Out of the countries that emerged from the former Yugoslavia, Bosnia & Herzegovina took the brunt of the war. The mix of Serbs, Croats, and Muslims was hated by nationalistic leaders in Belgrade that condoned the genocide, establishing concentration camps. The one in Srebenica still lingering as a shameful stain on the face of Europe. The wars’ scars are all over from the gutted villages of Republika Srpska,  where the fight between the Serb and Croat villages transformed this area into a territory of death.

Sarajevo is more than alive today, with a life-loving diverse population hanging out through late hours with chai cups in Bascarsija, the heart of the city. Pocitelj and Mostar preserve an air of Middle Eastern bazaar with cobbled streets going towards its famous bridge, Stari Most, destroyed by the Yugoslav army bombardments and proudly reconstructed by its citizens. Medjugorje is one of the most important places of pilgrimage, recently established after people having witnessed the apparition of the Virgin Mary in 1981. While in Visoko, the large perfectly shaped pyramid hills with underground tunnels raise questions about their potentially divine builders.