Sources, imagery & privacy.

Image credits

The photographs below have licences that permit commercial use with their stated conditions. Images are resized and compressed, and card displays may crop them. Adapted CC BY-SA photographs retain their respective share-alike licence.

• Uvac canyon: Lidija Petrović · Original file and attribution · BY-SA 4.0. Resized and compressed; may be cropped to fit cards.
• Lukomir village: Kathleen Franklin · Original file and attribution · BY 2.0. Resized and compressed; may be cropped to fit cards.
• Mavrovo Lake: Aktron / Wikimedia Commons · Original file and attribution · BY 4.0. Resized and compressed; may be cropped to fit cards.
• Durmitor landscape: Andrea Polereczky; colour adjustment by WikiPedant · Original file and attribution · BY-SA 3.0. Resized and compressed; may be cropped to fit cards.
• Belogradchik fortress and rocks: BloodIce · Original file and attribution · BY 2.5. Resized and compressed; may be cropped to fit cards.
• Meteora landscape: M.Perdiou · Original file and attribution · BY-SA 4.0. Resized and compressed; may be cropped to fit cards.
• Transfăgărășan road: Mihaiteo · Original file and attribution · BY 3.0. Resized and compressed; may be cropped to fit cards.

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Attraction photographs

• Uvac meanders — Fabian Vendrig. Original file: Uvac rivier, Servië.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, compressed and cropped for card display.
• Tara & Banjska Stena — Gorana Gomirac (VMRS). Original file: Banjska stena - Tara 02.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, compressed and cropped for card display.
• Tupavica Waterfall — Milan Jovanovic23. Original file: Vodopad Tupavica, Stara planina; Tupavica waterfall, Stara planina.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, compressed and cropped for card display.
• Rača Monastery — Gmihail at Serbian Wikipedia. Original file: Rača monastery, interior.jpg · CC BY-SA 3.0 rs. Resized, compressed and cropped for card display.
• Zaovine Lake area — Original uploader was sr:Корисник:Goldfinger at sr.wikipedia (own work). Original file: Jezero Zaovine1.jpg · CC BY 2.5. Resized, compressed and cropped for card display.
• Lukomir — Martin Brož. Original file: Lukomir, celkovy pohled na nejvyse polozenou ves BaH (1460 m).jpg · CC BY 3.0. Resized, compressed and cropped for card display.
• Blidinje plateau — Martin Brož. Original file: Blidinjsko jezero (23 ha, hl. max. 3,5 m) z Maleho Vranu.jpg · CC BY 3.0. Resized, compressed and cropped for card display.
• Dragoš Sedlo viewpoint — TheMiner. Original file: Perucica Sutjeska.JPG · CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized, compressed and cropped for card display.
• Tjentište memorial — JankoSam. Original file: Споменик на Тјентишту.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, compressed and cropped for card display.
• Skakavac near Sarajevo — User:Smooth_O. Original file: Vodopad Skakavac.jpg · Public domain. Resized, compressed and cropped for card display.
• Mavrovo Lake — Daniela Stefanoska. Original file: Св. Никола Маврово.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, compressed and cropped for card display.
• Galičnik — Мико. Original file: Galichnik-View-Northern-Slope.jpg · CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized, compressed and cropped for card display.
• Bigorski Monastery — Pudelek. Original file: Bigorski Monastery, N. Macedonia (2).jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, compressed and cropped for card display.
• Kokino — US Government. Original file: Megalithic Observatory Kokino.jpg · Public domain. Resized, compressed and cropped for card display.
• Matka Canyon — Pudelek. Original file: Matka (Матка) canyon - dam.JPG · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, compressed and cropped for card display.
• Sedlo Pass — Ingo Mehling. Original file: Durmitor Sedlo Pass - 3.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, compressed and cropped for card display.
• Sinjajevina plateau — Dirgela. Original file: Sinjajevina approaches.jpg · CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized, compressed and cropped for card display.
• Bjelasica katun country — Vuk Pajković. Original file: Bjelasica šiška blatina.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, compressed and cropped for card display.
• Tara Canyon bridge — Pudelek (Marcin Szala). Original file: Đurđevića Tara Bridge (by Pudelek).JPG · CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized, compressed and cropped for card display.
• Black Lake, Žabljak — Ingo Mehling. Original file: Crno jezero - 2.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, compressed and cropped for card display.
• Eagle's Eye, Yagodina — Gen4o p. Original file: Yagodina Orlovo oko 1.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, compressed and cropped for card display.
• Belogradchik Rocks — Pudelek (Marcin Szala). Original file: Belogradchik Rocks (Белоградчишки скали) - by Pudelek.JPG · CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized, compressed and cropped for card display.
• Rila Monastery — Daniel Dimitrov. Original file: Rila Monastery yard.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, compressed and cropped for card display.
• Trigrad Gorge & Devil's Throat — Evgeni Dinev from Burgas, Bulgaria. Original file: Trigrad gorge.jpg · CC BY 2.0. Resized, compressed and cropped for card display.
• Krushuna Waterfalls — Vislupus. Original file: Krushuna waterfalls 097.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, compressed and cropped for card display.
• Vikos Gorge, Oxya viewpoint — Pudelek. Original file: Vikos Gorge (Φαρράγγι του Βίκου) by Pudelek.JPG · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, compressed and cropped for card display.
• Mikro & Megalo Papigo — Stathis floros. Original file: Papigo view.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, compressed and cropped for card display.
• Meteora — Josep M. Gracia. Original file: Varlaam Monastery overlooking the snowy Meteora landscape, Greece, 2009.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, compressed and cropped for card display.
• Voidomatis River — NikGlyk. Original file: Voidomatis river.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, compressed and cropped for card display.
• Valia Kalda / Pindus — Mboesch. Original file: Vovousa Valia Kalda - Aoos.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, compressed and cropped for card display.
• Transfăgărășan & Bâlea Lake — Michał Derela. Original file: Transfagarasan P190717a.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, compressed and cropped for card display.
• Padiș, Apuseni Mountains — Raluca Paută. Original file: Padis forest 02.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, compressed and cropped for card display.
• Scărișoara Ice Cave — Beradrian at English Wikipedia. Original file: Pestera Scarisoara - Sala Biserica.jpg · CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized, compressed and cropped for card display.
• Bârsana Monastery — Chainwit.. Original file: Bârsana Monastery, Maramureș, Romania (2023) - IMG 03.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, compressed and cropped for card display.
• Voroneț Monastery — Pierre André Leclercq. Original file: Gura Mănăstirea Voronet.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized, compressed and cropped for card display.

Editorial sources

Our descriptions are an introduction to destinations. Check the linked tourism bodies, visitor centres and land managers for current visiting and driving conditions. Destination pins show approximate locations.

• Serbia: Tourism / destination information
• Bosnia & Herzegovina: Tourism / destination information
• North Macedonia: Tourism / destination information
• Montenegro: Tourism / destination information
• Bulgaria: Tourism / destination information
• Greece: Tourism / destination information
• Romania: Tourism / destination information
• Montenegro tourism — Durmitor and Sinjajevina
• Visit Greece — Meteora
• Tourist Organization of Republika Srpska — Sutjeska
• Local visitor information — Eagle’s Eye

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