Balkan Countries. For the purposes of this guide, we will be concentrating on travel in the following Balkan countries: Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia. While parts of Greece, Romania and Turkey can also be considered part of the Balkans, they are not included in this guide.
Before you travel. No travel can be guaranteed safe. Read all the advice in this guide as well as support for British nationals abroad which includes: advice on preparing for travel abroad and The country-by-country guide to Europe's Covid-19 testing, vaccination and quarantine requirements is still in flux for September, particularly as the EU has taken the U.S. off its safe travel list. Among the numerous museums devoted to aspects of Sarajevo’s rich history, one of the best is the Jewish Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina, housed in the 16th-century Old Synagogue, next door to the current, contemporary place of worship. Escaping persecution in other parts of Europe, Sarajevo was happy to welcome Jewish arrivals in the late 1400s.