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Bosnia and Herzegovina Itinerary

This is our road trip in small but beautiful and interesting Bosnia and Herzegovina country in the Balkans. We arrived in Sarajevo, the capital city. Sarajevo is a compact city crossed by River Miljacka and surrounded by Dinaric Alps, which add to the city charm. As arrived somewhere in the afternoon, we had time just to take a few steps on the lovely streets of the old town. We spent the first in Sarajevo.

Today we properly explored Sarajevo. Walking around the city, we could feel the different influences the area had. It's an interesting mixture of Ottoman, Austro-Hungarian and Yugoslav influences that remind of different foreign rules the place knew over the time.

We enjoyed a walk in the beautiful old town, with nice cobblestone streets filled with fine Ottoman style buildings, cute cafes and places to eat.

We stopped at Pirpa and had the best falafel. We had this recommendation from our host and it was indeed a great idea.

After we ate, we took a nice walk along the Miljacka River. There are some nice views over the city from there.

We arrived at Latin Bridge, a nice Ottoman stone bridge over the river.

And visited Archduke Ferdinand Memorial, the site where Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914.

Then we paid a visit to this fine Turkish bazaar. It's an old market, dating from 1400s where you can buy some nice authentic souvenirs.

And ended the day with a stunning sunset from Yellow Bastion. It's a clifftop where once was a defensive wall, so we had to climb a bit to get there, but it was actually a nice walk there.

Returned to the city and had a second night in Sarajevo.

The next day, we rented a car and went to explore some other regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Our first stop for the day was at Jablanica, a nice small town situated on Neretva River and Jablanica Lake. We took a few stepts and admired the nice landscapes and the emerald colored Neretva River. We visited the broken bridge Neretva Bridge that became a landmark of the place. It's a brigde that was destroyed in the Second World War, but the actual broken brigde is a imitation of the original, built for filming "The Battle of Neretva".

We then drove to Mostar. It's a really beautiful small town with a famous Old Bridge in Ottoman style, a UNESCO World Heritage site, that connects the two nations living on the river two banks, the Bosniak Muslims and, on the oder side, Christian Croats. We spent the night in Mosnar.

The next day, we explored Mostar old town, its Turkish Bazar and admired the wonderful views over the river, the bridge and the city. We also visite the Sniper Tower, the abandoned building turned into an unofficial art installation with murals, and graffiti.

Before we left Mostar, we enjoyed a good traditional Bosnian coffee at this cosy cafe in town.

We then drove to this wonderful scenic site, Kravice Waterfall. We spent a few hours at this beautiful site, admiring the beauty of this Bosnian landscape, swimming and relaxing.

We then drove towards the seaside. Bosnia has a really small coastline, of only 20 km. Neum in the only city on the coast.

We spent the entire day at the beach, relaxing, swimming and reading.

We just had breakfast and we packed our bags.

We drove back to Sarajevo and back home from here.