Široki Brijeg

The city of Široki Brijeg and the church on the hill above the river Lištica represent a unique view as one from a SF movie of top Hollywood production. Friars, his faithful and enteral guardians, bells calling for prayer, the fresh air you think will interrupt you in mornings full of frost – these all are symbols of the city of Široki Brijeg, which is one of the most economically developed cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This city will attract you with its conservative charm, with families with a handful of little children coming out of the church with squeak after Sunday Mass, but also with its modern history thanks to many attractive tourist destinations have developed. The Rivera Lištica, restaurant and park called Borak, nature park Blidinje which is not far away from Široki Brijeg, the film, literary and music festivals, the Gallery of the Franciscan Monastery with the rich fundraising of the top works of art and the Academy of Fine Arts, attended by students from all parts of the neighborhood. Široki Brijeg has a number of cultural and historical sights, archeological sites and monuments such as prehistoric caves, the remains of the ancient city of Mokriskik, the oldest known ecclesiastical building in this area – and probably in whole country – erected in the 5th or 6th century which testifies the settlement of this area and the continuous living in this area since ancient times.