Balkans

Croatia

Hrvatska

Historical regions in travel priority order:

Dubrovnik, Croatia — Dubrovnik, Dalmatian Coast, Croatia (Photo: szallasbazis.hu)

1. Dubrovnik

- - Dalmatian Coast

Peristyle, Diocletian’s Palace, Split, Croatia (Photo: wikimedia.org user Ballota)

2. Dalmatia

- - Split (national second city and largest city in the region)
  - Dalmatian Coast

Plitvice Lakes — Plitvice Lakes (Photo: nomanbefore.com)

3. Croatia proper

- - Zagreb (national capital)

Pula, Istria, Croatia — Pula, Istria, Croatia (Photo: istriatravelguide.com)

4. Istria

- - Pula (largest city in the region)

Osijek, Slavonija, Croatia — Osijek, Slavonija, Croatia (Photo: essenceofcroatia.com)

5. Slavonia

- - Osijek (largest city in the region)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Latin Bridge, Sarajevo — Latin Bridge, Sarajevo (Photo: chasingtheunexpected.com)

1. Bosnia

- - Sarajevo (national capital)

Mostar — Mostar (Photo: happytowander.com)

2. Herzegovina

- - Mostar (largest city of the region)

3. Republika Srpska

- - Banja Luka

Lake Bled, Slovenia — Lake Bled, Slovenia (photo: karolinapatryk.com)

Slovenia

Slovenija

- - Ljubljana (national capital)

Serbia

Srbija

1. Serbia proper

- - Belgrade (national capital)

2. Vojvodina Autonomous Province

- - Novi Sad

Kosovo

- - Pristina (national capital)

Montenegro

- - Podgorica (national capital)
  - Cetinje (historic capital)

North Macedonia

- - Skopje (national capital) – Old Bazaar, Stone Bridge, Skopje Fortress
  - Lake Ohrid – Monastery of Saint Naum, Samoil’s Fortress and Church of St. John at Kaneo

Bulgaria

- - Sofia (national capital) – Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
  - Rila Monastery

Romania

1. Wallachia

- - Bucharest (national capital)

2. Transylvania

- - Bran Castle
  - Corvin Castle in Hunedoara

3. Romanian Moldova

- - Căpriana Monastery

Moldova

1. Moldova proper

- - Chisinau (national capital)

2. Gagauzia (Autonomous Territorial Unit)

- - Comrat

3. Transnistria/Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic

- - Tiraspol