25 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall – What is to be done?

25 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall – What is to be done?

we are again erecting walls

Franz Karl Prüller, Member of the Managing Board, ERSTE Foundation During 2014 we mark many anniversaries, wi...

Trilece – irresistible sweet treat

Trilece – irresistible sweet treat

Time for Balkon 3 recipe. This weekend we decided to help you prepare trilece, a dessert of choice for Balkon ...

Stuffed peppers – a dish with the aroma of childhood memories

Stuffed peppers – a dish with the aroma of childhood memories

Ingredients and preparation

I think we can all agree that there is nothing stronger and more powerful than aromas which can take us back i...

A GREEK ISLAND BELOW ACROPOLIS

A GREEK ISLAND BELOW ACROPOLIS

The Cycladic village of Athens

The story of a unique district and its people It’s the 1840’s and the Bavarian monarch ruling over Greece ...

BALKON3 HOTPOT: FOR THOSE WHO FEEL THAT “ANY DISH WITHOUT MEAT IS NOT REALLY A DISH”

BALKON3 HOTPOT: FOR THOSE WHO FEEL THAT “ANY DISH WITHOUT MEAT IS NOT REALLY A DISH”

The Balkon3 team this weekend has decided to prepare a special dish for you, which will particularly be favore...

Strangers in our own city

Strangers in our own city

When you see a group of around fifty people, who are listening to the tourist guide with great interest while ...

14 interesting features of a non-touristy village

14 interesting features of a non-touristy village

Military secrets revealed

Military secrets revealed Stracin is a village known by many in Republic of Macedonia simply because it is loc...

Ramadan and 10 frequently asked questions about fasting

Ramadan and 10 frequently asked questions about fasting

Fasting is “forced poverty”

Before dawn I wait for the first smell of Suhoor from the kitchen. My mother is cooking. I can feel the smell,...

Get a taste of Istanbul in only six hours

Get a taste of Istanbul in only six hours

Have you ever been stranded at an airport in a major city waiting for your flight for hours and hours? While y...

Seven interesting facts about Turkish coffee

Seven interesting facts about Turkish coffee

A treat: Coffee and Turkish delight

Having a cup of coffee is a daily ritual for most of us. Coffee lovers cannot start the day without this ̶...

On a Balcony

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
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
Winter hike – weekend in the mountains

Winter hike – weekend in the mountains

“Getting to the top is optional. Getting down is mandatory” was written by famous high-altitude mountaineer Ed Viesturs, the first American to climb all 14 mountain tops higher than 8,000 meters...
CARROT CREAM SOUP – FROM BRITAIN AND INDIA VIA GREECE!

CARROT CREAM SOUP – FROM BRITAIN AND INDIA VIA GREECE!

Lessons learned by Greek students in British-Indian cuisine Several decades of living and studying in the U.K. has left an indelible mark to many generations of Greeks. Of course, the omnipresent... Lessons learned by Greek students in British-Indian cuisine
Black belt for eternal love

Black belt for eternal love

Balkon3 interview with Aziz Ismail – five-time karate champion of the Republic of Macedonia He is only nineteen and already a “grandmaster” of martial arts, a karate master to be precise... Karate is a boiling water
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The magic colours of autumn

Autumn is one of the most beautiful and most romantic seasons. This season has a unique and magical glow. Yellow leaves rustling under your feet make every walk more enjoyable especially... An autumn idyll painted in yellow
A journey around Christmas and two New Year’s Eves in 15 days

A journey around Christmas and two New Year’s Eves in 15 days

Macedonia is “the land of the holidays”. Citizens of this small Balkan country love to celebrate with friends and family in a lively atmosphere round full tables. With about twenty public... Happy New Year and a Merry Christmas
Wintertime holiday season a la Greek

Wintertime holiday season a la Greek

To some it is the need to escape for a while from the gloominess of winter and the increasing difficulties of everyday life. Others see it as a spiritual uplifting occasion... Peek over our wintertime festivities
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