Festival Banát a srbská Niš autem & motorkou – Lhoťan Lukáš (2023)

I decided to write this book not only to inspire others to visit the Banat festival and to document the amazing multi-day trip that my friend Standa and I took to the Romanian region settled by Czech expatriates and the Serbian historical city of Niš, but I also want to help people who decide to explore other interesting places during their trip to Banat in addition to attending the festival. ***** I intentionally include motorcycles and cars in the title because both modes of transportation give you a great degree of independence from the conventional transport to the Banat festival, namely by train or bus, while also allowing you to experience incredible adventures along the way. During this journey, you can see not only many historical monuments from various periods but also natural wonders and a unique culture that is gradually disappearing. The Czech colonies in Banat are a historical example of how Czechs managed to build a thriving home even in the originally inhospitable and abandoned landscape of the Habsburg Empire's borderlands. ***** Although it sounds exotic, today’s Romania and Serbia are safe countries, perhaps even safer than some areas of Western Europe, and they contain magical places that are still not fully discovered by foreign travelers. I...