Turkish House (Kajtaz)
Turkish House (Kajtaz) Tucked away in Mostar’s historic Muslim Quarter and overlooking the east bank of the River Neretva, the Turkish House is a perfectly preserved late 16th-century Ottoman nobleman’s mansion built behind high walls to protect the women of the family from unwanted attention. Onc
Sahat Kula (Watch Tower)
Sahat Kula (Watch Tower) The landmark Sahat Kula (watch tower) dates from the Ottoman period of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s history and is one of many Turkish-influenced buildings in Mostar’s photogenic Old Town (Stari Grad). It was built around 1630 and is a square, creamy-stone tower topped with a
Old Bridge (Stari Most)
Old Bridge (Stari Most) Constructed in 1566 during the Ottoman occupation on the sight of an earlier wooden bridge, the Old Bridge (Stari Most) in multi-cultural Mostar straddles the Neretva River; it was designed in a single stone span by Turkish architect Kodja Mimar Sinan and built by Mimar Hay
Neretva River
Neretva River Running 225 km (140.5 miles) from Lebrsnik in the Dinaric Alps to Ploce on the Adriatic Sea in Croatia, the Neretva is Bosnia’s longest river. The waterway is fed by five tributary rivers, including the Buna (overlooked at its source by the Blagaj Tekija monastery) and Trebižat (home
Kujundziluk (Old Bazaar)
Kujundziluk (Old Bazaar) Just a few steps away from Mostar’s landmark Stari Most, the historic bridge that was destroyed in the Balkan Wars of the 1990s, lies the Stari Grad, the oldest part of town. The historic and commercial heart of this district is the Kujundziluk (Old Bazaar) overlooking the
Kravice Falls
Kravice Falls The Kravice Falls are Bosnia and Herzegovina’s best-kept natural secret, a spectacular semi-circular cascade that plummets over 30-meter (98-foot) soft tufa cliffs on the Trebižat River southwest of Mostar. Lying in a river valley lush with fig and poplar trees, the falls have sliced
Blagaj Tekija
Blagaj Tekija A ‘tekija’ is a Muslim Dervish monastery and the one found near the rural settlement of Blagaj near Mostar has probably the most spectacular location of any religious building in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Built between 1446 and 1520 while the country was under Ottoman rule, Blagaj Teki
Bascarsija
Bascarsija Lying north of the River Miljacka and forming the original heart of Sarajevo’s Old Town (Stari Grad), Bascarsija is a vibrant, bustling Oriental bazaar where several mosques and hammams (baths) date back to 1462, when the country was under the Ottoman rule. Starting life as a caravanser
Vjetrenica Cave
Vjetrenica Cave Almost on the border with Croatia, the UNESCO-listed Vjetrenica cave system is the deepest in Bosnia and Herzegovina, disappearing 3.7 miles (six km) below the Dinaric Alps into a magical world of subterranean rivers, limestone galleries and glittering lakes. Spectacular tumbling s
Pocitelj
Pocitelj With worn steps straggling up a steep and rocky cliff side on the left banks of the Neretva River, Počitelj is a warren-like, stone-built and fortified village with its origins in the late 14th century. Over the following centuries it expanded under Turkish occupation and is now UNESCO Wo
Medjugorje
Medjugorje This city with stunning hillside scenery has a name that literally means “between the mountains”. Its epic landscapes and brilliant green views attract Catholic pilgrims from across the globe, thanks to reports that the Virgin Mary was sighted here. According to locals, apparitions star
Baščaršija Džamija
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miniature watermills
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Dizdar Džamija
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campanile tower
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War Photo Exhibition
Collection of around 50 wartime photos of Mostar.
Gavrakapetan Tower
This octagonal tower is the iconic focus of the Počitelj skyline.
Ćuprija Mosque
This sweet little mosque sits beside the river near the Inat Ćuprija bridge.
Orthodox Cathedral
The large 1872 Orthodox Cathedral, built in Byzantine-Serb style, is artfully lit at night.
Clock Tower
High above the entrance gate, this 16m-tall clock tower remains bell-less...as it has been since 1917.
