What to visit in Bosnia Herzegovina
The last decades have been particularly trying: the memory still remains intact of the mass graves discovered in this country, after the ethnic cleansing and the massacres which took place between 1992 and 1995. It will take a few more years for the memory of war associated with Bosnia and Herzegovina fades. More than 15 years after the end of the conflict, this country of 50,000 square kilometers has nevertheless made obvious efforts to rebuild and reinvent itself. In terms of tourism, Bosnia and Herzegovina thus works a lot on the theme of ecotourism. A natural theme for a country which rests on an attractive relief: the central Dinaric Alps constitute a real paradise for lovers of natural landscapes and for those looking for a form of alternative tourism.
In the north-west of the country, also called the green emerald of Bosnia and Herzegovina because of its particularly fertile land, the mountains and the lakes offer magnificent landscapes. Change of scenery in the north-east of the country and place in memory: Srebrenica, infamous because of the massacre of 6000 to 8000 men and adolescents in July 1995, shelters since 2003 the memorial and cemetery of Srebrenica-Potocari, a place of a memory that should not obscure the charms of this region, made up of magnificent dense forests and wild fauna marked by the presence of wolves and bears.
A mountainous country, Bosnia hosted the Winter Olympic Games in 1984 and has three main ski resorts, including Bjelasnica and Jahorina, located in the Sarajevo region. The capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina can also take advantage of many other natural activities: its Tara river is thus a dream location for rafting enthusiasts while Sutjeska National Park offers hiking opportunities to tourists. Since the end of the war, Sarajevo has also increased the number of festivals, such as the film festival or the jazz festival, thus assuring it its stripes as an international capital in terms of cultural tourism.
Bosnia can also be visited for its coasts and seaside tourism: we would like to make a detour to the Herzegovina region, located in the far south of the country, bordering the Adriatic Sea and benefiting from a warm and mild Mediterranean climate in summer: the seaside town of Neum, a recent site, located just an hour by car from the more famous resorts of Dubrovnik and Mostar, has the merit of offering the clarity of the Adriatic Sea at modest prices.
A few kilometers away, you can also visit the Hutovo Blato nature reserve and ornithological park next to the town of Caplijna, the Kravica waterfalls, located near the town of Ljubuski or the Catholic pilgrimage site of Medugorje near Mostar. If Bosnia and Herzegovina is visited all year round, the best time is undoubtedly spring. During the summer season, temperatures exceed 30 degrees, especially in the Herzegovina region in the south of the country.
What to visit in Bosnia Herzegovina
The old town of Sarajevo, called Bascarsija, is an essential place to visit since it has been an important place for meeting and trading since the 15th century. Near the Bosnian capital, the Jahorina mountain has established itself since the organization of the Winter Olympics in 1984 in Bosnia and Herzegovina as one of the best ski resorts in south-eastern Europe. The site of Medugorje is also particularly famous since, at the beginning of the 1980s, teenagers saw an apparition of the Virgin Mary there: this site has since become one of the most important Catholic pilgrimage sites in the world.
Art and culture in Bosnia Herzegovina
Difficult to talk about Bosnia and Herzegovina without mentioning its most famous filmmaker, Emir Kusturica, born in Sarajevo in 1954. His filmography brought him two Palmes d'Or in Cannes: the first with "Papa is on a business trip" and the second, with "Underground", which immerses the spectator in the war and the massacres of the early 90s in the country. The country is also visited more and more because of the multiplication of its festivals. The Sarajevo film festival, created in 1995 in the center of the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, is one of the major events in the country.
Gastronomic specialties in Bosnia Herzegovina
The gastronomy of Bosnia and Herzegovina is essentially based on the use of meat, often organic, as an essential dish. During your stay in Bosnia, you will be served suho meso, dried meat or even sogan doma, onion stuffed with meat. The inhabitants are also large consumers of coffee, the basis of all social life in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Traditional coffee is called bansanska kafa and it is very similar to Turkish coffee. It is usually served with a few sweet treats.
