14 Souvenirs From Bosnia And Herzegovina To Take Dwelling

Should you’re visiting a spot like Bosnia and Herzegovina, you’ll most definitely need to get some Bosnian souvenirs. That is what to purchase in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Each time a much-awaited journey ends, we repeatedly really actually really feel kind of blue, considerably after we had pleasing, found new locations, and felt actually welcome. Souvenirs come to the rescue; they make us really actually really feel a bit larger and assist us shield the recollections of our travels alive. Should you’re visiting a spot like Bosnia and Herzegovina, you’ll most definitely need to get some Bosnian souvenirs.

This Balkan nation has a protracted artisan personalized, which makes it straightforward to hunt out stunning presents for our mates and us as soon as extra dwelling.

The selection is broad; we’re going to choose one issue to brighten our dwelling, to remind us of a spot or a method, and to encourage others to go to the nation, too.

Take into consideration, attempt to depart some dwelling in your baggage in your souvenirs, attempt to resolve on good and easy-to-pack objects, and, in case you need to buy some huge or fragile memento, frequently verify with the locals as they’re often keen which will provide help to pack and even obtainable to ship it dwelling for you.

Let’s see among the many many most stunning and typical souvenirs from Bosnia which will undoubtedly make an ever-lasting reminiscence of your go to.

1. Clothes And Utterly totally different Objects With Bosnian Carpet Patterns

The Bosnian carpet is a typical carpet with an Oriental-style motif that represents the native cultural values. Carpet making was historically a craft taken up by women who would weave rugs for his or her properties or as presents, recreating a specific sample in daring colours much like pink, black, yellow, or blue.

The motif, which grew to develop to be part of the native customized, has been taken up by loads of fashionable Bosnian designers who now print it on fashionable garment objects, together with males’s ties, silk scarves, and moderately extra tech objects much like a mouse pad or a espresso mug.

A well-known Bosnian designer, Adnan Hajrulahovic, has taken this sample to the subsequent stage alongside collectively together with his company HAAD, producing distinctive clothes and ornamental objects with the Bosnian carpet sample.

These souvenirs might probably be a bit dearer than you could possibly probably presumably purchase at a avenue market, nonetheless they bear a novel Bosnian aptitude. You would possibly shortly get them on the Sarajevo airport or the memento retailer contained in the Metropolis Corridor (Vijecnica). You may additionally look at extra on the HAAD official web site on-line or the HAAD Fb internet net web page.

2. Bosnian Rugs And Carpets

Should you select an moderately priced dimension and have baggage dwelling obtainable, then a standard Bosnian carpet or kilim often is a one-of-a-kind current for you or buddy. These handwoven rugs, which grew to develop to be fashionable contained in the nation through the Ottoman occupation, have simple motifs repeated all via the bottom, made with daring colours, with pink and black being the extra fashionable ones. Though they may current a bit awkward to maneuver, you could possibly need to take dwelling with you the true concern and in no way solely a reproduction.

A superb fine quality Bosnian rug IS not as straightforward to hunt out as thus far. Sadly, the craft is being deserted, and weavers aren’t very straightforward to hunt out. Nonetheless, inside the event you’re looking for a fairly Bosnian kilim, head to the markets in a very extremely efficient cities, much like Sarajevo and Mostar, to hunt out them. And take note of, to verify relating to the fine quality of the carpet, frequently verify the knots on the reverse: the extra you see, the higher the carpet.

3. Native Wine And Rakija

Herzegovina is a vital grape producer contained in the house and produces surprisingly good wines. The wine commerce, which stopped through the Ottoman years, was launched as soon as extra to life through the Austrian domination, and little by little, wine returned to be an wanted product of the nation.

Alternatively, inside the event you like a stronger drink, get a bottle of Rajika. Though this spirit is broadly produced in each Balkan nation, a bottle of Rakija from Bosnia and Herzegovina might make a particular reminiscence of your journey.

4. Copper Ware And Utterly totally different Metalwork Objects

With clear Ottoman memory, one in all many important distinctive work varieties in Bosnia and Herzegovina is metalware, considerably copper work. One factor from ornamental plates and trays, tea objects, espresso pots, and even Ottoman lamps with typical designs are among the many many frequent objects you could possibly take as soon as extra dwelling with you.

