Mostar: UNESCO World Heritage Site and Amazing Herzegovina
Mostar: UNESCO World Heritage Site and Amazing Herzegovina
Nested in a carstic valley on the coasts of the emerald green river Neretva, lies the city of Mostar, a magnificent pearl of Herzegovina, the sunny part of our country. On your way to Mostar, we stop by two charming places known as Konjic and Jablanica. There we will have a cup of coffee, a proper way to begin an unforgettable journey.
Enjoy the Mediterranean spirit of the south, visit the famous Old Bridge and the Ottoman bazaar. Besides Mostar, you will also see Blagaj, a small Ottoman town in Herzegovina with it’s stunning nature and imposing spring of the river Buna. Our tour will be concluded with the visit to Počitelj – a small medieval town, still inhabited more than 500 years later.
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Konjic
Konjic Stara Ćuprija (Old Bridge) was built between 1682 and 1683 by Ali-aga Hasečić (as shown by a stone plaque at the center of the bridge). It was built over six slightly pointed stone arches. It is the best preserved Ottoman bridge in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The arches were destroyed by the retreating German army in March 1945. The bridge was rebuilt in its original state between 2003 and 2009. The bridge is now proclaimed a National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
30 minutesJablanica
During the Battle of the Neretva in 1943, Jablanica was the site of a successful raid by a group of Partisans led by Josip Broz Tito. A rail bridge over the river was blown up while a train was in the middle of crossing. There is a park and monument commemorating this action at the site. The bridge section and the locomotive which can still be seen in the river gorge are the remains of a film set depicting the battle, from the 1960s.
30 minutesMostar
The historic town of Mostar, spanning a deep valley of the Neretva River, developed in the 15th and 16th centuries as an Ottoman frontier town and during the Austro-Hungarian period in the 19th and 20th centuries. Mostar has long been known for its old Turkish houses and Old Bridge, Stari Most, after which it is named. In the 1990s conflict, however, most of the historic town and the Old Bridge, designed by the renowned architect Sinan, was destroyed. The Old Bridge was recently rebuilt and many of the edifices in the Old Town have been restored or rebuilt with the contribution of an international scientific committee established by UNESCO.
2 hoursBlagaj
The Tekija (or Tekke) was first founded during the height of the Ottoman empire. Time and rock slides have led to extensive repairs and reconstruction to the buildings. Today, thanks largely to a Turkish travel agency, the Tekke looks mostly as it did in the past.
1 hourPocitelj
Počitelj is a historic village and an open-air museum in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Čapljina, in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The historic village is situated on the left bank of the river Neretva,
1 hourIncluded
- Air-conditioned vehicle
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- Gratitudes
Good to Know
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
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