The region stretching from Trieste to Sophia that used to be known as Yugoslavia is now called the Western Balkans, consisting of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Northern Macedonia, and parts of Albania, Hungary, and Bulgaria. Slovenia and Croatia are now part of the EU, and the other countries are aspiring to join. As a result, the region is becoming a popular touristic destination, easy to reach from Italy or Austria. Side 1 fronts on to the Adriatic Sea, showing the many ferry routes to Italy, the coastal motorway to Greece, and cities such as Ljubljana, Zagreb, Split, and Dubrovnik. Side 2 concentrates on the mountainous interior, essentially from Lake Balaton south to the Greek border and Thessalonica. This is a developing part of Europe, with names like Belgrade, Sarajevo, Pristina, Podgorica, Tirana, and Skopje, that are exotic and different, and therefore exciting to visit.