Eyup and Pierre Loti Café in Istanbul

Eyup and Pierre Loti Café in Istanbul

No guide will ever take you there

See into the heart and soul of true Istanbul with Balkon3 If you have seen everything in the European part of ...

Mountaineers are artists in quest for beauty

Mountaineers are artists in quest for beauty

Starry skies rise high above the mountain. With each passing second the stars seem to move further away from u...

Marbles – enjoying an unforgettable neighborhood play

Marbles – enjoying an unforgettable neighborhood play

Although the popularity of this game has dwindled since computer games and mobile phones appeared on the marke...

Istanbul Sunset

Istanbul Sunset

Set off on an amazing journey

Sunset, according to many, is the most romantic part of the day. A moment when dreams and colours intertwine, ...

Ortaköy – It’s time for pleasure while facing the Bosphorus

Ortaköy – It’s time for pleasure while facing the Bosphorus

It is winter in Istanbul… Occasionally, as if it is in a hurry to enter the new year… Shrewish, co...

Finland best, Ukraine and Russia worst for bikers

Finland best, Ukraine and Russia worst for bikers

Streets of Kiev are the worst

Interview with Konstantin Jovanovski – Press Officer with the EU Delegation in Skopje Konstantin Jovanov...

Feel Prespa

Feel Prespa

High mountains, a valley, a lake, an island. Blue skies and blue waters shaded by folliage and rocky hights. O...

10 faces of Skopje – like 10 different parts of the world

10 faces of Skopje – like 10 different parts of the world

It is whole when there is everything

Every major city has many faces. Some parts of it look like being in another city, another country, even anoth...

Popova Sapka – pleasure for the eyes

Popova Sapka – pleasure for the eyes

Tourists who visit our country admire the beauty of nature, envious of the treasures that we possess, whereas ...

All about Tyropita: The classic snack of Greece

All about Tyropita: The classic snack of Greece

Just ask the locals

Notorious for skipping breakfast, the Greeks will start worrying about substantial food later, when it’s tim...

On a Balcony

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The Balkans are a fascinating gastronomic region – Balkon3 interview with Zlatko Gall

“Eating only wholegrain cereal, some green leaves, drinking Evian water and running for 50 km a day. To hell with that! That’s not life” – Balkon3 interview with Zlatko Gall, a Croatian... Let people travel, not groceries
Food for the whole village – KESKEK

Food for the whole village – KESKEK

This tradition is on the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage of Turkey. Several women from a small village in southeastern Turkey are singing songs around a huge stone mortar filled... When are we going to try your keskek?
Cradles – comfort and tradition

Cradles – comfort and tradition

A baby, a mother and a cradle… The cradle is the link in the divine communication between a baby and his mother. The story of the cradle began in the 1st... a century old cradle
Andrea Illy: "The massive consolidation in the global coffee segment doesn't worry us a bean"

Mr Illy talks espresso and illycaffè

Andrea Illy: “The massive consolidation in the global coffee segment doesn’t worry us a bean” Elegant and sophisticated, without palpable vanity; scrupulously polite, yet not stiff and formal; eloquent, but not... "We don't need a Clooney!"
The district of Monastiraki: Athenian history at a glance

The district of Monastiraki: Athenian history at a glance

“If you stand at the centre of Monastiraki Square and take a 360 degrees look around you, you get a pretty full representation of the Athenian past and present facing you...
Road to the World of Trade Skopje – Istanbul

Road to the World of Trade Skopje – Istanbul

Traders have been going back and forth the roads between Skopje and Istanbul for centuries. States and Empires have changed but the strong trade relationship has survived them all. Nowadays, many... Like a bull in a china shop
HRISTOPSOMO – Greek Christmas Bread

HRISTOPSOMO – Greek Christmas Bread

This round bread is indispensable at Christmas lunch, the most important meal of Christmas Day in Greece.Often you’ll find it topped by a B-shaped sign, which symbolizes the plough and whole... Ingredients and preparation
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Eyup and Pierre Loti Café in Istanbul

See into the heart and soul of true Istanbul with Balkon3 If you have seen everything in the European part of Istanbul, such as Taksim square or elegant Beyoglu, the noisy... No guide will ever take you there
Balkan sound in the heart of the Big Apple

Balkan sound in the heart of the Big Apple

Interview with New York Gypsy All-Stars: Exciting musical journey with artists from Macedonia, Greece, Turkey and the United States. A Greek bassist ducked into a little bar in New York’s Alphabet...
We all have a delicious cuisine but who eats the most?

We all have a delicious cuisine but who eats the most?

  Sometimes we argue whose dish musaka, sarma or baklava is, or whether it’s called doner or giro. In the end we come to the conclusion that it doesn’t matter who...
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