At the crossroads of East and West, Bosnia and Herzegovina moves and surprises: the old bridge of Mostar from which the country's young men dive, the Ottoman bazaar of Sarajevo where the ćevapi smoke, the Kravica waterfalls, the mystical spring of Blagaj and mountains still wild. Marked by history, warm-hearted like few places in Europe, it offers one of the continent's most endearing and affordable journeys.
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Ten days from the forests of Risnjak to the island of Cres: Trsat castle above Rijeka, the Vojak tower at 1,401 m, the Lungomare at Opatija, Hum, Motovun and Grožnjan, the mosaics of the Euphrasian Basilica in Poreč, Rovinj, the amphitheater of Pula, the Brijuni islands and Cape Kamenjak.
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Ten days on the big Dalmatian islands and beneath Biokovo: the town of Vis and the Kut quarter, the Blue Cave of Biševo, Stiniva cove, the stone of Brač and the Blaca hermitage, Zlatni rat, the Biokovo Skywalk, the lakes of Imotski, the town of Hvar, the Pakleni islands and the Stari Grad plain.
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Ten days in continental Croatia: Zagreb's upper town and Mirogoj cemetery, the Papuk UNESCO geopark, the baroque citadel of Osijek, the channels of Kopački Rit, Vukovar, Ilok on the Danube, Đakovo cathedral, baroque Varaždin, and the castles of Trakošćan and Veliki Tabor.
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Eleven days from the Kvarner islands to the great coastal mountain: Vrbnik and the town of Krk, the sands of Lopar, Goli Otok, the four bell towers of Rab, the Nehaj fortress at Senj, the Premužić trail along the Velebit ridge, the Plitvice Lakes, the underground base of Željava, the Paklenica canyons, the town of Pag and Nin.
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The right season
May-June and September are ideal: an emerald Neretva, full terraces, accessible mountains. July-August run very hot in Herzegovina, where Mostar regularly tops 40 °C, but the waterfalls refresh. Winter blankets Sarajevo in snow, an Olympic city that skis twenty minutes from the bazaar, while Mostar stays mild.
Quick guide
A rental car is the key: decent buses between the main cities, but the waterfalls, monasteries and mountains are reached at the wheel. The Sarajevo-Mostar train follows the Neretva, one of the most beautiful rides in Europe.
The convertible mark (BAM), pegged to the euro (€1 = 1.96 BAM). Cash dominates outside the cities; withdraw at ATMs and keep small notes. The country is very cheap.
Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian, mutually intelligible. English is common among the young, German among the older diaspora generation. The welcome transcends the language barrier.
Offline maps (Maps.me) for the mountain roads, the BH Telecom app for a local eSIM, and the bus timetables on getbybus.com.
Family pensions in Mostar, converted Ottoman houses in Sarajevo, lakeside chalets. A Bosnian breakfast fuels a whole day on the road.
Accept the Bosnian coffee served in its džezva, a national ceremony. Approach recent history with tact and never leave the marked trails in the mountains, mined areas remain.
Must-sees
Mostar
The Ottoman arch of 1566, destroyed in 1993 and rebuilt identically, UNESCO. The bridge divers keep up a 450-year-old tradition.
Sarajevo
Sarajevo's Ottoman bazaar: the Sebilj fountain, coppersmiths' workshops, ćevapi and coffee served on a copper tray. The Orient in Europe.
Herzegovina
A 16th-century dervish monastery nestled against the cliff, at the karst spring of the Buna. One of the most soothing places in the Balkans.
Herzegovina
An amphitheatre of 25 m waterfalls dropping into an emerald pool where you can swim. Herzegovina's little Niagara.
Herzegovina
A fortified Ottoman village clinging to the cliff above the Neretva: tower, mosque and pomegranate trees, in the evening light.
Central Bosnia
A 20 m waterfall in the middle of town, a royal citadel and the watermills of the Pliva lakes: the surprise of the country's centre.
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