Bosnia and Herzegovina, beyond the towns
Villages, hosts, trails and local produce across the country. Find a place, arrange it directly with the host and take something home.
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Explore places
Places to start with
Five ways into the same country
Start from a place, a bed, an activity or a product. Each one leads to a real village and a real host.
Approximate village elevation, Bjelašnica
A place up close
Lukomir, where the road ends
Stone houses with shingle roofs and a tradition of woollen handwork. Lukomir is a place to learn how life on the mountain works.
What to see
Before you go
Local goods and makers
Take something home
Cheese, flour, preserves, pasta and woollen socks. You buy directly from the person who makes them: call, agree, then collect or order.
Plan your visit
How this works
You arrange it directly
For stays and visits we hand you to the host’s own contact or booking page.
Hosts confirm the details
We call the host, confirm the details and enter their corrections. Those pages carry the Verified mark.
No commission
Rural.ba does not book or charge. You arrange and pay the host directly.
Check the road locally
Snow, trails and phone signal change quickly. Look for current local information before you set off.
Maker
OPG Veselčić
Špionica Srednja, Srebrenik
A family holding at Špionica near Srebrenik: luffa soap, pumpkin preserve and herbal oils.
Since 2004 Nikola Veselčić and his wife have gathered, grown and processed medicinal herbs. From pumpkin they make jam and a sweet preserve. The teas are nettle, evening primrose and parsley; the oils chamomile, St John's wort, calendula, dandelion and burdock. They make tinctures too, from sage to hawthorn. The holding also lists sales at the farm, at Špionica Srednja 134. Arrange collection by phone or Viber.
Local goods
Majevica and Brčko
- Planinarski dom Lipici Stay · Majevica, Srebrenik
Lipici mountain hut on Majevica, at 734 metres above sea level.
- Bašta Bešić Stay · Ješin do, Majevica, Srebrenik
Bašta Bešić accommodation in Ješin do on Majevica.
- Panorama Gornji Srebrenik Restaurant · Gornji Srebrenik, Srebrenik
A place to eat in Gornji Srebrenik, below the fortress.
- Vinarija Pajić Winery · Bukvik Gornji, Brčko
A winery with a restaurant at Bukvik Gornji near Brčko. Tastings Monday to Saturday, by reservation.
- Domaćinstvo Milijada Restaurant · Popovo Polje, Brčko
A six-hectare property with fish ponds at Popovo Polje near Brčko. The house dish is "drunken carp".
- Planinarski dom Crveno Brdo Stay · Gornja Trnova, Ugljevik
A mountain hut with 25 beds at Gornja Trnova on Majevica, the starting point for four marked trails.
- Etno kuća Ražljevo Heritage · Ražljevo, Brčko
A 1930s house of the Majevica foothills, filled with objects collected from the villages around Ražljevo.
- Planinarska kuća Djed Stjepan Visitor centre · Vršani, Tuzla
A mountain hut in Vršani, in rural Tuzla.
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