BOSNA I HERCEGOVINA / BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Tuzla, a City of Salt Lakes
SALT LAKES, NUMEROUS SQUARES AND PARKS, A RICH HISTORY AND DELICIOUS FOOD MAKE TUZLA AN ATTRACTIVE TOURIST DESTINATION. THIS IS A CITY WHERE YOU WILL BE GREETED BY CHARMING HOSTS WHO ARE HOSPITABLE UNLIKE ANYONE YOU HAVE EVER MET BEFORE, AND THE CITY WILL DELIGHT YOU WITH A LARGE NUMBER TOURIST ATTRACTIONS, RICH CULTURAL SIGHTS AND ENTERTAINMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
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estled in a narrow but long valley, Tuzla is embraced by the slopes of Majevica at an altitude of 239 metres. Many sources of salt water determined the fate of this city. In the beginning, it was a soybean settlement from the Neolithic, and through prehistoric and historic times there was life here, making Tuzla one of the oldest settlements in Europe with a continuity of living. PANNONIAN LAKES Tuzla is the only city in Europe with salt lakes and the only city in the world that has salt lakes, swimming spots and beaches in its centre. The lakes are rich in mineral salt water, which is pumped from underground by salt wells. The salinity of lake water corresponds to sea water which means that it contains 30-40 grams of salt 70
per litre. In addition to the pleasure of bathing in water, this water also has healing properties, especially in the treatment of infertility, rheumatic and respiratory diseases. The complex features beaches as well as designated areas for the children and fitness space. In winter, people spend time at the Pannonica Ice
PANNONIAN LAKES ARE ARTIFICIAL LAKES SITUATED IN THE HEART OF TUZLA. THE LAKES ARE A SALT OASIS AND A UNIQUE PLACE FOR SWIMMING AND RELAXATION DURING SCORCHING SUMMER DAYS. IT IS THE ONLY PLACE OF ITS KIND IN EUROPE.
Rink. The complex also has an Archaeological Park—a Neolithic Stilt House Settlement and a Geological Museum. If you would like to sail into the past for a moment to feel how people used to live or discover something more about the cultural values and tradition of the people who live in Tuzla and the rest of northeastern Bosnia, we recommend a visit to the Muzej Istočne Bosne Tuzle (Museum of Eastern Bosnia Tuzla). In addition, we recommend that you also visit the Muzej Soli (Museum of Salt), which is located within the company Solana Tuzla. It is also worth seeing the Međunarodna Galerija Portreta Tuzla (International Gallery of Portraits Tuzla), the Međunarodni Atelje (International Atelier) Ismet Mujezinović, as well as the Dom Književnosti (House of Literature).
