Mostar

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Mostar was a lunch stop on the road from Sarajevo to Dubrovnik. The highlight of a visit to Mostar is the Old Bridge (Stari Most) spanning the Neretva River. The town takes its name from the word mostari (keepers of the bridge). We saw the original bridge, built by the Ottomans in the 16th century. (Sadly, it was destroyed during the 1993 Bosnian War, but was rebuilt in 2004.) Mostar began as an Ottoman Turkish outpost and came under Austrian dominion in the 19th century. It became a meeting point of Western and Middle Eastern Cultures. It's Turkish heritage is attested by the number of mosques and the bazaar in the old town.

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Photos

Stari Most
Postcard of Stari Most across the Nerelva River, completed in 1567. Bosnia101

Bazaar in Old Town Mostar
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Mostar
Mostar cityscape. The minaret and dome are the Koski Mehmed pasa Mosque.
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