Historic Towns

One could easily spend days and probably weeks exploring Sarajevo, but there’s plenty more to see outside the city.

Mostar is one of Bosnia-Herzegovina’s most spectacular cities with its famous Old Bridge (Stari Most) and its prime Ottoman-era architecture. Sadly, the bridge was bombed in 1993 during the Croat-Bosnia war, but it’s since been rebuilt. The new bridge is 24 meters high at its apex, providing exciting opportunities for young people to dive into the River Neretva below.

Another must see is the Ottoman-era Pocitelj in southern Herzegovina, near Croatia; and

In the north-west of Bosnia is Jajce, a fabulous hilltop town complete with its very own medieval fortress, not-to-mention a beautiful waterfall cascading to its base.

Religious Diversity

Bosnia-Herzegovina is renowned for its trade and, as a consequence of this, has had a diverse population. It’s quite common to hear mosques calling out to prayer across the valleys followed by the sound of church bells; and in downtown Sarajevo you could well find a Synagogue, a Mosque, an Orthodox Church and a Catholic Church all on the same block.

Religion Beliefs in Bosnia-Herzegovina

The Muslim population accounts for 40%;

Eastern Orthodox 31%;

Roman Catholic 15%;

Protestant 4%; while

10% of the population follow other religions.

Many people from the population in Bosnia-Herzegovina are not particularly observant, although religion is still an important aspect of their national identity. Catholicism is associated with the Croatians, Islam is associated with the Bosniaks, and Eastern Orthodox with the Serbs.

Looking for Adventure?

If you’re an adventure fanatic, then you’ll be well catered for in Bosnia-Herzegovina. You’ve got the Rocky Mountains for climbing, hiking, paragliding, mountain biking, and also rafting. If you do intend going off the beaten track you need to take extra care because there may still be a risk in some areas of leftover landmines from the war.

The Languages of Bosnia-Herzegovina

There are three official languages of Bosnia-Herzegovina – Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian. The words Bosnian Language is a somewhat controversial issue for many Serbs and Croats who also refer to it as the Bosniak language. Bosniak linguists insist that the only true name that should be used is Bosnian, and that both the Serbs and Croats should use this. The controversy arises because the word Bosnian is seen to imply that this is a language for all Bosnians, while Bosnian Serbs and Croats reject this assumption.

The differences between the Serbian, Bosnian and Croatian literary standards are minimal and, although Bosnian uses more Persian, Turkish and Arabic loanwords (generally known as orientalism’s) it’s still very similar to both Croatian and Serbian in its spoken and written form.

Bosnia’s Constitution doesn’t specify any official languages. Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian’s equal status was verified by the Constitutional Court in the year 2000, which made all three languages official in both entities. All three languages are mutually intelligible, and in the past were known collectively as Serbo-Croatian. Today, however, the use of one of these three languages has become a marker of ethnic identity.

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