Cultural tourism Ljubuski

Cultural tourism is defined as travel persons outside the residence with a view to the search for new experiences and experiences that meet their cultural needs. Cultural tourism also includes visits to cultural and historical sites in the distant and recent history of the tourist destinations, museums and galleries, churches, musical and theatrical events and performances, music and, more recently and visits to concerts of pop culture. That is considered to be cultural tourism motivated learning about cultural heritage, art and culture of life and work in the nation visited tourist area. Characteristics of demand for this type of culture is characterized by the fact that it is a broad spectrum of tourists covering different age groups and education, but with an indication that interest in culture increases with age. Cultural tourism is a younger branch of tourism that emerges from the needs of all educated tourists and their needs work on myself, learning and entertainment needs through introducing the history and tradition, and is motivated by the creative cultural activities related to the activities that have been preserved from the past such as learning traditional skills through cultural tourism product with religion, gastronomy and tourism literature or contemporary art production.

Ljubuski is a city that belongs to maritime Hercegovina. This city, according to documents, was first mentioned in the year 1444 under the name Lubussa. The municipality of Ljubuski has a population of around 30,000 people. Along with the well-known rugged Hercegovenian relief, Ljubuski has many luscious fields; Ljubusko, Veljacko, Rastok, and Beris which are all watered by the river with three names, Tihaljina-Mlade-Trebizat, where two beautiful waterfalls lie, Kravice and Kocusa, and many swimming spots. The city lies near significant roadways which lead to Mostar (36km), Makarska (55km), Split (120km), Dubrovnik (130km) and Sarajevo (170km). Ljubuski is an area that has an abundant amount of water which in turn makes it rich in flora and fauna. All in all, it was populated in the pre-historic era which is proven by findings of stone, bones and metal which are all preserved in the museum of Humac in the Franciscan monastery, the oldest museum in Bosnia and Hercegovina, established in the year 1884.