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Bosnia & Herzegovina
Photo: Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge — Julian Nyča · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Bosnia & Herzegovina at a glance

Bosnia & Herzegovina is a country in Southern Europe; its capital is Sarajevo. People mainly speak Bosnian and Croatian. The currency is the Bosnia-Herzegovina Convertible Mark (BAM). VoyaKin maps 20 places to see here, including 5 UNESCO World Heritage sites.

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Capital
Sarajevo
Region
Southern Europe
Languages
Bosnian, Croatian
Currency
Bosnia-Herzegovina Convertible Mark (BAM)
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Before you go: official information

Entry rules, visas and health requirements change. Confirm them with Bosnia & Herzegovina’s official immigration authority or its embassy before you book and again before you travel.

Check your own government’s travel advice before you go.

Places to see in Bosnia & Herzegovina

12 of the 20 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

  • Stari Most

    Stari MostUNESCO

    Stari most / Alte Brückr

    Heritage site · Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

    The Old Bridge, also known as the Mostar Bridge, is a rebuilt 16th-century Ottoman bridge in the city of Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It crosses the river Neretva and connects the two parts of the city, which is named after the bridge keepers who guarded the Old Bridge during the Ottoman era.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Duesseljan (CC0). Map

  • Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge

    Mehmed Paša Sokolović BridgeUNESCO

    Most Mehmed-paše Sokolovića

    Landmark · Republika Srpska

    The Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge is a historic bridge over the Drina River in Višegrad, in the Republika Srpska region of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was completed in 1577 by the Ottoman court architect Mimar Sinan on the order of the Grand Vizier Mehmed Paša Sokolović.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Julian Nyča (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Vjetrenica Cave

    Vjetrenica CaveUNESCO

    Cave · Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Vjetrenica is the largest cave in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the most biodiverse cave in the world. It is part of the Dinaric Alps mountain range, which is known for its karstic and speleological features.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: InDoRoN (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Stećak necropolis Radimlja

    Stećak necropolis RadimljaUNESCO

    Nekropola Radimlja

    Park & nature · Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Radimlja is a stećak necropolis located near Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in Vidovo polje, 3 km west of Stolac, on the Čapljina–Stolac road. The Radimlja necropolis is one of the most valuable monuments of the medieval period in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Original uploader was Prof saxx at hr.wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Janj

    JanjUNESCO

    Rezervat Prašuma Janj

    Park & nature · Republika Srpska

    Photo: Martin Brož (CC BY 3.0). Map

  • Sarajevo

    Sarajevo

    City · Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Sarajevo is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its administrative limits. The Sarajevo Canton, containing the city of Sarajevo and nearby municipalities, is home to 413,593 inhabitants.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Julian Nyča (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Mostar

    Mostar

    City · Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Mostar is a city and the administrative centre of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the historical capital of Herzegovina.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Ramirez (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Banja Luka

    Banja Luka

    City · Republika Srpska

    Banja Luka or Banjaluka is the second-largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the most populous in Republika Srpska. It is Republika Srpska's main economic, political, and administrative centre.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Tomas Damjanovic Banjaluka (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Tuzla

    Tuzla

    City · Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Tuzla is the third-largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the administrative center of Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 110,979 inhabitants.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Boabo (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Maglić

    Maglić

    Mountain · Republika Srpska

    Maglić is a transboundary mountain in the Dinaric Alps, on the border of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Dingoa (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque

    Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque

    Gazi Husrev-begova džamija

    Religious · Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

    The Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque is a Sunni mosque in the city of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Built in the 16th century, it is the largest historical mosque in Bosnia and Herzegovina and one of the most representative Ottoman structures in the Balkans.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Bjoertvedt (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Sarajevo Tunnel

    Sarajevo Tunnel

    Tunel spasa

    Museum · Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

    The Sarajevo Tunnel also known as the Tunnel of Salvation, the Tunnel of Hope, or the Tunnel of Life, was a tunnel constructed between March and June 1993 during the Siege of Sarajevo in the midst of the Bosnian War.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Baumi (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

Keep exploring

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Last updated November 12, 2026. Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons, OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Partner offers below are separate from this guide and never change what’s written here.

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