This post contains very special moments during event called “Hámorská Míľa”.

The “Hámorská míľa” is a traditional community event in the village of Zemplínske Hámre (Snina District), held annually during the summer. It is a popular social and cultural gathering for both local residents and visitors. Program and activities: Holy Mass, goulash cooking competition, children’s football tournament and sports contests, demonstrations of traditional crafts, an extensive cultural and folklore program, and attractions, games, and rides for children. Accompanying events (e.g., a tractor rally or a ride on the local “Hámre train”).

The museum in Zemplínske Hámre is housed in a stone building—the village’s oldest structure, dating back to the 19th century—which originally served as accommodation for the ironworks management. From the mid-19th century, the building operated as an inn managed by Matyas Wieszberger. In the first half of the 20th century, the inn was owned by Anton Barna, and the building later served as a municipal service center.

Two permanent exhibitions are installed within this stone building: one showcasing the history of mining and ironworking in the Vihorlat Mountains, and an ethnographic exhibition presenting the folk architecture, agriculture, crafts, and traditional clothing of the inhabitants of the Josefsthal settlement. Separate exhibitions are located at other sites along the Hámre Educational Trail: the hammer mill building houses an exhibition on blacksmithing and hammer-mill operations, while a replica mine adit near the quarry features an exhibition on mining activities.

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Time: July 2026

Location: Zemplínske Hámre Village, Snina County

This post includes very special moments during my summer solo trip accross four counries near to Jadran area. Especially country of Montenegro, Cetinje.

My nineth day of traveling: I visited Montenegro and the Cetinje Monastery, where I paid my respects to the hand of Saint John the Baptist and toured the city of Cetinje.

Montenegro: Before the arrival of the Slav peoples in the Balkans in the 6th and 7th centuries CE, the area now known as Montenegro was inhabited principally by people known as Illyrians. During the Early Medieval period, three principalities were located on the territory of modern-day Montenegro: Duklja, roughly corresponding to the southern half; Travunia, the west; and Rascia proper, the north. The Principality of Zeta emerged in the 14th and 15th centuries. From the late 14th century to the late 18th century, large parts of southern Montenegro were ruled by the Venetian Republic and incorporated into Venetian Albania. The name Montenegro was first used to refer to the country in the late 15th century. After falling under Ottoman Empire rule, Montenegro gained semi-autonomy in 1696 under the rule of the House of Petrović-Njegoš, first as a theocracy and later as a secular principality. Montenegro’s independence was recognised by the Great Powers at the Congress of Berlin in 1878. In 1910, the country became a kingdom. After World War I, the kingdom became part of Yugoslavia. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, the republics of Serbia and Montenegro together proclaimed a federation. In June 2006 Montenegro declared its independence following a referendum.

Montenegro has an upper-middle-income economy, mostly service-based, and is in late transition to a market economy. It is a member of the United Nations, NATO, the World Trade Organization, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the Council of Europe, and the Central European Free Trade Agreement. Montenegro is also a founding member of the Union for the Mediterranean, and has been in the process of joining the European Union since 2012.

Cetinje is a town in Montenegro. It is the former royal capital of Montenegro and is the location of several national institutions, including the official residence of the president of Montenegro.

According to the 2023 census, the town had a population of 12,460 while the Cetinje Municipality had 14,465 residents. Cetinje is the centre of Cetinje Municipality. The city rests on a small karst plain surrounded by limestone mountains, including Mount Lovćen, the legendary mountain in Montenegrin historiography. Cetinje was founded in the 15th century and became a cradle of the culture of Montenegro. Its status as the honorary capital of Montenegro is due to its heritage as a long-serving former capital of Montenegro.

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Time: July 2026

Location: Montenegro, Cetinje

This post contains very special moments during my summer solo trip in Albania, especially Berat area, Shengjin beach.

My sixth and seventh day of traveling: I visited the Berat area, paid my respects to the relics of Saints Gorazd and Angelar, and visited the Onufri Museum, the Church of the Holy Mother of God, and the beach at Shëngjin.

Berat is located in the south of the country. It is surrounded by mountains and hills, including Tomorr on the east that was declared a national park. The river Osum (total length 161 km (100 mi)) runs through the city before it empties into the Seman within the Myzeqe Plain. The municipality of Berat was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Berat, Otllak, Roshnik, Sinjë, and Velabisht, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the city Berat. The total population is 62,232 as of the 2023 census, in a total area of 421.6 km2 (162.8 sq mi).

Berat, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2008, comprises a unique style of architecture with influences from several civilizations that have managed to coexist for centuries throughout the history. Like many cities in Albania, Berat comprises an old fortified city filled with churches and mosques painted with grandiose wealth of visible murals and frescos. Berat is one of the main cultural centres of the country.

Onufri, Onouphrios of Neokastro or Onouphrios Argytes, was a 16th century Archpriest of Elbasan and the most important painter of Orthodox murals and icons in the early post-Byzantine era in Albania. He founded a school of painting in Berat and extended his influence as far afield as Kastoria. Trained in Venice, he infused Albanian icon painting with the artistic climate of the Italian Renaissance. His works reveal a great degree of originality and ecclesiastically combined post-Byzantine and Gothic elements. Onufri’s works played a decisive role in the following trends of Albanian art, up to the 19th century.

