Beach Dražica
Croatia, Crikvenica

Drazica is one of the most picturesque beaches in Croatia. Drazica attracts vacationers with its crystal-clear water and small snow-white pebbles, on which it is comfortable to lie even without a sun lounger. The bay is protected from the winds by small rocks, so the water is calm, there are practically no waves. The beach is surrounded by a pine forest, which gives the vacation an unforgettable atmosphere of unity with nature.

Bijela tabija
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Stara Gora

Bijela tabija is certainly one of the most impressive and most valuable buildings of the architectural heritage of this area. The dominant position of the White Bastion in relation to the natural amphitheater of the historic city center, and the view that stretches along the Miljacka River all the way to modern residential areas in western Sarajevo, make a specific, almost completely natural, choreography of nature and human creativity.

Temple of Apollo
Turkey, Side

The Temple of Apollo is an ancient Greek temple located in Side, Turkey, dedicated to Apollo, the god of the sun, music, and prophecy. Dating back to the 2nd century BC, the temple features impressive Doric columns standing on a raised platform, offering panoramic views of the surrounding landscape and the Mediterranean Sea.

Bosnian Pyramid of the Sun
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Visoko

The pyramid sprang onto the world scene in October of 2005, when Semir Osmanagić, a Bosnian who lives in the United States and owns a successful metalworking shop, announced his discovery. Like the Egyptian Pyramids, the Bosnian ones orient to the cosmic north.

Uvac Canyon
Serbia, Sjenica

Serbia is full of gorgeous nature that impresses as much as it delights, and no spot marries the two of those reactions quite as well as Uvac Canyon. The meanders are as dramatic as river bends are going to get, seemingly conceived by someone with an overexcitable imagination and a liberal interpretation of the word ‘bend’. Add jagged cliffs, wild fauna and the immense power of the Drina river, and you have the wonderful Uvac Canyon.

Pliva Lake
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Jajce

The Pliva Lakes in Jajce are a picturesque place with emerald waters and wooden watermills. The Great Pliva Waterfall, cascading into the Small Pliva Lake, creates a breathtaking natural spectacle.

Watermills of Jajce
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Jajce

Jajce, in the central region of Bosnia and Herzegovina, is a historic city all about falling water. The little windowless huts sit on top of skinny stilts right over the gushing water. Since the flow here is spread out, by using a series of little mills instead of one big water wheel, the diffuse water power could be aggregated.

Pliva Waterfall
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Jajce

Pliva Falls cascading from the town center have been included in the World Natural Heritage. The Pliva Falls - one of twelve most beautiful falls in the world - were formed 50.000 years ago. The Pliva River creates numerous tiny cascades, waterfalls, the last being a 20 m high waterfall – the symbol of Jajce Town and BiH. The waterfall height has decreased over time; there is evidence that it once plunged from 36 m, whereas today's height is reduced to 20 m.

Una National Park
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bihac

The Una National Park area is located in the far western part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the area of ​​the city of Bihać. It includes the valley parts of the Una and Unac rivers, and the orographic slopes of the Plješevica, Grmeč and Osječenica mountains. This area represents a unique natural entity in this part of Europe, valuable for the preservation of the overall biological diversity.

Old Town of Travnik
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Travnik

Once the capital of the Ottoman province of Bosnia, Travnik's old town is steeped in history. Colourful houses, a clock tower and a medieval fortress offer a glimpse into the region's past.

Stob Pyramids
Bulgaria, Blagoevgrad

The Stob Pyramids, a series of earth and sandstone pinnacles formed by national erosion, lie close to the village of Stob in the foothills of the Rila Mountains. These photogenic rock formations make for pleasant hiking and are a popular stop-off on the way to the Rila Monastery UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Garavice Memorial Park
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bihac

The Garavice Memorial Park to the Victims of Fascist Terror was designed by renowned architect Bogdan Bogdanović, and completed in 1981. It consists of 15 stone columns placed around the crest of Garavice Hill, roughly 15 feet in height and each formed from a series of carved stone blocks. Engravings on the blocks show curious patterns and abstract designs, reminiscent of local folk art.

Plitvice Lakes National Park
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bihac

Just imagine: 16 emerald karst lakes and 92 silvery waterfalls. Transparent fragrant air. Mountain caves. Ancient beech and coniferous forests. And dozens of paths and routes - from easy ones for a couple of hours' walks to serious eight-hour hikes. It is impossible to get lost in the reserve, there are signs everywhere, but you should not go deep into the thicket, so as not to disturb the local fauna.

Oeschinen Lake
Switzerland, Spiez

Oeschinen Lake is one of the most beautiful places to visit in Switzerland. Its blue-green waters are surrounded by 3,500-metre-high jagged peaks that rise steeply from its shores. During the summer, the whole area looks like a huge pot of ice and rock. When the sun is shining the water is a brilliant turquoise colour.

Aletsch Glacier
Switzerland, Naters

Stretching for 22.6 kilometres (14 miles) and covering over 80 square kilometres, the UNESCO World Heritage Aletsch Glacier is the largest glacier in the Alps. The scale is enormous. It reaches a maximum depth of 800 metres and is estimated to weigh up to 10 billion tonnes.

Seebergsee
Switzerland, Spiez

It was located in the Bernese Oberland, in the Simmental Valley, near the town of Boltigen, at an altitude of about 1,515 meters (4,970 feet). During the warmer months, the lake is suitable for swimming or relaxing on its shores. In winter, the frozen lake turns into a magical ice rink.

Waterfall Kostelsky Buk
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bihac

The Kostelsky Buk waterfall is, of course, a creation of nature. However, traces of human involvement are also noticeable – there used to be fifty water mills on the waterfall, and people would redirect the streams so that they would turn the mill wheels. Now only one mill remains.

Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Rogatica

The Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge of Višegrad across the Drina River in the east of Bosnia and Herzegovina was built at the end of the 16th century by the court architect Mimar Koca Sinan on the orders of Grand Vizier Mehmed Paša Sokolović. Characteristic of the apogee of Ottoman monumental architecture and civil engineering, the bridge has 11 masonry arches with spans of 11 m to 15 m, and an access ramp at right angles with four arches on the left bank of the river.

Water Planet Aqua Park
Turkey, Alanya

Water Planet Aqua Park is a popular water park located in Alanya, Turkey, offering a wide range of thrilling water slides, wave pools, lazy rivers, and family-friendly attractions. It provides fun and entertainment for visitors of all ages, with spacious sunbathing areas and food courts for added comfort. The park is a top summer destination for both tourists and locals along the Turkish Riviera.

Sicciole Saltpans Nature Park
Slovenia, Piran

Just 4 km from the small town of Portorož are the largest saltworks in the entire Adriatic – places where sea salt has been mined for centuries. Here you will see entire cascades of vast pools with natural bottom coverings, where salt is harvested manually, the technology of which has remained unchanged since the 13th century.