Bosnia and Herzegovina is a European country on the Balkan Peninsula known for dense forests, rolling mountains and natural springs.

The coast meets the Adriatic Sea and beautiful rivers, lakes and waterfalls spread across the land.

Culturally, it’s an area where Eastern and Western influences blend in language, religion, architecture and cuisine.

With a diverse mix of Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats, among others, following faiths like Muslim, Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic, the people of B&H pride themselves on living in harmony and value family and friends, exercising hospitality, generosity and warmth.

Bosnians socialize over their love for coffee and drink rakija, a powerful, fruit-based spirit drunk neat. They eat pita, puff pastry, cevapi (minced meat sausage), dolmas and klepe (Bosnian dumplings).