Fojnica Spa, one of the most significant health-tourist Center in Bosnia & Herzegovina settled on the same name gold-bearing river. It takes a bit less that an hour of drive from Sarajevo via Kiseljak. Fojnica is placed in mountain ring of Vranica, Šcit, Zahor and Bitovnja, what provide big pleasure for nature lover. It is possible to visit nearby mountains Pogorelica, Lopata and Zec. Brightness pearl is surely Prokos Lake which is on Vranica mountain (1636 m above the sea level) and it is 22 km far from town. It is glacier origin and in it is still triton (salamander) very rare endemic species. Lake is sowed with fish and in summer it is possible to swim in it. Around the lake are many cottages in which you can have real home made speciality (sheep's cheese, cream, pie, bred).One of cultural and historical attraction of Fojnica is Franciscan monastery with its archive, museum and library. Humble monastery with little church was made in 1339, and on place where it is now in year 1520. In monastery is saved hump collection of Bosnian medieval aristocracy, and archive has a lot of rare documents in which is famous AHDNAMA, document which Sultan Mehmed the Second El-Fatih gave to Bosnian Franciscans on 28th of May 1463. Oldest saved object of public importance is Musarfihana house. We can tell that it's build same as mosque by that it is made in part of town called ATIK (OLDEN) which was urban nucleus of town, by its architecture and purpose. In cultural-historical inheritance important place take three "TEKIJE NAKŠIBENDIJSKOG REDA" (Tekija is something like abbey for Muslim priests). TEKIJA in Fojnica was made in second half of 17th century, Tekija in village Vukeljici was made in 1780, and third Tekija in village Oglavak was founded by sheik Abdurrahman Sirrija. There are some remains of fortress ( Gradina, Kozovgrad, Zvonigrad and Kasteli) since Antics epoch which confirm continuity of human civilization on these area.Fojnica is today well-known by its spa which radioactivity and healing capacity were tested by the end of 19th of century, and exploitation started after First World war. Today it is modern equipped Centre of Medical Rehabilitation which has got hotel "REUMAL" with 450 beds, pool, sauna, gym, restaurant, buffet and complete medicine rehabilitation capacity and New hospital building with 120 beds and all necessary medicine capacities.Radioactive mineral water of Fojnica is slightly mineralised thermal water with temperature of 31,5o C and radioactivity about 45 MACH units.All these mentioned above ask you to visit, watch, feel and recommend it to your best friend how they can share your good experience in whole the word … so WELCOME!

 

 

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