Ruišta  is a mountain village, only 25 km from Mostar, standing on the slopes of Mount Prenj, at an altitude of 1050 metres. A tourist destination in both summer and winter, Ruišta is the starting point for mountaineers wishing to climb Mount Prenj, a stunning place with peaks over 2000 metres (the highest peak, the Zelena Glava, reaches a height of 2155 metres). During the winter period, the town welcomes hordes of skiers heading towards the ski lifts while, in summer, it is the perfect place to escape from the high temperatures in Herzegovina. A curiosity of this place is the presence of an endemic species of pine, called “munika”, as well as uncontaminated surroundings.
Tourist Information Centre (TIC); RadeBitange 5 - 88000 Mostar (old city);
tel. +387 (0)36 580 275 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; www.ruiste.info.

For all skiing and snow sports lovers, the following important ski resorts are worth noting: Kupres (121 km from Mostar), one of the country’s largest and best equipped resorts; the Sports Centre inside the beautiful Blidinje Natural Park, situated in the imposing and romantic valley between the Vranj and Cvrsnica mountains and the ski slopes of Bjelašnica and Igman (about 120 km from Mostar), famous for having held the Winter Olympic Games in 1984.

 

Blidinje Natural Park: tel./fax +398 (0)39 718 514; This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; www.blidinje.net; www.tel.net.ba/blidinje/index_eng.htm

Bjelašnici i Igmanu:
www.bhtourism.ba/loc/bjelasnica.wbsp