The largest winter event in Sarajevo in tribute to the 14th Olympics in Sarajevo.
„Project Snow Fest Sarajevo #01“ has a task to attract foreign tourists during the winter tourist season in the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Olympic mountains Bjelasnica and Igman. The festival is planned and organized under the supervision of trusted agencies and hostel associations from Europe and around the world. Organizers of the
“SFS #01“ festival will provide licensed and experienced skiing and snowboarding instructors, insurance and mountain rescue. This event will be directed to foreign tourists aged 18-35 years who are fans of winter activities. The project is the first of its kind because it will be the only one that gathers a larger number of young people. Real expectations is about 1000 visitors and students for the first time. What's new and what will happen during the festival? For six days of the festival will organize a series of events on the popular Olympic mountains and in the city of Sarajevo, and if needed, anywhere on the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The potential and accessibility of the Olympic Mountains and Sarajevo as the destination itself offers the possibility of organizing the festival that could eventually grow into brand. “SFS #01” will be held in the period from 16th to 21st January 2015.
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About Bosnia and Herzegovina
Situated on the Balkan Penninsula, Bosnia and Herzegovina is bordered by Croatia (on the North, South, and West), Serbia (to the East) and Montenegro (to the Southeast). It has 26 km of Adriatic coastline, of which Neum is the bigger town. Although there are flatlands on the North, most of the country is mountainous and the capital Sarajevo is set amongst the Dinaris Mountain Range, making it an ideal place for skiing during the winter and hiking in the warmer months.
XIV Olympic winter Games
The Winter Olympics were held in Sarajevo in 1984, when Bosnia and Herzegovina was part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. It was only the second time the Olympic Games had been held in a communist country, the first being the 1980 Summer Games in Moscow. This was a time of great excitement and international recognition for Sarajevo, as the Bosnian spirit of hospitality was extended to its visitors.
On the evening of the commencement of the games, however, there was a problem: no snow had fallen and the Olympic slopes were bare. Just as disaster loomed, there was a snowfall which lasted the entire night, saving the city much embarrassment and expense. This event was to become known as the “Sarajevo Miracle“, and set the scene for an extremely successful Olympic Games.
Many of the Olympic facilities are still in use now, the most notable being the alpine slopes of Jahorina, Bjelašnica and Igman, which offer some of the best quality and most affordable skiing in Europe. Because the games were held at a time when happiness and stability in the country were at high point, and because of what was to come just a few years later, the Olympics are still celebrated as Sarajevo's achievement. The Games mascot Vučko, can be found even today on many t-shirts and other souvenirs, both old and new.
Sarajevo Today
In the 1990s Sarajevo was on the edge of annihilation. Today it's a vibrant city, notable for its attractive look and East-meets-West ambience. Beyond the stone-flagged alleys of central Baščaršija, 'Turkish Town', steep valley sides are fuzzed with Bosnian houses with red roofs and prickled with uncountable minarets, climbing towards green-topped mountain ridges. On west Sarajevo sprawls for over 10 km through Novo Sarajevo and dreary Dobrijna past dismal ranks of bullet-scarred apartment blocks. At the western end of the tramway, affluent Ilidža gives the city a final impression. In winter, Bjelašnica and Jahorina offer some of Europe's best-value skiing, barely 30 km away.
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