Bobovac is a fortified city of medieval Bosnia and Herzegovina, firstly mentioned in 1349. Bobovac was the site of seat of the rulers of Bosnia, and was fortified much better than the other towns.
Bobovac, Bosnia and Herzegovina Monterrasol private car tours to
Bobovac, Bosnia and Herzegovina Monterrasol private car tours to
The royal town Bobovac is located in the hills of central Bosnia. was built during the reign of Stephen II, king of Bosnia, and was first mentioned in a document dating from 1349. It shared the role of seat of the rulers of Bosnia with Kraljeva Sutjeska, however Bobovac was much better fortified than the other.
The crown jewels and royal crown of Bosnia were kept here in Bobovac. The royal chapel consisted the burial chamber for several Bosnian kings and queens. Nine skeletons have been found in the five tombs located in the mausoleum.
Bosnian King Stephen Tomašević moved the royal seat to Jajce during his war with the Ottoman Empire. The Ottomans conquested Bobovac in 1463 and its fall hastened the Ottoman conquest of Bosnia.
Bobovac is a wonderful place, remains of the old fortress are magnificent. It is especially astonishing how secluded the part to the fort really is. The scenery is beautiful and the view from the top of the hill is well worth the trip.
The Kakanj Museum houses an impressive model of the royal town of Bobovac. Bobovac is now a protected cultural site.
Bobovac related tours
We at Monterrasol Travel welcome you to see Bobovac during multi-day private car tour. Contact us if you would like to customize your tour to Bobovac.
We have developed several tours that visiting this beautiful place. But, if you have a special conditions or any from these tours fit you, please do not hesitate to contact us, we can organize a tour exactly as you would like. And remember, we have no problems to take you from almost any place where you stay, hotel or private accommodation.
tour finishes in: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
tour duration: 8 days (7 nights)
tour countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina
tour destinations: Blagaj, Bobovac, Jajce, Kraljeva Sutjeska, Kravica, Međugorje, Mostar, Počitelj, Radimlja, Stolac, Trebinje, Tvrdoš, Vranduk, Zavala
All seasons 8 days discovery tour over Bosnia-Herzegovina from Sarajevo. Explore this medieval land and see fortresses, old towns and monasteries. This tour is a good example off the beaten path travel, but what is important, this is also safer way to travel to take in current situation.
During this tour we going to visit medieval old town Jajce with its fortress and waterfall, historical center of town Mostar (UNESCO World Heritage site) and walk over famous Mostar bridge, will walk in medieval fortresses Vranduk, walk narrow streets of medieval fortified town Pocitelj, have a dinner in local restaurant and have a walk in real Roman villa Rustica, an agricultural estate from 4th century AD, get to know why Radimlja is UNESCO World Heritage site, admire panoramic view from the hill located Stolac fortress, visit calm sunny town Trebinje, silent Tvrdos monastery and Zavala monastery, modern pilgrimage center Medjugorje, see in Blagaj dervish monastery, wonder on beauty of Kravica waterfalls and pass the beauty of Bosnia-Herzegovina nature all days.
tour destinations: Blagaj, Bobovac, Dobrićevo, Jajce, Kraljeva Sutjeska, Kravica, Međugorje, Počitelj, Radimlja, Sarajevo, Stolac, Trebinje, Tvrdoš, Vranduk, Zavala, Zenica, Šćit
All seasons 9 days discovery tour over Bosnia-Herzegovina from Mostar. Visit this medieval land and see old towns, fortresses and monasteries. Think on this tour as good example off the beaten path travel, out of touristy areas, and safer to take in current situation.
During this tour we going to walk in pilgrimage center Medjugorje, wonder on beauty of Kravica waterfalls, walk in streets of fortified town Pocitelj and historical center of town Mostar (UNESCO World Heritage site) and stay on famous Mostar bridge, see historical town Blagaj with dervish monastery (tekija) built around 1520.
