Hutovo Blato and Neretva River – new thematic tourist routes

Withing the project “Exchange – Research of transboundary aquatic biodiversity”, the Tourist Board of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton (TZ HNŽ) is organizing a seminar “Biodiversity of the Neretva River” which will be held on Wednesday, June 30, at Hotel Mostar in Mostar. The aim of the seminar is to introduce tourist guides and representatives of institutions with the natural […]

The first solar power plant in the rural area in Bosnia and Herzegovina – Money invested by more than 200 individuals and organizations

Illustration (Photo: Hans Braxmeier/Pixabay) The first solar power plant in a rural area in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in which 226 individuals and organizations invested through a crowdfunding campaign, was installed on the roof of the Pecka Visitor Center, a village near Mrkonjić Grad. – We did one amazing thing! After a two-year long process, a solar power[…]

Vladan Galijašević from Rogoušića – from a dream on cheese production to a regionally recognized soap producer

Farmer Vladan Galijašević from the village of Rogoušića in the Municipality of Pale dreamed of having a farm and breeding goats. He says that in 2013, when he bought land in Mostar and about 30 goats, he didn’t know anything about it. In 2021, with a little help from friends, goat’s milk soaps with the “Alpino” brand[…]

More than 1,000 jobs created: End of 20 years of US support for agriculture in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Yesteday, Sweden and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) marked the closure of a successful $18 million joint agricultural project that helped domestic organizations and producers increase sales, create new jobs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and boost regional exports. US Ambassador Eric Nelson, Swedish Ambassador Johanna Strömquist and European Union Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina[…]

Students started extra curriculum activity at the elementary school “Ivan Goran Kovačić” in Gojevići near Fojnica with the support of the UPSHIFT grant in the amount of 3,000 BAM

On Thursday, June 24, 2021 extra curriculum activity for students of the elementary school “Ivan Goran Kovacic” in Gojevići near Fojnica was officially opened. Students Natalia Džepić, Sanda Šako and Ivano Iviš participated in the 4th eUPSHIFT workshop as Team 6 with the topic “Young people do not have the skills needed to run a household”. In[…]

200 years old mill in Trebinje

In the village Do in the Trebinje municipality, everything used to be bustling with life. Today, only a few houses are inhabited. Slaven Škrba, one of the few who lives in Do, remembers that there used to be six mills on Bregava River and they all belonged to the Škrba and Brkić families. “One of the mills[…]

Something new in Mostar again: The largest swing in Bosnia and Herzegovina at 12 meters above the ground

The traditional jumps from the Old Bridge in Mostar have never been interrupted, neither during the war nor during the pandemic. Brave jumpers jump every day and leave breathless all visitors of the city on the Neretva River. From this season, in addition to jumping, zip-line, boating, tourists can also experience a new attraction – the largest[…]