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SKIING

 

Vlašić

Two roads and more then 100 km of mountain road make Vlašić Mountain one of the most accessible at the Balkans area, opened at all seasons. Its geographical position is unique, it is equally distant from the Adriatic sea and larger continental cities. The highest peak named Opaljenik 1943 meters high, dominates the mountain. You can see snow at the mountain for almost five months a year with a few number of stormy days, and during summer time, because of the richness in forest, meadows with the variety of flowers, river Ugar and catling which most successful product is famous “Cheese from Vlašić”, the mountain has all the pre conditions to develop different forms of tourist offers during the entire year.

Sports and recreation centre “Babanovac” on the hight of 1260 meters at Vlašić is connected to Travnik with two roads and that way it is the centre of winter tourism at this area. Recognisable for International competition in ski jumping named “Pokal Vlašić”, with 90 meters high diving board, considered as one of utmost natural and furthest on the south side. Its name is “Srebrena Pahuljica”, crowned as the best arranged ski winter centre in ex Yugoslavia in 1979. These days it is returning the lost glitter and experiencing expansion in tourism, being in the top of Bosnia and Herzegovina and its surroundings.

 

 

Kupres

Area of Kupres Municipality represents an attractive tourist destination. Kupres is an ideal place for vacation in the arms of nature as during the ski season (November-April), so throughout the year. Even during summer months not less attractive area of Kupres offers plenty of options for so called active vacation. Kupres plateau, surrounded with high mountains, is ideal for those who love adventure and which will find satisfaction in paragliding, hiking, hunting or relaxing picnics.

The nature was really generous in its gifts to Kupres area. There, where eternal blueness of sky meets whiteness of snow fairy-tail, or where grass, like girls hair, swings on summer breeze, on brisk mountain air, among pines and firs, where karst springs quietly murmur and tell eternal story about harmony between nature and man, that is where you should look for your peace, rest for soul and body and you will come again ».

Tradition has deep roots in the being of Kupres people. Each year, the first week of July is known as "Harvest Days at Kupres" - a unique manifestation of tradition, folklore, old crafts and skills, country sport which date from the age of Turkish Empire.

 

 

Jahorina i Bjelašnica

Jahorina and Bjelašnica mountains were hosts to the 1984 Olympics games 1984. Now they host some of the finest and most inexpensive skiing in all of Europe. We advise you to taste these sweet slopes only if your looking for the following:

          • - no long lines

            - day passes for less than 15 Euro

            - amazing slopes for both beginners and hard cores

            - more than reasonable accommodation on the mountain

            - restaurants, cafés and clubs that you don’t have to save for a year to afford

            - speed

            - very inexpensive gear rental

            - relaxation

            - untouched wilderness just beyond the slopes

            - a fun, comfortable atmosphere for all

            - snowboarding

            - paragliding

        •           - asy access to the capital Sarajevo
 

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