50 pictures that will inspire you to visit Bosnia and Herzegovina
Last Updated on 08/04/2025 by kami
There are places you know you will fall for even before visiting.
All the pictures you see online, all the stories you read, the history and culture you learn about keep you captivated and make you count the days to your actual trip to the place.
That was my story with Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bosnia and Herzegovina essentials
Planning a trip to Bosnia and Herzegovina? Here are the services I always use and personally recommend:
- Accommodation: I always book a place to stay on Booking.com
- Tours: when I decide to go on a tour I either use Viator
- Get insured for your trip to Bosnia and Herzegovina with SafetyWing
My visits to Bosnia and Herzegovina
By now I’ve had a chance to visit Bosnia and Herzegovina three times: in early autumn, in winter and in spring. Each season was beautiful there, each place was just stunning.
Sarajevo – the tragic capital – quickly has became one of my all time favorite cities,
Mostar is a perfect place for me to chill out and smaller places I’ve seen during my recent visit to Bosnia made me fall for the country even more.
All of them can be easily called Balkan highlights.
The whole world has learned about Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 1990s due to the cruel war that made it to the news.
The conflict ended in 1996 but for years tourists were simply afraid to visit Bosnia and Herzegovina, looking at the country with the recent events in mind.
To be honest I was one of them…
But even if the war remnants are still there, you can see bulletholes on the buildings, ruined houses and numerous cemetaries just about everywhere the country has moved on, focusing on the future and trying to live normally.
Why you should visit Bosnia and Herzegovina
While most of the tourists focus only on Mostar (a very easy day trip from Dubrovnik, Croatia) and Sarajevo there are so many places you should go to when you visit Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Travnik, Jajce, Blagaj, Pocitelj, Trebinje, Visegrad, Bihac, Konjic, Lukomir, Stolac… the list can go on and on!
For such a small country Bosnia and Herzegovina offers so much! And the landscape when you travel between the places really can take your breath away!
But Bosnia and Herzegovina is so much more than the beautiful places.
It’s the country of delicious food (meat lovers will find it especially appealing), multicultural past and incredible people.
Everywhere I went I felt really taken care of and despite the major incident (my passport was stolen in Sarajevo) I really think that Bosnia and Herzegovina is really safe.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina in pictures
As I was inspired by pictures to visit Bosnia and Herzegovina below you can se some of my favorite shots I took there during two recent visits. It was really hard to choose only 50 pictures – the country is just too beautiful! But I really hope what you are about to see will inspire you to visit Bosnia too!
View from the minaret of Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque in Mostar
Inside Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque in Mostar
Street in Mostar Old Town
View from the Old Bridge in Mostar
Mostar Old Bridge
Mostar Old Bridge from another perspective
Mostar Old Town
Mostar Old Bridge by night
Kravica Waterfalls
Kravica Waterfalls from above
Pocitelj from above
Šišman Ibrahim-pašina mosque in Pocitelj
Spring in Pocitelj
Pocitelj streets
Travnik seen from the fortress
Travnik fortress
Travnik seen from the fortress
Travnik fortress
Plava voda, Travnik
Entrance to Jajce Old Town
Jajce fortress
View from Jajce city walls
Jajce Old Town
Jajce Old Town
Sarajevo Baščaršija
Miljacka river in Sarajevo
Inat Kuca – the most famous house in Sarajevo
Sarajevo views
View of Sarajevo Old Town
Sarajevo seen from Alifakovac cemetery
Miljacka river and Latin Bridge in Sarajevo
Catholic Cathedral
Vibrant Sarajevo Old Town
Sarajevo sunset
Latin Bridge in Sarajevo at night
Sebilj in Sarajevo at night
Main square in Baščaršija, Sarajevo
Baščaršija streets
Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque yard in Sarajevo
Ferhadija street, Sarajevo. Where cultures meet.
Saraci street, Sarajevo. Where cultures meet.
Ferhadija street, Sarajevo
Strossmayerova street, Sarajevo
Main square in Baščaršija, Sarajevo
View from the restaurant on the hills of Sarajevo
View from Avaz Tower, Sarajevo
View from Avaz Tower, Sarajevo
Sunset in Sarajevo
Further reading
I published many articles about Bosnia and Herzegovina that you might find useful when planning your trip there. Here are some of them:
- 17 best places to visit in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 37 Best Things to Do in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Ostrozac Castle – the Hidden Gem of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bihac, Bosnia and Herzegovina – the Getaway to Una NP
- 25 Amazing Things to Do in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Visit Travnik – the Heart of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- What to See in Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Visegrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina – See the Iconic Bridge on the Drina
- and more!
If you are looking for articles about a specific destination – check out the map with all the articles I’ve published (and their locations). You can also join my Facebook group about traveling in the Balkans and ask your questions there.
Travel Resources
You can find the best accommodation options at Booking. They have many discounts and excellent customer service. Click here to look for the place to stay in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Never travel without travel insurance, you never know what might happen and better safe than sorry. You can check the insurance policy for Bosnia and Herzegovina here.
I recommend joining organized tours to get to know the place better and to visit more places during your trip. You can find a great selection of tours at Get Your Guide – click here.
Make sure to have the offline map always installed on your phone, they can save you so many troubles. I always use the free app Maps.Me.
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mega, mega, mega;) już kombinuję jak udac się w te strony w wakacje. nie wierzę, że kiedyś totalnie nie interesowałam się Bośnią i nie brałam jej pod uwagę w wojażach.
lepiej późno niż wcale! wybierz się koniecznie, bo naprawdę warto! Fantastyczny kraj!
