Bosnia and Herzegovina Essentials

This selection encompasses Bosnia and Herzegovina’s most significant cultural and natural landmarks. It spans the Ottoman-era architecture of Sarajevo’s Baščaršija and Mostar’s Stari Most to the poignant 20th-century history of the Latin Bridge and the Srebrenica Memorial Center. Natural highlights include the tufa cascades of Kravica and the spring of the Buna River. The list also features unique engineering feats, such as Tito’s Cold War bunker in Konjic and the hand-dug Sarajevo Tunnel of Salvation.

Old bridge

Stari Most, also known as Mostar Bridge, is a rebuilt 16th-century Ottoman bridge in the city of Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Baş Çarşı

Sarajevo's 15th-century Ottoman bazaar and cultural hub, characterized by cobblestone streets, traditional artisan workshops, and historical mosques.

Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge

The Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge is a historic bridge in Višegrad, over the Drina River in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina part of the…

Kravica Waterfall

Kravica Waterfall is a large tufa cascade on the Trebižat River, in the karstic heartland of Herzegovina in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque

Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque is a mosque in the city of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Vijećnica

Sarajevo City Hall, known as Vijećnica, is located in the city of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Latin Bridge

Latin Bridge is an Ottoman bridge over the river Miljacka in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Memorial Center Srebrenica

A memorial and cemetery located in Potočari commemorating the victims of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide. The site includes a museum within the former UN peacekeepers' headquarters.

Vrelo Bune

Vrelo Bune is a natural and architectural ensemble located at the spring of the Buna River near Blagaj, a village-town, and is part of the…

Tunnel of Salvation

A hand-dug underground passage constructed during the 1992–1995 Siege of Sarajevo to transport food, medicine, and military supplies into the blockaded city.

Pliva Waterfall

A 22-meter-high waterfall located in the center of Jajce, marking the point where the Pliva River joins the Vrbas River.

Sebilj

An 18th-century pseudo-Ottoman wooden fountain and iconic landmark located in the center of Sarajevo's Baščaršija square.

ARK D-0 (Tito's Bunker)

A massive underground nuclear bunker and military command center built between 1953 and 1979 to protect Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito and his staff.

Water houses

A collection of small, wooden watermills dating back to the Austro-Hungarian period, situated on the travertine barriers between the Pliva lakes near Jajce.