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Old Bridge in Mostar at twilight above the Neretva River

One journey.
Ten days. Four to six guests. Three departures a year.

Hosted by the two of us — in English, French, and Bosnian — with winemakers, historians and the families themselves leading each door.

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The Journey

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Mostar's Old Bridge arcing over the green Neretva at dusk

Journey I

The Water Road

Sarajevo, Central Bosnia & Herzegovina

Late May to mid-June & September

Per-guest price on request

6 places per departure

Who we are

Hosted by Virginia and Senad Kalesić — English, French, Bosnian. They open each door, then step back; some tables are hosted, some are yours alone.

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The Journey

A single ten-day journey, four to six guests, three departures a year. Hosted by the two people whose names are on the door, in English, French, and Bosnian. Sold by application, not checkout — every request is answered personally.

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The Collection

The houses, tables, and rituals themselves — booked directly with the families who keep them, whether or not you ever travel a journey. This is the à-la-carte side of the house.

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The Journal

Where the route was written down: the chapters, the plants, and the places, kept as an archive rather than a brochure. It is where the journeys came from, and where the next ones are taking shape.

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The Collection

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The whitewashed dervish house at Blagaj built into the limestone cliff above the turquoise Buna spring

Blagaj · Stays

Vila Buna

Stone house above the spring

From €145 / night

Počitelj · Stays

Vila Lavanda

Garden villa beneath the fortress

From €175 / night

Stolac · Stays

Mehmedbašića Kuća

An Ottoman konak, a national monument

By arrangement

From the Journal

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Trees and stone terraces in Trsteno Arboretum near Dubrovnik

Chapter 1

The Landfall

Citrus aurantium · Platanus orientalis

Ottoman stone bridge in Trebinje over the Trebišnjica

Chapter 2

Trebinje

Rosmarinus · Salvia

The whitewashed dervish house at Blagaj set into the limestone cliff above the turquoise Buna spring

Chapter 4

Mostar & Blagaj

Helichrysum italicum

→ Journey I

Street scene in Sarajevo's Baščaršija old bazaar

Chapter 6

Sarajevo

Allium ursinum

→ Journey I

Chapter 10

Sutjeska

Gentiana lutea · Juniperus

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Dubrovnik · Mostar · Sarajevo · Trebinje · Bihać · Sutjeska