Next day we start with archaeological site Radimlja with carved gravestones (UNESCO World Heritage Site) and climb on hill with medieval fortress Stolac, see silent Zavala monastery partially located in cave, visit famous Tvrdos orthodox monastery with it own wine cellar, admire panoramic view of Trebinje from hilly viewpoint with church, pass small monastery Dobricevo on the way to Sarajevo.
In multicultural Sarajevo we will walk its historical center, and after come to visit Franciscan monastery Kraljeva Sutjeska and hill with medieval town Bobovac. In town Zenica need to see local museum, walk in medieval fortress Vranduk, see historical center of Jajce and its fortress and waterfall, and on the way back to Mostar see lake with tiny peninsula where we will see a Scit monastery.
tour destinations: Blagaj, Bobovac, Doboj, Jajce, Kraljeva Sutjeska, Kravica, Međugorje, Mostar, Počitelj, Radimlja, Sarajevo, Srebrenik, Stolac, Tešanj, Trebinje, Tvrdoš, Vranduk, Zavala, Zenica
All seasons 9 days discovery tour over Bosnia-Herzegovina from Tuzla. Visit this medieval land and see old towns, fortresses and monasteries. Think on this tour as good example off the beaten path travel, out of touristy areas, and safer to take in current situation.
During this tour we going to visit medieval old town Jajce and its fortress, historical center of town Mostar (UNESCO site) and stay on famous Mostar bridge, will walk in medieval fortresses Vranduk, Doboj and Tesanj, visit Radimlja UNESCO site, visit calm sunny town Trebinje, silent Tvrdos monastery and Zavala monastery, walk in streets of fortified town Pocitelj, enjoy Stolac hilly fortress, wonder on beauty of Kravica waterfalls, walk streets of multicultural Sarajevo, and wonder on the beauty of Bosnian nature all the time.
All seasons 11 days discovery tour over Bosnia-Herzegovina from Sarajevo. Visit this medieval land and see old towns, fortresses and monasteries. Think on this tour as good example off the beaten path travel, out of touristy areas, and safer to take in current situation.
During this tour we going to visit medieval old town Jajce and its fortress, historical center of town Mostar (UNESCO site) and stay on famous Mostar bridge, will walk in medieval fortresses Vranduk, Maglaj, Doboj and Tesanj, visit calm sunny town Trebinje, silent Tvrdos monastery and Zavala monastery, refresh in Vjetrenica natural cave, walk in streets of fortified town Pocitelj, enjoy Stolac hilly fortress, wonder on beauty of Kravica waterfalls and pass the beauty of Bosnia-Herzegovina nature all days.
tour destinations: Blagaj, Bobovac, Doboj, Dobrićevo, Jajce, Kraljeva Sutjeska, Kravica, Maglaj, Međugorje, Počitelj, Radimlja, Sarajevo, Stolac, Tešanj, Trebinje, Tvrdoš, Vjetrenica, Vranduk, Zavala, Zenica, Šćit
All seasons 12 days discovery tour over Bosnia-Herzegovina from Mostar. Visit this medieval land and see old towns, fortresses and monasteries. Think on this tour as good example off the beaten path travel, out of touristy areas, and safer to take in current situation.
During this tour we going to visit medieval old town Jajce and its fortress, historical center of town Mostar (UNESCO site) and stay on famous Mostar bridge, will walk in medieval fortresses Vranduk, Maglaj, Doboj and Tesanj, visit calm sunny town Trebinje, silent Tvrdos monastery and Zavala monastery, refresh in Vjetrenica natural cave, walk in streets of fortified town Pocitelj, enjoy Stolac hilly fortress, wonder on beauty of Kravica waterfalls, visit historical multicultural Sarajevo, and pass the beauty of Bosnia-Herzegovina nature all days.
