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Another interesting place, though not nearly as isolated, is Lukomir, Bosnia. It was remote enough during the Yugoslavian war that the war never really made it
by jjallen 10y ago
Another interesting place, though not nearly as isolated, is Lukomir, Bosnia. It was remote enough during the Yugoslavian war that the war never really made it up there (though there was little reason to probably).
You have to drive an hour and a half from Sarajevo to a small village. From there, Lukomir is another six miles up into the hills at ~2,500 meters elevation. You can now drive up there, but I strongly recommend hiking: you will feel like the IceMan walking around Europe 5,000 years ago, at least I did.
The people there live very simple lives, as you can imagine: shepherding livestock during the day in the surrounding hills, mostly sheep, for instance.
On top of this is the fact that the village is on the edge of a canyon, so has spectacular views from a cliff next to it.
If you're ever in Sarajevo you should check Lukomir out!
- unixhero 10y agoCool! Thanks for the tip!
- oblio 10y agoIf you want remote experiences in Europe, check out Apuseni or Maramures in Romania. Entire remote regions with people mostly living like hundreds of years ago. Apuseni: http://szelmob.com/viatori/images/Blog/transylvania/Apuseni-Mountains/green-everywhere---apuseni-mountains.jpg http://szelmob.com/viatori/images/Blog/transylvania/Apuseni-... Maramures: http://romaniatourism.com/images/maramures/maramures-barsana-romania.jpg http://romaniatourism.com/images/maramures/maramures-barsana...
- theklub 10y agoWhen I was little I remember thinking everyone in Europe lived like that for some reason.
- digi_owl 10y agoAnd sometimes it feels like that is exactly what the tourist office wants.
- paganel 10y ago+1 for this (even though as a Romanian I'm a little biased). For comparison, I got to visit Switzerland this summer. One of the most beautiful places I've visited, the mountains looked gorgeous, but I was continuously feeling that vibe that it was all a man-made park.
- madaxe_again 10y agoOr pretty much all of Moldova outside of Chisinau. Cobbled streets, gas lighting, donkey carts. I doubt it's changed much in the past four years.
- ddalex 10y agoYes, please visit Transylvania. The vampires need fresh blood.
- Inthenameofmine 10y agoReminds me of Theth in Northern Albania. The villagers there apparently never came in touch with the Ottomans for 500 years.