These distinctive handcrafts is prone to be bought in native markets, nonetheless the reality is, the only place to get your reward is Coppersmith Avenue in Sarajevo’s Bascarsija. You may additionally purchase metallic souvenirs alongside the streets of Mostar, close to the Outdated Bridge or Stari Most. And understand that it’s frequently larger to purchase from working artisans that you just simply see working at their retailers to keep away from purchasing for an moderately priced knock-off.

5. Metallic Jewellery

If purchasing for a metallic espresso pot or an ornamental dish is one issue you’d like to do, nonetheless there is also not sufficient dwelling in your backpack, nonetheless you proceed to love the native metalwork, then you could possibly accept a captivating pair of earrings, bracelets, or necklaces.

Whether or not or not or not you’re looking for a daring piece to make a vogue assertion or a fragile piece to positioned on day-to-day, you might undoubtedly uncover distinctive objects at comparatively pretty priced costs.

6. Lavender And Utterly totally different Pure Merchandise

One totally different commonplace memento you should buy in Bosnia and Herzegovina (and in loads of utterly totally different Balkan nations, as we talked about in our Bulgarian souvenirs article), lavender fields are plentiful on this a part of the world.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has a protracted personalized of cultivating and gathering medicinal and fragrant herbs (wild berries and mushrooms). The nation boasts a wealthy biodiversity of medicinal and fragrant vegetation that considerably contribute to the nationwide and native financial system. Bosnia and Herzegovina commercializes over 200 medicinal and fragrant vegetation contained in the sort of dried flowers, needed oils, and utterly utterly totally different pure merchandise much like chamomile, mint, balm, sage, and — most of all — lavender.

Though dried lavender sachets are a typical and fairly low worth memento, a small flask of pure lavender oil often is a refined and delicate memento that many mothers and grandmas will undoubtedly respect.

7. Battle Trinkets, Recycled Bullets, And Utterly totally different Battle Paraphernalia

Like many different Balkan nations which underwent a barely turbulent current historic earlier, war-related souvenirs are furthermore fairly typical in Bosnia and Herzegovina. These souvenirs, beloved primarily by companions, boyfriends, and male relations, often come from the spectacular amount of ammunition that littered your complete nation after the battle.

These painful recollections had been gathered by educated locals who made them into eccentric souvenirs, pendants, trinkets, and utterly totally different ornamental objects now to be discovered contained in the areas of Mostar and Sarajevo, primarily in markets and vacationer corners. You probably can uncover one factor from a pen made out of a bullet to helmets, navy badges, and numerous navy clothes.

8. Hand-knitted socks And Slippers

It’s a neighborhood personalized to take away your footwear while you enter your particular person home in loads of nations contained in the Balkans, and that is very true for Bosnia, the place you might pay money for a pair of home slippers that the home house owners shield for buddies and that must be solely worn inside.

And even inside the event you didn’t have the chance to enter any Bosnian dwelling all via your journey, you might undoubtedly uncover artisan stalls and markets promoting these typical hand-knitted slippers with pointy choices that options fairly intricate motifs. As one other choice to slippers, you may get a pair of cozy woolen socks that locals use for a similar goal.

9. A Snapshot Of The Place The place WWI Started

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As most of us realized as soon as extra in school, the First World Battle began appropriate after Franz Ferdinand, the inheritor to the Austrian throne, was murdered in Sarajevo by the Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip.

At present, a complete lot of vacationers flock to the proximity of the Latin Bridge to see the precise place the place these occasions handed off. Historic earlier and journey followers often snap an image of this very spot (and even a selfie)—fairly a novel journey memento from the Balkan home that historic earlier buffs will undoubtedly treasure.

10. A Espresso Set And Some Bosnian Espresso

A Normal Bosnian espresso set can merely make the right memento to buy all via your Balkan journey. Every for you or buddy, a small customary set will embody a copper (or utterly totally different metallic) espresso pot — regionally often known as dzezva — and a pair of cups with saucers. Higher objects might embody extra cups, nonetheless they won’t slot in your baggage.

