Tourism in Bosnia and Herzegovina - Tourist Attractions

Tourist Attractions

The tourist department of Bosnia and Herzegovina indicated that the most attractive benefits experienced by visitors are - 1) the spirit of the people. 2) Cities across the country are well connected with intercity busses and 3) major cities with the surrounding natural sites are easily reachable within a day.

Some of the tourist attractions in Bosnia and Herzegovina include:

• Sarajevo The "Olympic City". Economical, scientific, cultural, political and commercial center of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Called The European Jerusalem.
• Mostar, "City on Neretva", "City of Sunshine", the UNESCO site of Stari most and old town Mostar;
• Višegrad, the UNESCO site of the Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge;
• Banja Luka, the "Green City" with various cultural sights like Kastel fortress and Ferhadija mosque (under reconstruction);
• Bihać and the river Una with its waterfalls and the Una River, within Una National Park;
• Jajce city of The Bosnian Kings, foundation of Yugoslavia and its famous waterfalls
• Shrine of Međugorje, Catholic pilgrimage, the site of a famous Marian apparition;
• Prijedor, Old City Mosque (National heritage), Kozara National Park and Bosnia's largest WWII monument at Mrakovica;
• Tuzla Birthplace of Mesa Selimovic and famous for its Pannonian "Salt lakes".
• The Neretva river and the Rakitnica river canyons in Upper Neretva;
• The Trebižat river and its waterfalls Kravice and Kočuša;
• The Buna and its spring Vrelo Bune with the historical town of Blagaj;
• The Lower Tara river canyon;
• The Perućica ancient forest, one of the last two remaining primeval forests in Europe, and the Sutjeska river canyon, both within Sutjeska National Park;
• Počitelj historical village;
• Mount Bjelašnica and Jahorina, sites of the XIV Olympic Winter Games;
• Srebrenica beautiful nature, rafting on Drina, boat rides trough canyon of river Drina to Višegrad(second deepest canyon in Europe), also a place where some of the worst war crimes committed in war happened;
• Mogorjelo, a Roman villa rustica that dates from the early fourth century. It is situated 5 km south of Čapljina.
• Neum on the coast. City on the Adriatic shore of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
• Doboj and its 13th century fortress;
• Stolac, the Begovina neighborhood and Radimlja tombstones;
• Visoko, City of Bosnian Kings and site of the alleged Bosnian pyramids;
• Tešanj, one of the oldest cities in Bosnia with its old town;
• Bijeljina, known for its agriculture and Etno village Stanišić.
• Lukavac - Modrac Lake (Jezero Modrac) the largest artificial lake in Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Travnik - The birthplace of Ivo Andrić and site of old town Travnik
• Ostrožac Castle - 16th century castle built by the Ottomans and a second addition added by the Habsburg family.