Foča
Foča is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in the southeast on the banks of Drina river.
As of 2013, the town has a population of 12,234 inhabitants, while the municipality has 18,288 inhabitants.
Foča houses some faculties from the Istočno Sarajevo University. It is also home to the "Seminary of Saint Peter of Sarajevo and Dabar-Bosna", one of seven seminaries in the Serbian Orthodox Church.
Getting to Foča
The 75-km road from Sarajevo to Foča is very scenic. There are bus connections to Sarajevo (east, 1½-2 hr) and Podgorica (5 hr) via Nikšić (Acency Sons, last updated August 2022). There are also long distance buses to all of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and to Serbia, see Intertours Foča. A taxi to Sarajevo should cost not more than €50 (August 2022).
Things to do
Foča is a good base to explore nature from. For example, to go rafting on the Tara River, running through the deepest canyon in Europe, or go hiking through Perućica Forest, one of the last first-growth forests left on the continent, with trees measuring up to 60 m. Also a challenge is to try to climb Maglić Mountain, right on the border with Montenegro.
- 01Rafting Camp Eden
Hum, Šćepan Polje (at the confluence of the Tara and Piva, next to the Šćepan Polje border crossing, about 23 km south of Foča), info@raftingeden.com.
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