Mostar is an interesting and beautiful city on the southern Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sitting on the Neretva River, the place is known as "the divided city" as on one side of the river there live Bosniak Muslims and on the oder side Christian Croats.

We arrived in the Old Town of Motor and started our visit from here. We walked along the nice cobblestone streets of the town with both old Ottoman architecture and Austro-Hungarian neoclassical houses. There's a oriental atmosphere in the old town with Turkish cafes and street bazaars.

The Old Bridge is Mostar's most famous landmark. The actual Old Bridge is a reconstruction of the 16th century Ottoman style bridge that was destroyed in 1993 during the Yugoslav war. The Islamic architecture bridge is now a UNESCO World Heritage site and it connects the two nations living on the river's left and right banks.

We checked the War Photo Exhibition that to learn about the city's turbulent past and the civil war in the 90s.

We also checked the Turkish Bazaar in Mostar Old Town and bought some oriental souvenir.

We stopped to eat at Lagero. We sat on the terrace offering spectacular view over the river.

We then crossed the bridge on the other side entering the Bosnian side. We visited Mehmed-Pasha Mosque and admired the Ottoman mosque architecture and the colourful rugs and frescioes inside. We climbed to the top of the minaret, there are beautiful views over the city and the river from there.

Biscevic House is an beautiful example of a traditional house in Mostar. The house as build in 1635 during the Ottoman period. Not far from this house is another beautiful one,  Muslibegović house.

Beautiful Mostar

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina's capital city, is a beautiful and diverse town with a mixture of Ottoman, Austro-Hungarian and Yugoslav influences due to its tumultous past and different foreign rules. It had its hard times over the time, but now it's a safe place and full of charm.

Sarajevo Old Town is a small picturesque center with charming cobblestone streets filled with nice cafes and restaurants, good looking Ottoman style buildings and bazaar shops also reminding of Turkey.

We visited Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque, which is the biggest mosque in Bosnia Herzegovina and the place for Islamic worship.

We had delicious salted pies with different fillings at Burekdžinica Bosna

We visited Baščaršija market, a Turkish bazaar, and bought some nice authentic souvenirs from there. 

We then took a long walk along Miljacka River with beautiful views over the city and the buildings lined along the riverside.

And arrived at Mejdan Park, a beautiful place in the heart of the old town, we took a stroll in the park and then stopped to rest for a while.

We crossed the Latin Bridge, which is very close to Park Mejdan. It's an Ottoman era stone bridge over Miljacka River.

We stopped at Archduke Ferdinand Memorial, the site of Archduke Franz Ferdinand's 1914 assassination.

We visited Sarajevo City Hall, built during the Austro-Hungarian rule in 1891. The building was renovated some years ago.

We tried Bosnian food at Željo and we really liked it.

We ended the day with a sunset from Žuta Tabija or the Yellow Fortress. We had to climb a bit to get there, but it's not very tough. We also visited the cemetery of young victims of the war on our way to the fortress

Visit Sarajevo

This is our road trip in small but beautiful and interesting Bosnia and Herzegovina country in the Balkans. We arrived in Sarajevo, the capital city. Sarajevo is a compact city crossed by River Miljacka and surrounded by Dinaric Alps, which add to the city charm. As arrived somewhere in the afternoon, we had time just to take a few steps on the lovely streets of the old town. We spent the first in Sarajevo.

Today we properly explored Sarajevo. Walking around the city, we could feel the different influences the area had. It's an interesting mixture of Ottoman, Austro-Hungarian and Yugoslav influences that remind of different foreign rules the place knew over the time.

We enjoyed a walk in the beautiful old town, with nice cobblestone streets filled with fine Ottoman style buildings, cute cafes and places to eat.

We stopped at Pirpa and had the best falafel. We had this recommendation from our host and it was indeed a great idea.

After we ate, we took a nice walk along the Miljacka River. There are some nice views over the city from there.

We arrived at Latin Bridge, a nice Ottoman stone bridge over the river.

And visited Archduke Ferdinand Memorial, the site where Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914.

Then we paid a visit to this fine Turkish bazaar. It's an old market, dating from 1400s where you can buy some nice authentic souvenirs.

And ended the day with a stunning sunset from Yellow Bastion.  It's a clifftop where once was a defensive wall, so we had to climb a bit to get there, but it was actually a nice walk there.

Returned to the city and had a second night in Sarajevo.

The next day, we rented a car and went to explore some other regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Our first stop for the day was at Jablanica, a nice small town situated on Neretva River and Jablanica Lake. We took a few stepts and admired the nice landscapes and the emerald colored Neretva River. We visited the broken bridge Neretva Bridge that became a landmark of the place. It's a brigde that was destroyed in the Second World War, but the actual broken brigde is a imitation of the original, built for filming "The Battle of Neretva".

We then drove to Mostar. It's a really beautiful small town with a famous Old Bridge in Ottoman style, a UNESCO World Heritage site, that connects the two nations living on the river two banks, the Bosniak Muslims and, on the oder side, Christian Croats. We spent the night in Mosnar.

The next day, we explored Mostar old town, its Turkish Bazar and admired the wonderful views over the river, the bridge and the city. We also visite the Sniper Tower, the abandoned building turned into an unofficial art installation with murals, and graffiti.

Before we left Mostar, we enjoyed a good traditional Bosnian coffee at this cosy cafe in town.

We then drove to this wonderful scenic site, Kravice Waterfall. We spent a few hours at this beautiful site, admiring the beauty of this Bosnian landscape, swimming and relaxing.

We then drove towards the seaside. Bosnia has a really small coastline, of only 20 km. Neum in the only city on the coast. 

We spent the entire day at the beach, relaxing, swimming and reading.

We just had breakfast and we packed our bags.

We drove back to Sarajevo and back home from here.

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