Medjugorie (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Capital: Sajarevo
Population: 4 430 494
Languages: Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian
Currency: convertible mark
Religion: Roman-Catholicism, Islam, Orthodox Christianity
Useful information:
Dialing code: +387
Police: 122
Ambulance: 124
Electricity:
The electricity supply in Bosnia is 220V AC, 50 Hz, with plugs type C, C-2, and F.
Payment cards:
Mastercard and Visa are widely accepted.
Bosnian cuisine:
Bosnian cuisine is under strong influence of Turkish cuisine. Popular specialties are musaka and pita rolls, stuffed with cheese. Traditional Bosnian cuisine is based on different kinds of meats. Baked meats are popular, such as chopped beef (sevapaisi). Meat is main ingredient of most dishes, such as dolma sogan (stuffed onions with rice and meat), lomac (a meat and vegetable goulash), burek and cevapipcici.
Typical prices:
Coffee at a bar – 1-2 mark
Mineral water 1.5l – 1 mark
Traditional dishes (burek, ćevapčići) – 2-10 mark
Weather conditions:
Bosnia and Herzegovina lies between continental and Mediterranean climate. Winters are very cold, with frequent cold winds. Summers are hot, especially in the south.
Places to visit:
Medjugorje – a popular site of religious pilgrimage, due to reports of apparitions of the Virgin Mary. In 1981, She appeared to six children, urging them to pray, repent, read the Bible every day, fast on Wednesdays and Fridays, and confess every month. Our Lady of Medjugorje still appears to the chosen six visionaries. The town itself has become a center of pilgrimages from all over the world. Due to Marian apparitions, the St. Jacob’s church was built here.
Mostar – a historic city, located in central Herzegovina. It is famous for its ancient bridge, the Stari Most over the Neretva, built in the 16th century by the Turks.
