Cultural Photography Tours & Trips in Balkans

Take photos of Dubrovnik's ancient city walls from Lokrum Island, see Byzantine mosaics at Hosios Loukas Monastery, and capture Meteora Valley's cliffside monasteries. Walk through Ottoman-era buildings in Bitola's Širok Sokak district, photograph Struga's lakeside setting on Lake Ohrid.

Photograph Bran Castle's 14th-century white stone fortress perched on Transylvanian cliffs. Capture Belgrade's mix of Brutalist and Art Nouveau architecture at the confluence of Sava and Danube rivers. Get exclusive access to St. Sava Temple's frescos-lined crypt where a church choir performs hymns in remarkable acoustics.

You'll photograph St. Sava Temple's Byzantine frescoes in Belgrade before heading to the UNESCO-listed Sveshtari Thracian Tomb near Silistra. In Sighisoara, frame shots of the medieval Clock Tower through cobblestone streets, then capture Bran Castle's Gothic spires on Transylvania's cliffs.

You'll get great shots at Sarajevo's UNESCO-listed bazaar where Ottoman buildings mix with busy market stalls, and there's the famous Stari Most bridge in Mostar that connects Catholic, Orthodox, and Muslim areas. See Jajce's old fortress and waterfall, then photograph Dubrovnik's walls.

Photograph the Balkans' contrasts from the 17th-century Stari Most bridge in Mostar to the fortified streets of UNESCO-listed Kotor Bay. Capture the baroque palaces of Perast, the medieval Stećak tombstones at Stolac's necropolis, and the views from Hercegovačka Gračanica Temple overlooking Trebinje. Frame Sarajevo's cultural resilience through the Tunnel of Hope Museum and battle-scarred Trebevič Mountain.

You'll photograph the 11th-century Church of St. Spas in Ohrid, then head to Mostar where divers leap from the iconic Stari Most bridge into the emerald Neretva River below. In Sarajevo's Bascarsija bazaar, the Ottoman-era Begova Mosque sits alongside Catholic churches and synagogues.

Walk the ancient fortification walls of Dubrovnik's UNESCO-listed Old Town, where you'll photograph limestone streets and terracotta rooftops from above. Head to Montenegro's Zeta Valley to capture the cliff-face Ostrog Monastery, sitting 900 meters up the mountainside. The included boat tour takes you through the Bay of Kotor, where you can frame shots of Perast's baroque bell towers reflected in the water. Document Biogradska Gora National Park's glacial lake, which sits surrounded by virgin forest in Montenegro. Sail aboard a 16-meter yacht past Croatian Islands like Korčula, Mljet, and Hvar, photographing secluded coves and medieval coastal architecture from the water.