Bosnia
and Herzegovina represents an interesting tourist
destination. It is a result of its geographic location, extreme
natural beauties, cultural and historical values and mild
climate conditions. Through the centuries, different cultures,
religions and traditions have mixed within this region giving
added value to the creation of a specific tourist product.
Bosnia
and Herzegovina with just over 50,000 square kilometers is
a bridge between east and west. It is an only country where
one can find an Ottoman Mosque, a Jewish Synagogue and Catholic
and Orthodox churches on the same street corner. You will
no doubt be fascinated by the harmony that existed between
the followers of these religions. These differences can be
best observed in zone in Sarajevo, which begins with an Oriental
style and ends with the Western one. For this reason Sarajevo
has often been called "the Jerusalem of Europe".
Bosnia and Herzegovina has natural possibilities for different
tourism segments development such as:
Mountain: Olympic mountains Bjelasnica, Igman
and Vlasic near Travnik are great resources for winter tourism
and development of sport activities.
Spa:
spa Ilidza near Sarajevo, the spas in Fojnica, Kiseljak,
Tuzla, Olovo present the richness of thermal sources of radio
activd mineral water that in early historical period were
subject to exploitation for medical purposes.
Maritime: Neum with 270 sunny days a year
is the Bosnia and Herzegovina access to the Adriatic Sea that
with its surrounding (Mostar, Ston bay, Hutovo blato) offers
unique chances for rest and recreation.
Religious: Medugorje has upon the appearance
of Virgin Mary became a modern center of religious tourism
with constructed capacities, infrastructure and other possibilities;
Prusac, Jajce, and other sacral and cultural monuments of
four religions existing within this region in perfect harmony
during the centuries (Islam, Catholicism, Orthodoxy, Judaism),
make the Federation extremely interesting destination.
Hunting and fishing: preserved nature, richness
of rivers and lakes, different sorts of game, represent tourism
attraction. Many of the Bosnia and Herzegovina valuable natural
wealth remained preserved. Those are canyons of the rivers
Rakitnica and Krusnica, birds reservation Hutovo blato, lakes
like Prokosko and Boracko, waterfalls Kravice and Skakavac,
the Una river with its cascades, upper flow of the Neretva
river, the Buna spring.
CONTACT
FOR INFORMATION AND BOOKING
ELITE TRAVEL
Address: Kovači 24, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Phone: + 387 33 573 340
Fax: + 387 33 573 342
Email: elitetravel@bih.net.ba
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