Holiday apartment in Tuzla: salt lakes, culture and history

The Panonska Lakes are a complex of salt lakes with a swimming area and beach in the city centre of Tuzla. They also serve as a recreation and sports centre. At the end of September 2008, Slani slapovi was established within this complex as an open-air inhalation health centre.

Culture and history

The Archaeological Park of the Neolithic pile-dwelling settlement is an open-air museum that conveys part of Tuzla’s archaeological and historical past. This also includes the earliest salt production in the Neolithic period. On Soni Trg, the remains of the main salt well used during Ottoman rule have been preserved and are open to visitors. The square is also a museum and tourist complex with an exhibition displaying finds from the Neolithic period and other historical eras discovered at sites in and around Tuzla.

The reconstructed Baroka building from the Austro-Hungarian period is located on Trg Slobode. Trg Slobode is the largest square in Bosnia and Herzegovina and is designed for social gatherings and various events.

The Pannonica geological exhibition displays around 100 minerals and 120 fossils. The exhibits include a Turalis-turis fossil, which is characteristic of the area where the Pannonian Sea once lay. The mineral Tuzlait is also on display; it is described as the only mineral in the world found in Tuzla’s salt deposits.

Outdoor activities

Ilinčica has a signposted, 4-kilometre educational cycling route. Information boards there explain the local flora and fauna. In addition, Ilinčica offers 16 picnic areas and three viewpoints. Bicycles are available for hire at the House of Nature on Ilinčica.

Events

The Kaleidoskop programme includes exhibitions, film screenings, live performances, workshops, talks, concerts, and photography and art events. Kaleidoskop is a four-day arts event in Tuzla featuring young artists from the region and Europe.

As part of Cum Grano Salis, the “Meša Selimović” Prize is awarded for the best novel published in the previous year in the linguistic area comprising Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro.

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To the higher-level travel overview: Tuzla Canton.