Onufri introduced greater realism and individuality into facial expressions, breaking with the strict conventions of the time. He was the first to introduce the colour pink into icon painting. The secret of this colour was not passed on and died with him. His work is noted for the intense use of colours and the use of natural dyes. Onufri’s painting well attests red as a traditional Albanian color. The works of Onufri were significantly influenced by western art, as a result of his possible stay in Venice, being a member of the local Greek fraternity. Western traces are few and they can be probably explained due to the contact with the paintings of the Cretan School.

The area of Shëngjin has been identified with the site of the ancient harbour of Nymphaeum on the coast of Illyria, three miles[clarification needed] to the north of Lissus. In the vicinity of Shëngjin the League of Lezhë was stipulated by Skanderbeg uniting the Albanian princes in the fight against the Ottoman Empire in the 15th century. Skanderbeg is recognized as a national hero for his efforts to unite the region against the Turks.

Shëngjin’s coastline has always provided a key geographic asset to the area for over a thousand years. The town operated as the main port for the interior city of Scutari. It was repeatedly occupied and/or attacked by the Venetians during their many wars with the Ottoman Turks. Before World War I, Austria-Hungary maintained a consulate to serve its small business interests in the region.

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Time: July 2026

Location: Albania, Berat, Onufri, Schengjin Beach

This post contains my very special moments during my summer solo trip in North Macedonia, espaciallz area of Skopje, Orhid, island of saint Naum.

During third and fith day of my traveling I have visited the city of Skopje, the Saint Mother Teresa Memorial House and attended the liturgy in her church; I also visited Bigorski Monastery, the Old Bazaar (Čaršija), Samuel’s Fortress, Plaošnik, the Church of St. John at Kaneo, and the Cathedral of St. Sophia; I went on a boat trip and toured the Monastery of Saint Naum, venerated his relics, and swam in Lake Ohrid.

The area of Skopje has been continuously inhabited since at least the Chalcolithic period. The city — known as Scupi at the time — was founded in the late 1st century during the rule of Domitian, and abandoned in 518 after an earthquake destroyed the city. It was rebuilt under Justinian I. It became a significant settlement under the First Bulgarian Empire, the Serbian Empire (when it served briefly as a capital), and later under the Ottoman Empire, which ruled the city for over five centuries. In 1912, following the Balkan Wars, Skopje was annexed by the Kingdom of Serbia. It became part of Yugoslavia after World War I and, following World War II, became the capital of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, one of its constituent republics. In 1963, a major earthquake devastated the city, after which it was largely rebuilt with international assistance. Skopje became the capital of independent North Macedonia in 1991.

The city has a diverse population, with ethnic Macedonians forming a majority and Albanians a significant minority, alongside Roma, Turks, Serbs, and others. It is also religiously diverse, with Orthodox Christianity and Islam being the most widely practised faiths. Skopje is the site of major educational and cultural institutions, including the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, and the National Theatre.

Ohrid is a city in North Macedonia and is the seat of the Ohrid Municipality. It is the largest city on Lake Ohrid and the eighth-largest city in the country, with it recording a population of over 38,000 inhabitants as of 2021. Ohrid is known for once having 365 churches, one for each day of the year, and has been referred to as the “Jerusalem of the Balkans”. The city is rich in picturesque houses and monuments, and tourism is predominant. It is located southwest of Skopje, west of Resen and Bitola. In 1979 and in 1980, respectively, Ohrid and Lake Ohrid were accepted as Cultural and Natural World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. Ohrid is one of only 40 sites that are part of UNESCO’s World Heritage that are Cultural as well as Natural sites.

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Time: July 2026

Location: Skopje, Ohrid, North Macedonia

This post contains my very special moments during my summer solo trip in Greece.

During my fisrt and second day of traveling, I have visited the Latomos Monastery, the Vlatadon Monastery, the Church of Saint Demetrios, the Church of Hagia Sophia, and the Catacombs of Saint John the Baptist, and attended Mass at the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Giannitsa. I also went swimming at Paralia Potami beach in Greece.

Thessaloniki is located on the Thermaic Gulf, at the northwest corner of the Aegean Sea. It is bounded on the west by the delta of the Axios. The municipality of Thessaloniki, the historical centre, had a population of 319,045 in 2021, while the Thessaloniki metropolitan area had 1,006,112 inhabitants and the greater region had 1,092,919. It is Greece’s second major economic, industrial, commercial and political centre, and a major transportation hub for Greece and southeastern Europe, notably through the Port of Thessaloniki. The city is renowned for its festivals, events and vibrant cultural life in general. Events such as the Thessaloniki International Fair and the Thessaloniki International Film Festival are held annually. Thessaloniki was the 2014 European Youth Capital. The city’s main university, Aristotle University, is the largest in Greece and the Balkans.

The city was founded in 315 BC by Cassander of Macedon, who named it after his wife Thessalonike, daughter of Philip II of Macedon and sister of Alexander the Great. It was built 40 km southeast of Pella, the capital of the Kingdom of Macedonia. An important metropolis by the Roman period, Thessaloniki was the second largest and wealthiest city of the Byzantine Empire. It was conquered by the Ottomans in 1430 and remained an important seaport and multi-ethnic metropolis during the nearly five centuries of Turkish rule, with churches, mosques, and synagogues co-existing side by side. From the 16th to the 20th centuries, it was the only Jewish-majority city in Europe. It passed from the Ottoman Empire to the Kingdom of Greece on 8 November 1912. Thessaloniki exhibits Byzantine architecture, including numerous Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments, a World Heritage Site, and several Roman, Ottoman and Sephardic Jewish structures.

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Time: July 2026

Location: Thessaloniki, Greece