BANJA LUKA | A Beautiful & Underrated City | Bosnia & Herzegovina Travel Vlog

Banja Luka may not be the first city on your travel list but, as you’ll find out in this video, it’s a really charming city with some fascinating history.

To start, this city in Bosnia and Herzegovina doesn’t really feel like a Bosnian city at all. From the people driving around waving Serbian flags to the Cyrillic alphabet and Serbian writing everywhere, this city feels more like it fits in Serbia. It’s actually part of the Republika Srpska, one of the two main political regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina made as a result of the war in the ‘90s.

While it is a majority Orthodox Christian Serb community, you will still find Catholic churches and Muslim Mosques around the city, though this is a relatively recent addition after the Mosque was destroyed during the war.

We found the people of Banja Luka to be incredibly welcoming and happy to talk with us (at least as much as the language barrier would allow). We can definitely recommend this city as a good place to visit!
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00:00 Church of the Holy Trinity
02:15 Cathedral of Saint Bonaventure
04:38 lunch time :)
07:45 Christ the Savior Orthodox Cathedral
09:33 a little info about the city
10:49 Kastel Fortress
14:58 Ferhadija Mosque