@RyanShirley That is interesting, I thought you made list based on those you did visit. then why other half of Balkan countries are not included?
@@RyanShirley thats why if u visit Albania 🇦🇱 than you gonna see the difference
Nice! Love the waterfall shots 🤙
Thanks brother!
I’m sure you haven’t been to Albania
Yea
Go to Kruja city
Kruja Berat and Shkodër has the best castles in albania
Himara and Saranda are great
Tirana the capital city
Exceptional quality!
Thanks Mihail! Where are you from?
I'm so pissed of, not only you have one of the most beautiful women but also amazing sceneries 🤩😍
Balkans is Europe's hidden gem
Really is 💎
0:45 Montenegro
1:40 Bosnia
2:40 Croatia
4:08 Slovenia
4:54 Bulgaria
6:00 Romania
This is an amazing video!! Thank you for your great Impressions!! 😍 They are pretty similar to our own!
It's such a shame that you didn't visit city of Ohrid in Macedonia, only Dubrovnik and Ohrid are protected by unesco from the ex yugoslavian countries, if you come here, you will understand why is that. Cheers
@@AM-oq6xp OK ok
Yes - you are right man. Ohrid is nice place and it should be here in this List of top destinations.
Nice video my friend. Like it :)
Moldova in the Balkans!?!? The Balkan Peninsula consists of (from North to South): Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Romania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria and Greece!!!
If Slovenia is on Balkan, than is also Moldova!
Kosovo is not a country
This is amazing bro. What an adventure!
Thanks Nay! Means a lot! Where are you from?
@@RyanShirley Hey man, I'm from South-East England. I'm aspiring to be a professional Photographer, and one day plan to travel the world capturing all it's beauty! I'd love to go to loads of the places featured in many of your videos! The amount of photos I could capture would be amazing. What a fufilled life as well! Can look back and say "Yeah, I did that" :)
I really think you should have mentioned Serbia, we have a lot of beautiful places. Like Vlasina lake or Petrovaradin in Novi Sad, also Belgrade and Lepenski vik, National park Kopaonik ect.
I’ll have to make a part 2! Are you from Serbia?
@@RyanShirley Yes, i am. I really recommend you to come here ❤️
Awesome video man 😊
Thanks brother!
Greece 🇬🇷💯
Awesome video! The best I've come across so far. One question tho. What was the best way to travel between those places? Thanks a lot!
Great question, you could do a road trip or also take short flights. I know there’s also busses and tour busses that go through the Balkans
the most beautiful place ? it depends who you ask !
Hey Ryan u voice and content is amazing. I love the music u if u use for background.
Thanks so much Irma
without competition Greece and Croatia 🍀🐞🌞 Šibenik (CRO)
on this side of the Adriatic no city has a larger old core, the city of 4 fortresses, the famous Cathedral of St. James (UNESCO). From the sea side to enter the city, you have to go through the canal of St. Anthony about 2 km long which is guarded by the fortress of St. Nicholas, also under UNESCO. Entrance to the NP. Kornati and Krka 14 km away. beautiful and comfortable life.
Another Amazing video for watching again.
Thanks so much Kay!