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Andrićgrad
Višegrads faux-antique old town, Andrićgrad, officially opened in June 2014. Its a historical fantasy–cum–boutique shopping centre conceived like a mini Dubrovnik, and containing (as yet) six cafe-bar-eateries, two institutes/academies, an art gallery, a bank, souvenir shops and a
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Stara Gimnazija
Echoing the neo-Moorish style of the Sarajevo City Hall, this splendid grammar school building was completed in 1902. It fell right at the epicentre of the front line during the 1990s conflict and lay in ruins for a decade before a laborious five-year reconstruction brought it full
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Mill Races
If you follow the Bregava River upstream from central Stolac, youll pass three very picturesque, 17th-century stone mill races with stone-flagged roofs. The furthest of these is part of a traditional mill-house complex that is itself nearing completion in front of a photogenic 7m-h
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Ivo Andrić Museum
Fans of Bosnian Chronicle might be tempted to look inside this Ottoman-style house designed (in the 1970s) to simulate Andrićs birthplace. There are only two museum rooms but some labels are in English and the cafe-bar downstairs has a pleasant walled courtyard. Its one block off B
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Bijela Tabija
Bijela Tabija was the part of Vratnik Citadel which the Austrians fortified most strongly, as it surveys the whole city to the west and also the pair of green, deep-cut valleys that lead into the city from the east. The fortress is now a stabilised ruin rather off-puttingly covered
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Orthodox Church
In the same road as the Jewish Museum and Catholic Church is the old Orthodox Church, which is medieval (last rebuilt in 1740) and predates the yellow-and-brown Orthodox cathedral in Zelenih Beretki. Inside the church dont miss the museum, which showcases Russian, Greek and local i
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Many Coloured Mosque
This iconic mosques famous facade murals have faded but its notable for the bezistan (mini-bazaar) built into the stone arched arcade beneath the main prayerhouse. Marking Travniks centrepoint, theres been a mosque here since the 16th century. The current form dates from 1757, albe
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Plava Voda
Translating as Blue Water, Plava Voda is a convivial gaggle of restaurants flanking a merrily gurgling stream, criss-crossed by small bridges. To get here from the Stari Grad fortress, turn left on Musala beside the R&M store (Varoš 42) and immediately left again down the Hende
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Čaršija Džamija
Built in 1519, this mural-fronted mosque was the most historic building in Stolac till its destruction in 1993, and one of the first to be fully restored in the postwar era. It is at the heart of the towns historic core, with other surrounding sites gradually enjoying restorations
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Trg Musala
Trg Musala was once the heart of Austro-Hungarian Mostar. Today the square is a messy mishmash of architectural styles around a fountain garden. While the 1914 City Baths building has been restored close to its original glory, the ruins of the once-splendid 1892 Hotel Neretva teete
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Galerija 11
This new gallery uses stirring visual imagery to create a powerful memorial to over 8000 victims of the Srebrenica massacre, one of the most infamous events of the Bosnian civil war. Youll need several hours if you want to watch the two movies, listen to the half-hour guided tour a
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Bridge Diving
In summer, young men leap over 20m from Stari Mosts parapet. Thats not a suicide attempt but a professional sport – donations are expected from spectators. Daredevil tourists can try jumping for themselves but only after paying 50KM and doing a brief training. Enquire at the Bridge
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Vrelo Bosne Park
The focus of this extensive park is a patchwork of lush mini-islands at the cliff-mouth source of the Bosna River. Its not worth a special trip from central Sarajevo, but if youre staying in Ilidža the park makes a pleasant low-key outing. The classic way to get there is by horseca
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Catacombs
Built around 1400 AD for the family of local nobility, this two-level crypt is small and roughly hewn but artfully half-lit and notable for the boldly sculpted cross, sun and crescent moon motif (downstairs), a rare surviving memorial to the independent Bosnian Church. Tito is said
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Travnik Gate
The hefty stone walls of Jajces Old Town date mostly from the 15th and 16th centuries, but though similar in style, the Travnik Gate was added a century or two later. Roofed and rising three stories above a stone arch, it guards the southern entrance to the old city area with cars
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Museum of Hercegovina
This small museum with archaeological and ethnographic sections occupies the former house of Džemal Bijedić, ex-head of the Yugoslav government who died in mysterious circumstances in 1978. The unexplained plane wheels recall Mostars Yugo-era aero-industry. Anton Zimlos pre-WWI pho
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Old Bridge Museum
Fifteenth-century defence towers guard either side of Stari Most. The eastern one hosts part of the somewhat sparse Old Bridge Museum. Visits start by climbing the towers five storeys for partial views and interesting but limited displays about Stari Mosts context and construction.
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Old Kršlak House
Reconstructed complete with wooden shingle roof, the Old Kršlak House sits at the end of the rampart stairway as it descends the eastern wall. Today it contains a studio and three-room gallery of recent art, some rather appealing though heavily diluted by the insipid landscapes and
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Podgradska Džamija
The Podgradska Mosque was first built in 1733 and completely redesigned in 1813 with a triple-arch frontage incorporating shops and storerooms, somewhat like the Many Coloured Mosque in Travnik, albeit on a smaller scale. Its a short walk from Stolac bus station, around 600m downst
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Mehmet Paša Sokolović Bridge
Višegrads main attraction is its glorious 10-arch Mehmet Paša Sokolović Bridge built in 1571. The structure was immortalised in Ivo Andrićs Nobel Prize–winning classic Bridge on the Drina . It looks especially fine at dusk as the mists rise off the canyon-backed river, though majo
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