One of the world's oldest olive trees, thought to be over 2,000 years old.

Former military fort and site of untold horrors during WWII, this island may become the Adriatic's next luxury resort.

This exclusive resort has completely covered a tiny Balkan island in a 5-star warren of guest rooms.

On top of a resort town as old as the Bronze Age sits an incredible war memorial statue overlooking the beaches below.

A tiny church on a man-made island in the Adriatic.

A curious cave church carved into the face of a cliff.

The site of a legendary 14th-century battle and a controversial 20th-century speech.

This lonely minaret with an unusual decorative symbol is all that remains of a historic Ottoman mosque.

An unfinished Serbian Orthodox church with 1,389 golden crosses planned to represent the Battle of Kosovo.

A 14th-century Serbian Orthodox church that was once converted into a mosque under the much-disfavored Ottoman Empire.

A UNESCO-protected spiritual seat of the Old Serbian Kingdom and Empire.

As of 2022, the 124 rooms of Kosovo ski resort remain empty.

This stone figurine was made more than 6,000 years ago and depicts a female deity of the Neolithic Vinča culture.

This 15th-century Ottoman bridge was modified to keep up with the changing course of the river Erenik.

The ceiling of this cavern is dripping with multicolored marble stalactites.

Christianity and Islam have clashed, yet here a Serbian Orthodox church and a mosque stand together.

A 11-foot former president stands on a Kosovo street that also bears his name.

A futuristic, brutalist masterpiece that is also strangely prison-like.

These dilapidated planes are now a canvas for graffiti artists.

See gorgeous frescoes at this modest Byzantine place of worship.

A mosaic monument that commemorates the historical struggles of the people of North Macedonia.

St. John the Baptist's forearm is housed in this remote 11th-century monastery.

These abundant, over-the-top monuments are so widely scattered that they define the entire compact capital cityscape, often leading to jokes about whether there are more statues than residents.

This elegant monument to those who fought against fascism is inspired by the shape of the poppy flower.