Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country in Southeastern Europe. Its capital and largest city is Sarajevo. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for 20 kilometres (12 miles) of coastline on the Adriatic Sea surrounding the city of Neum. In the central and eastern interior of the country the geography is mountainous, in the northwest it is moderately hilly, and the northeast is predominantly flatland. The inland is a geographically larger region and has a moderate continental climate, bookended by hot summers and cold and snowy winters. The southern tip of the country has a Mediterranean climate and plain topography. According to an estimation of the World Tourism Organization, Bosnia and Herzegovina will have the third highest tourism growth rate in the world between 1995 and 2020. Tourism in Sarajevo is chiefly focused on historical, religious, and cultural aspects. In 2010, Lonely Planets Best In Travel nominated it as one of the top ten cities to visit that year. Sarajevo also won travel blog Foxnomads Best City to Visit competition in 2012, beating more than one hundred other cities around the entire world. Bosnia has also become an increasingly popular skiing and Ecotourism destination. Bosnia and Herzegovina remains one of the last undiscovered natural regions of the southern area of the Alps, with vast tracts of wild and untouched nature attracting adventurers and nature lovers. National Geographic magazine named Bosnia and Herzegovina as the best mountain biking adventure destination for 2012. The central Bosnian Dinaric Alps are favored by hikers and mountaineers, containing both Mediterranean and Alpine climates. Whitewater rafting is somewhat of a national pastime, with three rivers, including the deepest river canyon in Europe, the Tara River Canyon. Most recently, The Huffington Post named Bosnia and Herzegovina the 9th Greatest Adventure in the World for 2013, adding that the country boasts the cleanest water and air in Europe; the greatest untouched forests; and the most wildlife. The best way to experience is the three rivers trip, which purls through the best the Balkans have to offer. Some of the tourist attractions in Bosnia and Herzegovina include: 1.Sarajevo, the Olympic City or European Jerusalem; the scientific, cultural, tourist and commercial center of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 2. Mostar, the City on Neretva or City of Sunshine; the location of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Stari most and old-town Mostar. 3. Višegrad, location of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge. 4. Banja Luka, the Green City, with sights such as the Kastel fortress and Ferhadija mosque. 5. Bihać and the waterfalls of the river Una within Una National Park. 6. Jajce, city of the Bosnian kings and the place where Yugoslavia was founded, Pliva lakes and waterfall. 7. Prijedor, featuring its Old City Mosque, Kozara National Park and, at Mrakovica, Bosnias largest World War II monument. 8. The salt-lakes of Tuzla, birthplace of Meša Selimović. 9. The Neretva river and the Rakitnica river canyons in Upper Neretva. 10. The Trebižat river and its waterfalls at Kravice and Kočuša. 11. The Buna with its spring and historic town of Blagaj. 12. The Lower Tara river canyon, the deepest canyon in Europe. 13. Sutjeska National Park, featuring the ancient forest of Perućica (one of the last two remaining primeval forests in Europe) and the Sutjeska river canyon. 14. Počitelj historical village 15. Mount Bjelašnica and Jahorina, sites used during XIV Olympic Winter Games in 1984. 16. The coastal city of Neum. 17. Doboj and its 13th-century fortress. 18. Stolac, featuring the Begovina neighborhood and Radimlja tombstones. 19. Visoko, city of the Bosnian nobility and monarchy, historical capital of the Kingdom of Bosnia and the site of the alleged Bosnian pyramids; 20.Tešanj, one of Bosnias oldest known cities. 21. Bijeljina, known for its agriculture and ethnic village Stanišić 22.Lukavac, featuring Modrac Lake (Jezero Modrac), the largest artificial lake in Bosnia and Herzegovina. 23. Travnik, the birthplace of Ivo Andrić and once the capital city of the Bosnia Eyalet. 24. Jablanica, Museum of Case White and Old bridge destroyed by Yugoslav army in Second World War. 25. Ostrožac Castle, a 16th-century castle built by the Ottoman Empire and later expanded by the House of Habsburg. 26. Gornji Vakuf 27. Konjic, featuring Titos underground nuclear bunker.
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