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The Una Regata

Currently in its 38th year, this week-long boat race down the Una River is easily the biggest event of the year in Bihać, attracting up to 10,000 visitors from Bosnia and abroad the last week of every July....
Programme of the 38th International Una Regata

Monday, July 19th Gathering of participants in camp Kulen Vakuf Opening ceremony and evening entertainment at camp Kulen Vakuf at 20:00Tuesday, July 20thFIRST STAGE: Kulen Vakuf – Štrbački buk (Water difficulty: 2-3°) Start at 13:00 Evening entertainment near campfire at camp Štrbački buk at 20:00 Wednesday, July 21stSECOND STAGE: Štrbački buk – Bihać (Water difficulty: 3-4°) Start at 09:00 Short break and lunch at Ripački slap Evening entertainment 'Una's nights' at camp Bihać at 20:00 Thursday, July 22ndTHIRD STAGE: Bihać – Ostrožac na Uni/Cazin (Water difficulty: 2-3°) Start at 12:00 Evening entertainment at Hotel Sedra at 20:00 Friday, July 23rdFOURTH STAGE: Ostrožac na Uni/Cazin – Bosanska Krupa (Water difficulty: 2-3°) Start at 10:00 Evening entertainment at camp SC Ada at 20:00 Saturday, July 24thFIFTH STAGE: Bosanska Krupa – Bosanski Novi/Novi Grad (Water difficulty:1-2°) Start at 10:00 Longer lunch break at Plandište (Croatia) Evening entertainment at Camp Sloboda in Novi Grad Sunday, July 25thSIXTH STAGE: Bosanski Novi/Novi Grad – Hrvatska Kostajnica (Water difficulty:1-2°) Start at 10:00 Longer lunch break at eco-village Donji Dobretin (Croatia ) Closing ceremony with presentation of awards and evening entertainment at camp Stari grad Zrinjski at 20:00 Basic information:There is a KM 50 registration fee per person, which includes: part of organizational costs insurance of the participants minor repairs of equipment tourist tax transport of equipment administering of first aid nightly entertainmentAll participants are required to provide their own camping equipment, which will also be available for rent....

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Tucked away in the north west corner of Bosnia and Hercegovina, outside of the former Yugoslav republics the city of Bihać is definitely located far from the proverbial beaten path. However, mention the city to those in the know and almost as a matter of reflex they will begin to expound upon its many qualities: a beautiful natural setting with forest-covered hills surrounding the pristine Una River, warm welcoming people whose sincere hospitality is almost legendary and of course the always terrific Bosnian cuisine. An impressive list to be sure, to which we would only like to add the practical matter of how incredibly inexpensive everything is.

With around 60,000 people Bihać is one of the larger cities in the country, but that doesn't prevent it from exhibiting distinctly rural charms. Ecological consciousness is pervasive and any agricultural products you consume are almost guaranteed to be locally sourced and organic. The city is also home to the Una-Sana Canton's only major university, further skewing an already disproportionately young population and greatly decreasing the amount of effort it takes to find a party at the weekend. Almost everyone amongst the younger generations speaks English fluently, while it's more likely than not that 'Sprechen sie Deutsch?' will be the answer to any questions directed at older people.

While Bihać was unfortunately not spared by the conflict that engulfed the region in the early 1990s, visible signs of the damage it wrought are few and far between, and moreover the people are admirably proud of the fact that the city has been able to maintain a significantly mixed population comprised of the country's three main religious groups: Catholic, Orthodox and Muslim.

The residents of Bihać also exhibit a palpable air of optimism when speaking about the future, due it seems in large part to the aspirations of the city's popular young mayor, Hamdija Lipovača. After becoming the first directly elected mayor in 2004, at the ripe old age of 27, Mr Lipovača has undertaken an ambitious series of reconstruction and development projects - a major aim of which is to ensure that Bihać eventually makes its way onto the aforementioned beaten path.