Explore main attractions in Bosnia with all seasons 12 days tour, with small side tour covers UNESCO venetian town Kotor in Montenegro. We will pick you up in Tivat, a coastal town with an airport, in southwest Montenegro. This tour is particularly interesting for travelers without Schengen Visa.
Within this tour we will visit charming Trebinje and taste famous regional wine in family running winery, historical Tvrdoš monastery, Vjetrenica cave (UNESCO Tentative List site), Zavala monastery partially built in a cave, hilly Stolac fortress with wonderful view, historical center of town Mostar (UNESCO World Heritage site) and walk over famous Mostar bridge.
We will have a way around Mostar to see historical Dervish monastery located in Blagaj, built in the 13th century fortified town Pocitelj, served as open-air museum, with narrow streets and old Ottoman fort with great view, and before start our way back to Mostar will have a dinner in local restaurant and we will have a walk in rare place, a real Roman villa Rustica, established as agricultural estate in 4th century AD.
We will walk in historical Sarajevo and see its main attractions. We will visit a interesting landmark, called Bosnian Pyramid Of The Sun, see Bobovac hill that was a place of Bosnian kings, visit Vranduk and Travnik fortresses, walk in historical town Jajce with fortress, old town, and waterfalls, meet the beauty of Jajace, the park with watermills.
On the way down we will see Scit monastery located in tiny peninsula of beautiful lake, walk in Medjugorje pilgrimage center, wonder on the beauty of Kravica waterfalls, and get to know why Radimlja is UNESCO World Heritage site.
We welcome you to explore 2 Balkans countries, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Montenegro, with our all seasons 15 days slow tour from Sarajevo. In both countries, with this tour we will visit most of the important attractions.
In Bosnia-Herzegovina, we will see are of Bosnian Pyramids, medieval fortresses Vranduk, Travnik, Stolac, Jajce. We will be in few museums, visit an ethno village, walks historical centers of medieval towns, visit monasteries in Zavala, Tvrdos and Scit, see cathedrals in Trebinje, spend evening in winery, walks in parks and see waterfalls. We will see UNESCO World Heritage site town Mostar and UNESCO World Heritage site archaeological site Radimlja.
In Montenegro, we going to see cave monastery Dajbabe, Venetian towns Budva and Kotor (UNESCO World Heritage site), picturesque coastal village Perast, mosaic in Risan, abandoned medieval town in Bar.
tour destinations: Banja Luka, Blagaj, Bobovac, Doboj, Jajce, Ključ, Kraljeva Sutjeska, Kravica, Maglaj, Međugorje, Mostar, Počitelj, Radimlja, Sarajevo, Srebrenik, Stolac, Tešanj, Trebinje, Tvrdoš, Vjetrenica, Vranduk, Zavala, Zenica
All seasons 17 days discovery tour over Bosnia-Herzegovina from Tuzla. Visit Bosnia-Herzegovina medieval land and see old towns, fortresses and monasteries. Think on this tour as good example off the beaten path travel, out of touristy areas, and safer to take in current situation.
During this tour we going to visit medieval old town Jajce and its fortress, historical center of town Mostar (UNESCO site) and stay on famous Mostar bridge, will walk in medieval fortresses Vranduk, Maglaj, Doboj and Tesanj, visit calm sunny town Trebinje, silent Tvrdos monastery and Zavala monastery, refresh in Vjetrenica natural cave, walk in streets of fortified town Pocitelj, enjoy Stolac hilly fortress, wonder on beauty of Kravica waterfalls and pass the beauty of Bosnia-Herzegovina nature all days. And of course walk streets of multicultural Sarajevo.
tour finishes in: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
tour duration: 17 days (16 nights)
tour countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina
tour destinations: Banja Luka, Blagaj, Bobovac, Doboj, Gradačac, Jajce, Ključ, Kraljeva Sutjeska, Kravica, Maglaj, Međugorje, Mostar, Ostrožac, Počitelj, Radimlja, Srebrenik, Stolac, Tešanj, Travnik, Trebinje, Tvrdoš, Velika Kladuša, Vjetrenica, Vranduk, Zavala, Zenica
We welcome you to discover medieval land of Bosnia-Herzegovina, country in Balkans region of Europe. This cultural all seasons 17 days tour will start in the capital of the country, multicultural city Sarajevo. During this tour we will visit medieval towns, castles and fortresses of kings, ancient monasteries and UNESCO places. This tour should be considered as Balkans cultural tour visited non-touristy places and is great example European off the beaten path travel.
