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As Medjugorje developed as a great shrine, plenty of other projects related to tourism developed in parallel. One of them is ethnic Herceg, a novel hotel and holiday maker complicated which covers an area of 4 hectares.
This project demonstrates the development of a new branch of tourism in Medjugorje : ethno-tourism. In one place with authentic atmosphere, today's tourists are offered a complete service.
For visitors who appreciate good cuisine and who are looking for rest and remission from everyday tensions, ethno town is the correct choice. Ethno hamlet is perfect for businessmen organizing seminars, meetings and team-building.
The ethno centre complex consists of the Herceg cafe, then a hamlet with 10 stone homes where the accommodation is a part of a little commercial area with 12 memento shops.
additionally, for business reasons, a conference hall has been built as well as an amphitheater as a centre of cultural events. To make the hamlet complete, at its highest point, a chapel was built near a vineyard planted with native varieties of grape.
ultimately, there are stalls with farm animals from the area and a front patio playground for younger visitors. The project is still under development and plans to complete the offer of sports and recreational facilities.
In the last 80 years of the past century, along with tourism and economic development, the Medjugorje accommodation also developed and improved.
Today, Medjugorje has in her touristic offer Medjugorje hotel . These apartments are mostly family run establishments, where the warm atmosphere feels right. They are situated at various locations in the centre and on the outskirts. Also, if you looking for pansions, you can find here good Medjugorje pansion
Food & Wine
A list of the food and wine provided by Medjugorje must begin with the famous Herzegovinian wines, ILAVKA and BLATINA ( which is one of the finest wines in the world ).
The fields in Herzegovina are scented with the hint of many herbs. It's no wonder that many Herzegovina herbal practitioners gained global fame and cured many people. Such perfumes are excellent for enticing the notice of bees. So , it's a logical sequence of how honey became one of the local specializations.
together with its famous ham, Herzegovina cuisine has still more famous recipes :
- Pura with soured milk ( polenta cooked thick with sour milk and often strengthened with the addition of softened butter and garlic, so. Lu269;ini263;i )
- Ratika ( a thick soup of cabbage, dried beef, Gers and potato or rice )
- Wild greens ( wild greens are prepared in the same way as cabbage )
- Lamb- baked under a metal dome or bell ( peka ) and also spit-roasted lamb.
- Japrak and Dolma
- Fish stew ( river fish, saltwater fish ) is served with polenta
- Doughnuts ( Hercegovenian doughnuts are made from thick dough, and are lengthened in the shape of a foot. They shouldn't be puffy like Peksimeti, but must be thin and crispy. The secret is the addition of brandy in the batter. They come with ham and cheese
- Asparagus Tips or Hooks ( bent wild asparagus, prepared as a freshly cut salad or as an omelette with eggs. It is very important not to overcook because you lose vitamins. True asparagus is a favourite in Herzegovina, and is named "Snake hooks. ")
- Izliva269 ; ( uzljeva269;a, and so on. .. Izljeva269;.- potatoes, onions and flour mixture with water, pepper and salt ...poured into a larger baking pan to make it thin and crispy. Served with sour milk, buttermilk or yogurt )
- Antique yellow cake ( Recipes vary, but it is very important that it be made of local eggs and sprinkled with milled sugar and infrequently with added raisins, nuts or dried figs ).
Sport
The Medjugorje Sport Centre is situated 100m from Tromeda, at the entrance to Medjugorje. It's a modern sports centre and covers more than 100,000 square meters, which besides being utilized for the preparing of top athletes and teams, also serves for family vacations. Trapped by woods, vineyards and orchards as well as various of flora and fauna, a pleasant stay is assured The Medjugorje Sport Centre provides its guests with assorted facilities : soccer fields, swimming pools, sports halls and courts for beach volleyball, sauna, solarium, whirlpool, massages, tennis courts and jogging trails.
up to date and modern hardware and pro staff assure you complete adventure holidays.
because of the high quality facilities, the superior service, and the peace provided by Medjugorje, many football and handball groups, as well as soccer clubs from the top leagues of BiH and Croatia, choose Medjugorje as a base for their preparations.
All neccessary information abou Medjugorje accommodation you can find at www.ag-travel.org