In its place and bobbing gently in the cool water from a hosepipe are cans of Fanta and local beer. After the Ottomans defeated Serbia at the Battle of Kosovo in 1389, the Ottoman Empire occupied modern-day Albania, Kosovo, and Montenegro for nearly 500 years. That bitter history is franked into the Peak of the Balkans trail. Accepting that invitation can make the Accursed Mountains a blessed experience. The Peaks of the Balkans trail is 192km.

Source: Irish Independent February 20, 2022 05:37 UTC