During this tour we going to visit these notable places: medieval old town Jajce and its fortress, historical center of town Mostar (UNESCO site) and stay on famous Mostar bridge, will walk in medieval fortresses Vranduk, Maglaj, Doboj, Tesanj, Velika Kladusa, Travnik, Gradacac and Srebrenik, visit calm sunny town Trebinje, stay silent in Tvrdos monastery and Zavala monastery, refresh in Vjetrenica natural cave, walk streets of fortified town Pocitelj, enjoy Stolac hilly fortress, wonder on beauty of Kravica waterfalls and pass the beauty of Bosnia-Herzegovina nature all days.
We welcome you to explore 2 Balkans countries, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Montenegro, with our all seasons 20 days tour from Sarajevo. In both countries, with this tour we will visit all the most important attractions.
In Bosnia-Herzegovina, we will see are of Bosnian Pyramids, medieval fortresses Vranduk, Doboj, Srebrenik, Gradacac, Kljuc, Maglaj, Tesanj, Jajce. We will be in few museums, visit an ethno village, walks historical centers of medieval towns, visit monasteries in Zavala, Tvrdos and Scit, see cathedrals in Banja Luka and Trebinje, spend evening in winery, walks in parks and see waterfalls. We will see UNESCO World Heritage site town Mostar and UNESCO World Heritage site archaeological site Radimlja.
In Montenegro, we going to see cave monastery Dajbabe, Venetian towns Budva and Kotor (UNESCO World Heritage site), picturesque coastal village Perast, mosaic in Risan, abandoned medieval town in Bar.
June 27, 2021 Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Tuzla is the third-largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the administrative center of Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Tuzla is a modern multicultural city with rich history goes back to the 9th century, in touristic meaning the most known for salt lake.
June 2, 2021 Červená Lhota (Cervena Lhota), Czech Republic. Červená Lhota is a picturesque Renaissance castle in south Bohemia, Czech Republic. The castle stands at the middle of a lake on a rocky island. The name Červená Lhota meaning "red lhota" can be explained by the colour of the castle's bright-red roof tiles. There is also a park, where the Chapel of the Holy Trinity is located.
May 17, 2021 Gjirokastër (Gjirokaster), Albania. Gjirokastër is a city in southern Albania, in a valley between mountains, at 300 metres above sea level. Its old town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, described as "a rare example of a well-preserved Ottoman town, built by farmers of large estate". The city is overlooked by Gjirokastër Fortress.
March 28, 2021 Stobi, Macedonia. Stobi, the biggest city from the antique period in this part of Macedonia, only 80km south from the the capital Skopje, is a place that links the Mediterranean to the continental Balkan hinterlands, shrouded by the mythical rivers of Axios and Erigon, along which countless Roman legions, Crusading cavalries, Ottoman conquerors and World War armies had marched. Today, this region represents the midpoint where the Old and the New World of wine meet.
February 13, 2021 Kraljeva Sutjeska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Kraljeva Sutjeska is a village in the municipality of Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina, almost at the middle of Bosnia and Herzegovina territory.
The village hosts a number of important historical sites: 14th century Catholic Franciscan monastery, ruins of the medieval Bosnian Court, an old Bosnian house with the original architecture from the 18th century, and mosque from 15th century, claimed to be the oldest in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Also, very close to the village is located Bobovac, a fortified city of medieval Bosnia and Herzegovina.
