| SARAJEVO |
Capital of BiH ( 420.000 citizens ), compound of different cultures and religions, European Jerusalem, city where in a radius of 100 meters You can find most significant facilities of 4 biggest religions ( Old Ortodox Church 15th century, Gazi Husrefbey Mosque 16th century, Jewish Synagogue 16th century, Rimocatholic Cathedral 19th century). Latinum Bridge (1798), where Austrian heir to the throne Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sofia were assasinated, marking the start of the World War I. First water power plant in the Austria – Hungary Monarchy not far away from the City Hall (Vijećnica)... War Tunel under the Sarajevo Airport, dug with hand tools in 1993 at the time of aggresion against BiH... |
MOSTAR |
Mostar is well known for its magnificent Old Bridge, built in the 16th century and destroyed by Croats in 1993, rebuilt in accordance with the original plans and projects, and now under the protection of UNESCO. The Buna river is the finest example of an underground karst river. It flows out of a 200m cliff wall and single-handedly creates the Buna River. Unsurprisingly, the Ottoman sultan was impressed, and ordered a tekija to be built right next to it. This 16th century house/monastery was built for the Dervish cults and is still one of the most mystical places in all of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
TRAVNIK |
Travnik is a little town northwest of Sarajevo. It is known as the seat of the old Bosnian Vezirs (viziers), and as the birthplace of Nobel Prize winner Ivo Andrić. It is also famous for its Multi-Colour Mosque (Sulejmanija), unique because of its external decoration, which is unusual and not typical of Islamic religious facilities, as well as for the Old Fortress, which dates back to Medieval Times |
| BIJAMBARE |
Bijambare National Park is famous by Bijambare caves (recently proclaimed by law as protected area of the fifth grade “protected landscape”), spring and canyon of the Orlja River, Čude gorge, Church ofGospa Olovska (Church of the Mother of God). Bijambare tract, encompassing 370 ha, and it is traditionally highly valued because of its natural beauty and richness.The main cave is of considerable magnitude, 420 m long (along the main path, neglecting branches) with 4 huge “halls” stretching up to 60 m in the diameter and to over 30 m in height. One of the halls (the last one) is commonly called “concert-hall” due to its impressive size. The cave is rich with cave “jewellery” forms such as stalactites, stalagmites, curtains, basins, side-blocks and alike. |