The last decades have been particularly trying: the memory still remains intact of the mass graves discovered in this country, after the ethnic cleansing and the massacres which took place between 1992 and 1995. It will take a few more years for the memory of war associated with Bosnia and Herzegovina fades. More than 15 years after the end of the conflict, this country of 50,000 square kilometers has nevertheless made obvious efforts to rebuild and reinvent itself. In terms of tourism, Bosnia and Herzegovina thus works a lot on the theme of ecotourism. A natural theme for a country which rests on an attractive relief: the central Dinaric Alps constitute a real paradise for lovers of natural landscapes and for those looking for a form of alternative tourism.
In the north-west of the country, also called the green emerald of Bosnia and Herzegovina because of its particularly fertile land, the mountains and the lakes offer magnificent landscapes. Change of scenery in the north-east of the country and place in memory: Srebrenica, infamous because of the massacre of 6000 to 8000 men and adolescents in July 1995, shelters since 2003 the memorial and cemetery of Srebrenica-Potocari, a place of a memory that should not obscure the charms of this region, made up of magnificent dense forests and wild fauna marked by the presence of wolves and bears.
A mountainous country, Bosnia hosted the Winter Olympic Games in 1984 and has three main ski resorts, including Bjelasnica and Jahorina, located in the Sarajevo region. The capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina can also take advantage of many other natural activities: its Tara river is thus a dream location for rafting enthusiasts while Sutjeska National Park offers hiking opportunities to tourists. Since the end of the war, Sarajevo has also increased the number of festivals, such as the film festival or the jazz festival, thus assuring it its stripes as an international capital in terms of cultural tourism.
Bosnia can also be visited for its coasts and seaside tourism: we would like to make a detour to the Herzegovina region, located in the far south of the country, bordering the Adriatic Sea and benefiting from a warm and mild Mediterranean climate in summer: the seaside town of Neum, a recent site, located just an hour by car from the more famous resorts of Dubrovnik and Mostar, has the merit of offering the clarity of the Adriatic Sea at modest prices.
A few kilometers away, you can also visit the Hutovo Blato nature reserve and ornithological park next to the town of Caplijna, the Kravica waterfalls, located near the town of Ljubuski or the Catholic pilgrimage site of Medugorje near Mostar. If Bosnia and Herzegovina is visited all year round, the best time is undoubtedly spring. During the summer season, temperatures exceed 30 degrees, especially in the Herzegovina region in the south of the country.
What to visit in Bosnia Herzegovina
The old town of Sarajevo, called Bascarsija, is an essential place to visit since it has been an important place for meeting and trading since the 15th century. Near the Bosnian capital, the Jahorina mountain has established itself since the organization of the Winter Olympics in 1984 in Bosnia and Herzegovina as one of the best ski resorts in south-eastern Europe. The site of Medugorje is also particularly famous since, at the beginning of the 1980s, teenagers saw an apparition of the Virgin Mary there: this site has since become one of the most important Catholic pilgrimage sites in the world.
Art and culture in Bosnia Herzegovina
Difficult to talk about Bosnia and Herzegovina without mentioning its most famous filmmaker, Emir Kusturica, born in Sarajevo in 1954. His filmography brought him two Palmes d'Or in Cannes: the first with "Papa is on a business trip" and the second, with "Underground", which immerses the spectator in the war and the massacres of the early 90s in the country. The country is also visited more and more because of the multiplication of its festivals. The Sarajevo film festival, created in 1995 in the center of the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, is one of the major events in the country.
Gastronomic specialties in Bosnia Herzegovina
The gastronomy of Bosnia and Herzegovina is essentially based on the use of meat, often organic, as an essential dish. During your stay in Bosnia, you will be served suho meso, dried meat or even sogan doma, onion stuffed with meat. The inhabitants are also large consumers of coffee, the basis of all social life in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Traditional coffee is called bansanska kafa and it is very similar to Turkish coffee. It is usually served with a few sweet treats.
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