Hungary and The Balkans, featuring; Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo & North Macedonia.

Touring into the Balkans, with a side trip to Hungary, will have us covering a further 10 UNESCO sites for 2025. As we are not eligible for the EU Schengen freedom of movement, we chose a return visit to The Balkans to spend our 3 months in Albania, Montenegro, Serbia, and North Macedonia, with a brief, 1 day, side trip to Hungary as it was so close to the Serbian border.

A previous visit to The Balkans in 2024, saw us travel to Croatia (EU), Montenegro, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Romania, ticking off 11 UNESCO Sites.

Bosnia & Herzegovina;
Montenegro;
Romania;

Hungary

Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianae)’; Our first visit to Hungary was in 2017 and it has remained a firm favourite since. Its history, food, architecture and the people and their sense of national pride shows in how beautiful they keep their country. Pécs is a shining example of a beautiful Hungarian town. Located right near the border of Serbia and Croatia, Pécs is known for having the oldest University in Hungary and is home to the Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianae)’ inscribed to the World Heritage List in 2000, under the cultural heritage category.
The 4th and 5th century Christian cemetery complex was unearthed during archaeological excavations that began 200 years ago and has been known to science ever since.

Bacon's rating of interest; ⭐⭐½ /5