And about what should not be missed when visiting Vareš, a conversation for Haircut, spoke an expert associate in the Local Development Management in the municipality of Vareš Almir Čikmiš, which was based mainly on natural potentials, natural beauties, as well as cultural and historical monuments.
Mountain Star and Development of Rural Tourism
– As for the natural potential, we are primarily talking about mountain stars and villages that have great potential for the development of rural tourism. In strategic documents, Vareš’s municipalities recognized rural tourism as one of their development branches and potential for the development of the village through village tourism – stated the chicmi.
He added that the mountain star recently from the Zenica-Doboj Canton was declared a protected area, so that the decision of the General General will contribute to the greater popularization of that mountain, its natural values and that it will contribute to the development of tourism.
Eight national monuments
As for cultural and historical monuments, the chicmi says that in the area of the municipality, Vareš have eight national monuments.
– That’s, first of all, the Royal town of Bobovac, then the roosters and Majdan in the village of Ocevia. We also have a Catholic and Orthodox Church in the city of Vareš. The Catholic Church is essentially considered the oldest preserved Catholic Church in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Immediately across the street, the Orthodox Church is dedicated to the cover of the Most Holy Mother of God, which was made at the end of the 19th. Century – said Chicmi.
According to him, Vareš has a lot to offer, and natural beauties and cultural and historical heritage stand out.
Part of the green path Via Dinarica
The municipality of Vareš is in cooperation with the mountain societies from the municipality, primarily with the mountaineering company “Perun” Vareš, a lot done on the arrangement of hiking pedestrian and mountain trails in the municipality.
– A lot of these trails are neatly maintained, marked and they belong to one concept we call star trails, and they got a name by our mountain star. We have mountains a star and peruns on which they are mountaineering homes that are quite famous and visited from hiking various hiking societies. It is a concept that is conceived years ago, that a large number of our cultural and historical monuments and natural monuments are available to each hiking through our marked hiking trails that are part of a larger mega called Via Dinarica. It is a trail concept over the dinarid that essentially leads from Slovenia and through the entire Dinaric mountain. We are part of that Green Trail Via Dinarica – He said Chicmi.
In Osjevia, a preserved blacksmith craft
He also mentioned the village of Ocivia, saying that it was especially for many reasons, and that the preserved blacksmith craft is prescribed.
– This is essentially the only place in Europe, where Iron bitches and processes today and processed in the pre-industrial way, ie with the help of water energy. There are currently active buttons, which were placed on the list of national monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina. We can say that this craft has been preserved in Ogjevija, “Chicmi said.
Traditional ‘Pekyada’
Apart from touring cultural and historical sights and enjoyment of natural beauties offered by the municipality of Vareš, in no case should be skipped with the gastronomic offer of this area.
What he pointed out as something that is definitely necessary to try the dishes under the baking, that is, by the Sača, by which he is also known, where the competition called “Pekyada”. He explains that it is a competition in the preparation of dishes under the baking, that is, under Sač, and that, as he says, in a way the most prominent eating in this area.
This year, 9. Augusta, be the center of merging traditional cuisine and craft heritage thanks to the 9th edition of “Pekyade” – an international competition in the preparation of dishes under the bakery.
The event organizes the local community of Ćevija in cooperation with the Association “Eco Turist” from Vareš, with the support of the municipality of Vareš, numerous sponsors and line ministries of the Zenica-Doboj Canton and the Federation of BiH.
As organizers announce, this year’s “Pekyada” shoots all the records of the previous records – as many as 41 teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, and for the first time and Montenegro, they will measure their culinary skills.
The villages of the uncle and the bastard pioneers of rural tourism
The chicmi also pointed out other places that have a tempting gastronomic offer.
– Some five kilometers from the city are the villages of the Uncle and Zaruši, which are essentially and pioneers of rural tourism in this area, so maybe even in BiH. These are the villages that had their tourist offer in the 1970s and 80s, so that the tradition of rural tourism is quite present and represented in those communities – he pointed out the chicmi.
Speaking about the gastronomic offer of that area, among others, the Restaurant Mermaid, as well as the picnic area “Wigwam”, primarily the producers from the village, the domestic juices that produce, honey, cured products that also produce in that village.
– Unfortunately, still in Vareš, although it also moves from the dead spot, we have no major accommodation capacities. So you are a popular destination for day trips, especially from Vareš, we can say from Sarajevo, high, birch, Ilijaš, all these surrounding places, we are a popular day weekend tour of destinations. We try to contribute to the popularization and development of some of these locations around the city – our picnic areas, some cultural and historical monuments – stated the chicmiers.
Tourist train Sarajevo-Vares
He also reminded of the recent promotional ride of the first tourist train Sarajevo-Varesh, who had a fairly positive echo in public.
– We work on the continuation of that initiative, to make new offers and new tours, in cooperation with travel agencies, which will strengthen the tourism sector and the offer in the area of the municipality of Vareš – concluded the chicmi.
(Vijesti.ba / Fena)
