Recently, I read that Bosnia & Herzegovina is becoming more and more popular as a tourist destination. Last year, it recorded an increase of 90% if compared with 2023. No wonder! There are a lot of amazing places in this country, like Sarajevo, Mostar, Blagaj, Trebinje …. but this time we wanted to travel off […]
medieval tombstones
EXPLORING UPPER KONAVLE: SOKOL GRAD AND MEDIEVAL TOMBSTONES
The Konavle region in Croatia stretches between Cavtat and the border with Montenegro. Many people have already passed through this fertile valley on their way to Dubrovnik or Čilipi Airport, but I suppose that the road through the upland of Konavle, with its picturesque stone villages on the karst slopes of Mount Snježnica (1234 m […]
SPRING IN POŠĆENJE AND NEVIDIO CANYON
Early in May we had guests from the Netherlands and decided to show them the beautiful wild mountains in northwest Montenegro. Large parts of the Durmitor National Park were still closed for traffic at that time, but we spent two days in the surroundings of Pošćenje and Canyon Nevidio. Pošćenje – close to Šavnik – […]
MEDIEVAL TOMBSTONES (STEĆCI) IN MONTENEGRO – PART II
The most beautiful medieval tombstones of Montenegro can be found in the surroundings of Žabljak. There are no signposts or maps (although „stećci“ were put on the tentative list of UNESCO world heritage sites), and many people do not know how to find these two most interesting sites of medieval tombstones in the country! But […]
MEDIEVAL TOMBSTONES (STEĆCI) IN MONTENEGRO – PART I
It is always interesting to take the roads less travelled in Montenegro. That is why we decided to explore the area around Nikšić in search of medieval tombstones, also called „stećci“. At the same time, it was our wish to participate in the UNDP project „Foursquare for Development“: our research should contribute to the creation […]