7 Places To Visit In Herzegovina

Sep 8

Sep 8 7 Places To Visit In Herzegovina

If you follow me on social media then you already know I fell in love with the beauty that is Bosnia & Herzegovina. Maybe because I spent my birthday there but it is easily the highlight of my Balkan adventure and summer trip. I did a road trip through Herzegovina (“Duke’s Land”), the south western region of the country, and was amazed at its stunning nature and unique history. If you find yourself in this gorgeous country (and I really encourage you to make your way to BiH) with high mountains, turquoise water, great food, wine, waterfalls, incredible history and some of the most accepting people I’ve come across, then here are the places you absolutely must visit in Herzegovina!

Mostar

Mostar is the best known and the unofficial capital of Herzegovina. It is also the only city with over 100,000 citizens and 4th largest city in the entire country. The most popular site in Mostar is the Stari Most (Mostar Bridge), also called the "New Old Bridge". The original b ridge stood for 427 years, until it was destroyed on 9 November 1993 by Croat forces during the war. Subsequently, it was rebuilt and opened on 23 July 2004. People from all over the world come to Mostar to see this famous bridge and also witness a tradition of over 450 years where brave men jump some 24 metres from the bridge into the Neretva River.

Medugorje

The most famous Catholic pilgrimage in Southeastern Europe today is Medjugorje due to reports of alleged apparitions of the Virgin Mary to six local children. Since the apparitions began in 1981, over 40 million people of all faiths, from all over the world, have visited the town.

Kravice Waterfalls

The waterfall was created by the Trebižat river with its tuff deposits, and has been declared a natural phenomenon which is under state protection. Its height ranges from 26-28 meters with water amphitheater of 120 meters below. The Kravice Falls area also has a little cafe, a rope swing, a picnic area, and a place to camp.

West Herzegovina is also famous for amazing wine. Stop at Brkic, a local winery, to taste the finest Blatina (red) and Zilavka (white) authentic wines along with other local products.

Počitelj

Stunningly nested above Neretva river, Počitelj is a medieval town with stunning Ottoman-Mediterranean architecture. An easy uphill hike with a local guide will provide you with some of Herzegovina's stunning vistas as well as a 600+ year history of the once strategic town which was totally destroyed during the war but has since been rebuilt and preserved as a UNESCO heritage site.

Vjetrenica Cave

Vjetrenica also known as ”wind cave", is the largest and most important cave in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and said to be the richest cave in the world in terms of subterranean biodiversity. Visit to see Proteus anguinus (human fish), amazing stalactite and stalagmite decorations.

Blagaj

Blagaj town is home to Buna river spring which discharges an amazing 43 cubic meters of water per second. Just next to the spring, under the rock, is Blagaj Tekke, a monastery built around 1520 for the Dervish order.

You can't visit Blagaj without having a taste of the local trout freshly caught from the Buna river.

Jablanica

During the Second World War, Bosnia was the scene of some of the fiercest battles between the Yugoslav Partisans (the Communist guerrilla-resistance) and the Axis Powers. The Battle of the Neretva, or “Battle for the 4000 Wounded Soldiers” as it is often referred to in Yugoslavian history books, took place in February and March of 1943.