| Eastern Europe today is an understated | | | | and Islam met along these banks and the lifestyle of |
| treasure-trove of sites, sounds and history. The | | | | the Orient was introduced to Europeans. |
| exuberance for life in the post-Communist era has | | | | During the 20th century, Eastern Europe was |
| found expression in a proliferation of music and arts | | | | devastated by the Holocaust and World War II. Many |
| festivals, celebrations of national identity and history, | | | | of the countries were used as staging grounds for |
| and an eagerly welcoming attitude toward foreigners. | | | | the great powers, which continued through the Cold |
| Travel in Eastern Europe is a rewarding journey for | | | | War era. Today, visitors have the privilege of touring |
| those seeking insight into the most significant | | | | many of these testaments to history, including battle |
| moments in recent history. It is also the perfect place | | | | grounds, internment camps and abandoned Soviet |
| to leave your cares behind and immerse yourself in | | | | bunkers. |
| the magical terrain and genuine hospitality of a region | | | | Anyone's Adventure |
| slowly opening its doors to the global community. | | | | Eastern Europe boasts some of the fastest growing |
| Travel Through Time in Eastern Europe | | | | cities and the most energetic nightlife on the |
| Throughout history, Eastern Europe has been | | | | European continent. Prague, Vienna and Belgrade are |
| continuously molded by the hands of great clashing | | | | a fascinating blend of unchanging history and Eastern |
| powers. Travel through this region will reveal | | | | Europe's addiction to hyper-modernism. Additionally, |
| monumental reminders of the Holy Roman Empire, | | | | winter ski resorts abound, particularly in the north and |
| the Ottoman Empire's struggle to retain the land, and | | | | near the Balkan Peninsula, and there is no shortage of |
| the once expansive Austro-Hungarian Habsburg rule. | | | | summer arts festivals; most notable are the film |
| Imperial palaces and exquisite national museums | | | | festivals in Vienna and Warsaw. |
| adorn the entire region. A journey along the Danube | | | | Travel to Eastern Europe and take part in the |
| between Budapest and the Black Sea exposes the | | | | progressing celebration of life and nationalism in a |
| most heavily utilized route of human migration and | | | | way only post-Communist countries know how. |
| invasion into Europe from the Celts and Greeks to | | | | Avoid the overwhelming crowds of its western |
| the Mongols and Turks. The Danube is also where a | | | | neighbors and discover the sweet satisfying secret |
| fascinating fusion of cultures has occurred. Christianity | | | | of traveling through this historic wonderland! |