WOW… GREAT PICTURES KAMI We plan on living in both Bosnia and Montenegro next year. We will hire you for some advice. Have you ever been to the film festival in Sarajevo? Thanks for sharing your travel adventures. Lance
Thank you for your kind words Lance! You will love it here for sure, Bosnia and Montenegro are among my absolutely favorite places, both countries are incredibly beautiful. Unfortunately I haven’t been to the SFF but I really would love to!
Petarda! <3
Niech ktoś wydłuży rok, urlopy i zaopatrzy w portfele bez dna. :)
Dziękuję!! I tak, podpisuję się pod tym wnioskiem!
I am going! Well, hopefully next year! This country looks amazing on your pictures
It is amazing, that’s why I keep returning! I really hope you will visit Bosnia too!
Gorgeous! I haven’t been to either of the two countries, but would very much like to. I’ve just got back from Croatia, so I’m certainly on my way!
p.s. I really like your photography!
Thank you! B&H is a wonderful place so next time when you plan your Balkan trip you definitely shuold include this country too, you won’t be disappointed!
We are so gutted that we aren’t there right now (which is where we should be!) – a month back in the UK, recovering, and we should be back on track. You have some lovely photos here, I am especially drawn to Pocitelj and Travnik.
that was such an unfortunate thing that happened to you Mark but I’m sure you will be back in the Balkans soon!
I am heading to BiH next month and i can’t wait. Your post just made me even more excited:).But omg,your passport got stolen in Sarajevo? how did that happen? (so i know what to avoid…)
You will love BiH for sure!!! I’m falling for it more and more with each visit (and I’m here again right now ;)). As for the passport – when I was walking in the evening in the Old Town someone opened my backpack and took the small purse that among other random things had passport too. I think I know where it happened (when walking from the cathedral towards the river) but I’m not 100% sure and I didn’t catch anyone. And well, something like this could have happened anywhere
I’ve always wanted to visit Bosnia Herzegovina, and your photos make me want to visit even more. Those small cobblestone streets and bridges are just gorgeous!
They are gorgeous! I really hope you will make it there soon Jenna, you will love it!
Rany, już pierwsze pięć zrobiło robotę, kurczę, chcę do Bośni! Wczoraj już Kinga spamowała tymi fotkami, przestańcie, nie mam urlopu!
ogarnij jakoś wolne, naprawdę warto! Ja też nie mam urlopu, a znów w Bośni jestem ;)
Hege już w czwartek lecę także do Bośni przez Czarnogóre i liczę na podobnie udane kadry :)
i jak, udało się ;) ?
I’ve only been in Sarajevo and Mostar, like most people, but I agree that it’s a really fascinating and interesting country. I keep repeating that it’s so hard to think that it all was one country – Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro… They are all so different!
You definitely should return to B&H and see more of it as it’s just stunning! It’s fascinating how diverse the former Yugoslavia was which, in a way, caused so much tragedy here
Nice, but you forget to visit beautiful Trebinje in southern part of Hercegovina close to Dubrovnik & Herceg Novi.
It must be on every list if you travel trough Bosnia!!!
I’ve mentioned it in the post but I haven’t been there yet (even if I really would love to)
Bardzo atrakcyjne miejsce. Chcę się w końcu wybrać w te regiony. Słowenia wygląda podobnie. Te miasteczka między pagórkami są bajeczne.
zdecydowanie polecam! Słowenia też jest fantastyczna, taki mały kraj, a tyle atrakcji!
Woow, this looks really amazing,
This is really on my have to do list before i get into my 40’s
Keep posting,
Kind regards
Stefanie
Thank you! I really hope you will make it to B&H soon! Regards!
Hi Kami, thanks for sharing the beautiful pictures.
Need some advice from you. We plan on traveling to Bosnia come spring. We are not driving. How is the public transport like? Do we have to hire a private car with driver?
Appreciate your response. Thank you!
Hi Doris! If planned carefully it’s rather easy to go around Bosnia by public transport, that’s what I always do too! Only the places around Mostar (Blagaj, Pocitelj, Kravice) require a driver but it’s super easy to organize everything in Mostar, I paid 20€ for such a trip! You will love Bosnia, it’s amazing!
H KAMI, How about the NIGHT Life in BiH? Recently I was in Skopje,Pristina but NO nigt life to drink coocktail/beer!!!!
The nightlife in Sarajevo isn’t crazy but there are few places you might enjoy, like Kino Bosna, especially on Monday night
My wife and I have been to Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of a Europe tour and would love to go back. My wife’s farther is from Yugoslavia but not sure from were in Yugoslavia. Looking at your pictures I feel we have missed so much of this lovely country.
Thank you for your comment Neil, I hope you will be able to visit Bosnia again soon. Most tours just focus on Mostar and Sarajevo but there’s so much more in the country really! Fingers crossed you will be able to see it one day :) Happy travels!
Dear Kami,
This is Moji from Iran. I have planned to have a trip to Bosnia and Herzegovina this summer. I am very lucky which I found you and your blog it is amazing. You have shown in your blog very well an overall picture about B&H. I hope to have a great time there and enjoy. Part of accommodation in Sarajevo was very useful for me.
Best regards,
Moji
Thank you Moji! I hope you will have a great time in BiH, it’s such a beautiful and underrated country. Have a good trip!
Great photos and a lovely blog. I’ve been using your blog to persuade some Asian people to come and visit Bosnia. Hopefully, they’ll also click on something that will get you a commission. Good luck with your blog and thanks for portraying my country as it is – a beautiful place that really should be explored.
Thank you! I hope you manage to persuade them as BiH is such a beautiful country! I can’t wait for my next visit!