https://tallesttourguide.com/journal/ Stories, guides and local knowledge from Sarajevo and the Balkans. en https://tallesttourguide.com/journal/stolac-bosnia-oldest-town-guide/ https://tallesttourguide.com/journal/stolac-bosnia-oldest-town-guide/ Stolac sits in the Bregava river valley in southern Herzegovina and has been continuously inhabited since the Stone Age. It is one of the most historically layered and visually striking towns in the western Balkans — and almost nobody outside Bosnia knows it exists. Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT History https://tallesttourguide.com/journal/wild-horses-livno-bosnia/ https://tallesttourguide.com/journal/wild-horses-livno-bosnia/ On a high plateau in western Bosnia, hundreds of wild horses roam freely across one of the largest karst fields in Europe. Most visitors to Bosnia have never heard of them. That is about to change. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Nature https://tallesttourguide.com/journal/world-war-one-sarajevo-assassination-franz-ferdinand/ https://tallesttourguide.com/journal/world-war-one-sarajevo-assassination-franz-ferdinand/ On 28 June 1914, a 19-year-old Bosnian student fired two shots on a Sarajevo street corner and triggered a chain of events that killed 20 million people. This is the full story of how it happened — and why it happened here. Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT History https://tallesttourguide.com/journal/stecak-tombstones-bosnia-herzegovina/ https://tallesttourguide.com/journal/stecak-tombstones-bosnia-herzegovina/ Scattered across hillsides and meadows, Bosnia's medieval tombstones have stood in silence for over 600 years. Nobody fully understands them — and that's exactly what makes them unforgettable. Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Heritage https://tallesttourguide.com/journal/mostar-old-bridge-story-history/ https://tallesttourguide.com/journal/mostar-old-bridge-story-history/ The Old Bridge in Mostar has stood — and fallen, and risen again — for over four centuries. This is the story behind the stone arch that became a symbol of an entire country's resilience. Thu, 14 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT Heritage https://tallesttourguide.com/journal/5-things-to-see-in-sarajevo/ https://tallesttourguide.com/journal/5-things-to-see-in-sarajevo/ Sarajevo is one of those cities that surprises people who think they already know what to expect. These are the five places that define it — chosen not from a guidebook, but from over a decade of walking these streets with guests from all over the world. Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT Sarajevo https://tallesttourguide.com/journal/bosnian-food-guide-cuisine/ https://tallesttourguide.com/journal/bosnian-food-guide-cuisine/ Bosnian cuisine is one of Europe's best kept culinary secrets — slow-cooked, deeply layered, and built on centuries of Ottoman, Mediterranean, and Central European influence. Here is everything you need to know before your first bite. Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT Food