Travel Tips for Going to Medjugorje

Travel Tips for Going to Medjugorje

Comment from a blog reader: Coming from the UK and wanting information on accommodation with local families, maps, etc.I don’t know much about living with the local there; however, I am pretty sure this is possible. If you do, please advise. Thanks.

Medjugorje became the 2nd largest Catholic pilgrimage in the world after six teenagers had a vision of the Mother Mary speaking to them. Then the Virgin Mary “appeared” many times according to the locals.Within walking location of the city is a small village called Bijakovici which maintains much of its Herzegovinan style with stone-home construction.

Tourist Information:

Tourist Association of Medjugorje – www.tel.net.ba/tzm-medjugorje”>www.tel.net.ba/tzm-medjugorjePhotos are a bit not so nice from this site. The most useful page on this site is section “What Available to the Tourist” including accommodation and restaurants. (www.tel.net.ba/tzm-medjugorje/eturponu.html

Globtour – www.globtour-medjugorje.com. Experience with visitors from the UK and United States. To contact this agency, you have to read the Bosnian page as the contact link from the English version is disable. (www.globtour.com/index.asp?M=kontakt).

Transportation:

There is no direct bus from Sarajevo to Medjugorje, but there are plenty of them from Mostar, Split and Dubrovnik.

Accommodation:

You should be able to easily find accommodation as Medjugorje has become a tourist hotspot in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The Bosnia and Herzegovina: The Bradt Travel Guide recommends travelers to seek out home owner than to go through a travel agency to score a bargain.A few recommended hotels

• Pansion Marinko-Kozino (www.pansion-marinko-kozina.com/engonama.htm )
  • They can also organize the guest transportation from the airports from Sarajevo, Mostar, Dubrovnik, Split;and organize some interesting excursions.

• List from BiH Tourism: www.bhtourism.ba/eng
  • Pick “Select Location” drop-down list, select Medjugorje
• Hotel San
• Pansion Bevanda
• Hotel Annamaria
• Pansion Stankela
• Pansion Toni