Return of the Plasma Man
From Croatia to Italy in a kayak. From one Adriatic coast to the other: 200 kilometers i.e. 110 nautical miles in 34 hours. Fioravante Palestini, 62, better known as Gabriellino, is willing to take up the challenge. Gabriellino is not alone in this enterprise (there is also Francesco Di Giandomenico, Maurizio Foschi and Gianluca Crescenti), while his town, Giulianova, is getting ready for the welcome party between July 17 and 18.

Who is Palestini?

Celebration in Gora
Tanya Mangalakova - Each May the sounds of drums and pipes echo in the small town of Gora, Kosovo. It is the celebration of Djuren, the most important day for the Goranci, a small ethnic group of Muslim believers, living on the northern side of the Shar mountain settled between Kosovo, Albania and Macedonia. It is a good occasion for the emigrants to meet with their friends and families, and for the young to search for their “soul mates”.

Serbian Candidate for Seven World Wonders

Denis Kajić - On Wednesday, 28 May, the Art Association „Klub 9“ organized a „Flamenco Night“ dedicated to Djavolja Varoš, the Serbian candidate for the seven wonders of nature, in Bitef. Djavolja Varoš is a natural phenomenon in the south of Serbia, about 90 kilometers to the southwest of Niš. It is a rock formation consisting of 202 rocks of different forms and sizes ranging between 2 and 15 meters in height and 0,5 and 3 meters in width, with stone caps on tops.

Ecotourism in Bulgaria

Francesca Rolandi - The town of Kalofer is in the center of the Valley of Roses, known for the flowers that are grown there. These flowers are the basis of the local tradition and a special kind of industry seen in the production of rose oil and the annual rose festival.

The Most Important Gothic Monument in Romania

Radio Romania International - The Bucharest daily, Evenimentul Zilei, launched a campaign to promote Romanian cultural and tourist legacy. Approximately 60 000 Romanians voted for what was known in the media as „the 7 wonders of Romania“.