Who are we?
Sheva Walking Tours is a team of dedicated Mostarians who want to share our home and experience with you! Our tip-based Free Walking Tour of Mostar is our most popular tour and we also offer Private Tours focused on specific aspects of Mostar’s history, culture and landscape. In addition to exploring the history and culture of Mostar, our tours include our favorite anecdotes and stories about Mostar and provide you with an insider’s perspective on food and entertainment that should not be missed while you are in town!
We strive to create a unique experience during each tour that responds to guests individual interest and questions about Mostar and the wider region. We won’t shy away from difficult questions or topics and because we are independently operated, so our tours are not scripted. Because of Mostar’s recent tumultuous history, we believe it is our responsibility to provide our guests a well-balanced and objective perspective while also retaining our personal approach.
Our Free Tour Philosophy
Sheva’s Free Walking Tour of Mostar developed out of what we saw as a gap in the walking tours offered to visitors in Mostar, many of which do not directly address the recent events of the last three decades or discuss today’s context.
Our Free Walking Tour operates year-round and provides an affordable opportunity for both groups and individuals of all ages and backgrounds to come together to encounter Mostar from a local perspective. We believe it is essential to provide a tour that does not erase Mostar’s difficult past and instead, contextualizes it so that you can better understand not only what occurred in Mostar, but what locals have experienced. The best way to understand Mostar’s present, is to understand the region’s history. We discuss Mostar’s current socio-political situation in a critical and informed manner without any personal political motivation – our only agenda is to leave you with a well-rounded understanding of Mostar’s past, present and future through a compelling 2 hour tour.
Our Team
Ševko
Ševko is our head tour guide and owner of Sheva Walking Tours. He is easily recognizable by his long beard - no doubt you will see him around town both during and after your tour with him, as he is a local fixture. If you are looking for him on a hot summer afternoon, you will likely find him on the bank of the Neretva, under the Old Bridge, taking a swim to cool off! Sevko grew up in Mostar during the last decades of Yugoslavia and experienced its dissolution first-hand. One only need to go on a tour with him to experience his genuine love for Mostar and his experience provides a unique authenticity to his story-telling ability. Ševko conducts tours in English, Italian, and local languages.
Alina
Alina arrived to Mostar in 2014 as a visitor, stayed longer than planned, and returned two years later for good! We call it the “Mostar Effect.” A fan of storytelling, local legends and dragons, she has volunteered for different cultural events in the city for the last three years – teaching programs, poetry readings, street art interventions, film festival, open-air debates and activism. Mostar’s present is as diverse, complex and rich as its past, and Alina is delighted to share with you all the little details that make Mostar so compelling. Alina is Argentinian and will be leading tours in Spanish and English!
More biographies to come!
