🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hej! I’m sharing a glimpse of my experience visiting resilient Bosnia and vibrant Herzegovina. I was there in the spring of 2025. Below are some notes on what I tasted, saw and listened to.
Important: I only share my own experience and recommend the things I personally tried and liked. Therefore, everything written below is extremely subjective, and does not cover all the wonderful local features and places ☺️.
🗺 Places: Sarajevo, Mostar, Blagaj, Kravice, Počitelj.
🏛 Top sights visited:
- Sarajevo
- Baščaršija (Baščaršija)
- Latin Bridge (Latinska Ćuprija)
- The National Gallery (Umjetnička Galerija)
- Ferhadija Street (Ulica Ferhadija)
- Gradska Tržnica Markale (Gradska Tržnica Markale)
- The Sacred Heart Cathedral (Katedrala Srca Isusova)
- Gazi Husrev-Beg’s Bezistan (Gazi Husrev-Begov Bezistan)
- Sarajevo City Hall (Gradska Vijećnica Sarajevo)
- Mostar
- Old Bridge (Stari Most)
- Kujundžiluk Bazaar (Kujundžiluk)
- Karađoz Beg Mosque (Karađoz-Begova Džamija)
- Muslibegović House (Muslibegovićeva Kuća)
- Mostar Crooked Bridge (Kriva Ćuprija)
- Hadži-Kurtova Mosque (Tabačica)
- Blagaj
- Blagaj Tekke (Blagaj Tekija)
- Vrelo Bune (Vrelo Bune)
- Kravice
- Kravice Waterfalls (Slap Kravica)
- Počitelj
- Citadel Počitelj (Počiteljska Tvrđava)
- Gavrankapetanović House (Gavrankapetanovića Kuća)
- Počitelj Tower (Sahat Kula)
🎧 Local musicians:
- 🇧🇦 Božo Vrećo (singer). Genre: sevdah
- 🇧🇦 Letu Štuke (band). Genre: rock
- 🇧🇦 Džejla Ramović (singer). Genre: pop
- 🇧🇦 Dino Merlin (singer). Genre: rock
- 🇧🇦 DJ Krmak (DJ). Genre: turbo-folk
- 🇺🇳 Salvatore Ganacci (DJ). Genre: moombahton
- 🇺🇳 Solomun (DJ). Genre: melodic house
🥘 Local food & drinks:
- Bosnian Smoked Cheese (Suhi Dimljeni Sir)
- Suho Meso (Suho Meso)
- Bosnian Pot (Bosanski Lonac)
- Ćevapčići (Ćevapčići)
- Bey’s Soup (Begova Čorba)
- Tufahija (Tufahija)
- Hurmašice (Hurmašice)
- Bosnian Coffee (Bosanska Kafa)
- Sarajevo (Regional Special): Sarajevo Sahan (Sarajevski Sahan)
- Sarajevo (Regional Special): Klepe (Klepe)
- Herzegovina-Neretva (Regional Special): Buredžići (Buredžići)
- Herzegovina-Neretva (Regional Special): Smokvara (Smokvara)
🎬 Local movies:
- No Man’s Land (Ničija Zemlja). Year: 2001. Genre: drama
- Full Moon (Pun Mjesec). Year: 2019. Genre: drama
🪔 Authentic features:
- Authentic Principle: Ćejf (Ćejf)
- Bosniak Epic Poetry (Bošnjačke Epske Narodne Pjesme)
- The Sevdah Music (Sevdah)
- Konjic Woodcarving (Konjic Woodcarving)
- Bosnian-Style Architecture (Bosanski Stil u Arhitekturi)
- Authentic Musical Instrument: Šargija (Šargija)
- The Heritage of the Bosnian Kingdom (Kraljevina Bosna / Краљевина Босна)
- Bosnian Church (Crkva Bosanska)
- Stećci (Stećci)
- The Bosančica Script (Bosančica)
- Sarajevo (Regional Special): Sarajevo Roses (Sarajevske Ruže)
💐 National flower: Bosnian Lily (Bosanski Ljiljan)
🦉 Local wisdom: “He who does not have time to listen will have a lot of time to regret.” / “Ko nema vremena za slušanje, imaće puno vremena za kajanje.” — Bosnian proverb
👨🎓 The oldest university: The University of Sarajevo (Univerzitet u Sarajevu), Sarajevo, est. 1949.