Though they may probably be a bit on the heavy facet, they’re the right reward for the espresso fan as soon as extra dwelling. Pair this current with a pack of Bosnian flooring espresso, which you’ll unlikely uncover as shortly as as soon as extra dwelling.

11. Native Work

It’s frequently rewarding to buy hand-painted pictures of various areas you could possibly probably have visited contained in the nation. Chances are you’ll not solely be serving to native artists, nonetheless there’s one issue distinctive and fairly private everytime you perceive that your portray shouldn’t be a print or was not mechanically reproduced. In a technique, your memento will probably be a one-of-a-kind, one issue which might make it moderately extra specific.

Head to artisan and public markets or, even larger, buy them from the artists themselves, who’s prone to be discovered portray appropriate on the spot at utterly utterly totally different landmarks. Get your self an oil or watercolor portray of distinctive locations such on account of the Stari Most or the streets of Sarajevo. Physique it and dangle it as shortly as as soon as extra dwelling to carry you distinctive journey recollections each time you check out them.

12. Lokum

Regionally often known as lokum or rahat lokum, this frequent Balkan candy, very like the extra well-known Turkish delight, is an ideal memento, light-weight, straightforward to maneuver, and match inside any piece of baggage.

This scrumptious care for has very clear Turkish origins. Actually, the phrase lokum (roughly translated as a delight) comes from the Turkish language and means pleasure for the throat. Rahat lokum made its means into Bosnia bigger than 500 years thus far, when it was packed in silk and was solely served to the intense class on the courtroom docket. At present, consuming Bosnian espresso with rahat lokum and utterly totally different oriental sweets is an exact ritual in native households. Lokum is on the market in utterly utterly totally different flavors, the favored ones being rose and walnut.

Presently, the Bosnian market presents giant vibrant lokum made with the standard colours and Bosnian motifs present in outdated carpets and utterly totally different woven merchandise.

13. Get Your self An Uncommon Memento!

Have you ever ever ever ever thought-about returning dwelling with a memento you may’t buy in any retailer or market? One issue genuinely real that — in a technique — testifies your go to to the nation? Diving off most likely primarily essentially the most well-known bridge in Mostar can earn you such a memento!

It has extended been a typical observe for Bosnians to dive from Stari Most Bridge into the chilly Neretva River. The native affiliation Mostar Dive Membership permits buddies and vacationers to attend a half-day instructing session after which leap appropriate off the bridge.

Divers who attempt the plunge carry as soon as extra dwelling a diving certificates, turning right into a lifetime member of the membership. The expertise is about 30 euro, which is an real memento.

14. Getting Your Souvenirs

Whatever the place you is prone to be on the earth, the only locations to buy journey souvenirs have frequently been avenue markets and bazaars the place native artisans work, and you’ll select and often even discount for a bit you want.

Public markets are furthermore acceptable for these eager on purchasing for gastronomic souvenirs, be it spirits, wine, spices, herbs, or distinctive native merchandise. These are the precise locations, and costs are usually pretty priced, considerably when most locals get their meals there too.

When touring to Bosnia, you might most definitely go to Sarajevo and Mostar, the 2 most essential companies contained in the nation. Each are dwelling to stunning and well-assorted markets the place you may get real and customarily low price souvenirs.

Kujundziluk

In Mostar Outdated Metropolis, head all via the Outdated Bridge to the massive open bazaar in Mostar and take a stroll alongside Coppersmith’s Avenue, Kujundziluk, to peruse the handfuls of stalls as a method to uncover the precise reward. That’s among the many many prime factors to do on the town, irrespective of whether or not or not or not you purchase a memento or not.

Bascarsija

When in Sarajevo, as a replacement, it’s suggestion to pay a go to to the outdated bazaar, Bascarsija, the place you will get not merely distinctive native crafts nonetheless furthermore simple magnets, keychains, and postcards that usually make a cute and economical current everytime you’ve acquired tons of mates as soon as extra dwelling ready for a Bosnian memento!