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
Varcar · Jugoslav Župić
Mrkonjić Grad, Mrkonjić Grad
Craft beer by Jugoslav Župić from Mrkonjić Grad, available through the local Pecka network.
Pecka lists purchases and tasting at its visitor centre and the summer Šareni market. Alongside Varcar, it describes Ostoja lager and Crna kraljica stout. Ask the centre about current availability; brewery tours and a direct brewer contact are not confirmed.
Local goods
Pecka and Mrkonjić Grad
- Visitor centar Pecka Visitor centre · Gornja Pecka, Mrkonjić Grad
The visitor centre in Gornja Pecka, in the old school building. The starting point for trips, climbing, cycling and hiking.
- Outdoor Resort Pecka Stay · Gornja Pecka, Mrkonjić Grad
Ten cabins beside the visitor centre in Gornja Pecka, open all year.
- Seosko domaćinstvo Grabež Stay · Gornja Pecka, Mrkonjić Grad
Accommodation and home-cooked meals in a family house in Gornja Pecka.
- Škola gljivarstva Greenways Activity · Pecka, Mrkonjić Grad
Guided mushroom education around Pecka, run by Greenways.
- Eko zona Zelenkovac Heritage · Zelenkovac, Mrkonjić Grad
A gallery, a small ethno-museum and bungalows in the forest below Lisina, 15 kilometres from Mrkonjić Grad.
- Nataša Džebić Restaurant · Gornja Pecka, Mrkonjić Grad
Home-cooked food in Gornja Pecka, by prior arrangement.
- Melem · porodica Tošić Maker · Baraći, Mrkonjić Grad
Goat cheese and milk from the Tošić family in Baraći near Mrkonjić Grad.
- Med Željka Simića Maker · Pecka, Mrkonjić Grad
Honey from local beekeeper Željko Simić in Pecka.
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