Welcome to the city of Mostar |
Finally the sun peaks through after 2 1/2 days of cloud and rain |
Mountains along the Neretva River upstream from Mostar |
Clearing skies |
War damage in Mostar from the 1992-1993 siege |
Mostar is still littered with ruins from the war |
Decorative concrete façade with unrepaired war damage |
Map of Mostar |
Villa Fortuna, on the right bank a short walk from the Old Bridge |
Villa Fortuna - Rade Bitange 34, Mostar |
Courtyard behind the Villa Fortuna |
Villa Fortuna - recommended |
Rustic building in the courtyard at Villa Fortuna |
Fortuna Guesthouse, my home for 2 nights |
Iranian Consulate, Rade Bitange 16, Mostar |
Hadzi-Kurt Mosque, Mostar |
Hadzi-Kurt Mosque, 16th C., Mostar |
Hadzi-Kurt Mosque, also called Tabačica after the adjacent leather-working district |
A nighttime stroll through Mostar's west bank Old Town, Priječka čaršija |
Semi-circular Halebija Tower at night, Mostar |
Quite night, Priječka čaršija, Mostar |
Western gate to the Old Bridge, Mostar |
Halebija Tower at the western end of the Old Bridge, Mostar |
The incredible Old Bridge of Mostar, ordered by Suleiman the Magnificient |
Stari Most - Old Bridge, at night |
Restored complex of medieval buildings at the west end of the Old Bridge, Mostar |
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Crossing the Old Bridge to the East Bank |
Terrace cafés along the right bank of the Neretva River, |
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Old Bridge seen from the East Bank, Mostar |
East bank side of Mostar's Old Town at night |
Steep crossing of the Old Bridge |
Side of the Karađoz-Begova Medresa at night, Mostar |
The most famous sight in Bosnia & Herzegovina, the Old Bridge of Mostar |
The Old Bridge was built by the Ottomans 1557-1566 |
The Old Bridge was destroyed in November 1993, 427 years after completion |
The intentional targeting of the Old Bridge by the Croat militia split the city |
Upstream from the Old Bridge at night |
The bridge took more than 60 artillery shells before finally collapsing on 8 November 1993 |
The Old Bridge was faithfully restored over 10 years, reopening in |
The Croatian general who ordered the bridge destroyed is on trial at the International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia |
Thanks to a detailed survey undertaken in the 60's-70's, the bridge was able to be faithfully reconstructed |
Reconstruction of the Old Bridge started in 2001 |
The New Old Bridge was rededicated 23 July 2004 in |
Night view of the Old Bridge of Mostar with a full moon shining through the clouds |
Mostar at night is wonderful after all the day-trippers from the Croatia are bussed back to the coast |
Old Bridge at night, seen from the north, with the Tara Tower on the East Bank |
Of my trip through Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, Serbia, and Bosnia & Herzegovina, Mostar was my favorite stop |
Cross on a hilltop overlooking the ethnically divided city of Mostar |
Giant bell tower of Sv. Petar i Pavao church, Mostar |
Sv. Petar i Pavao church, Mostar |
What looks like a halted hotel construction project on the West Bank not far from the Old Bridge |
Map of the West Bank of old town Mostar |
Tourist Info Centre, Mostar |
Trg Preživjelih Branioca, the west bank's old town square, Mostar |
Marshall, a Yugoslavia-themed pub, Trg Preživjelih Branioca |
West Bank old town, Priječka čaršija, Mostar |
Thankfully, much of the historic center of Mostar has been restored or reconstructed |
West Bank old town, Priječka čaršija, Mostar |
West Bank old town, Priječka čaršija, Mostar |
West Bank old town, Priječka čaršija, Mostar |
2004 dedication plaque for the reopening of the Old Bridge |
Home of the Mostar Diving Club, Halebija Tower |
War photo exhibition in the Halebija Tower on the west side of the Old Bridge |
Aerial photo of the massive destruction to Mostar during the war |
Morning at the Old Bridge, Mostar |
The Halebija Tower guarding the west end of the Old Bridge |
View to the north from the Old Bridge |
Restored medieval buildings on the west end of the Old Bridge |
Old Town Mostar - east bank |
Stare Most - the Old Bridge |
Stare Most - the Old Bridge |
Cafés lining the West Bank of the Neretva River |
There are great views of the Old Bridge from those terraces |
Neretva River looking north to the Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque from the Old Bridge |
Tara Tower at the eastern end of the Old Bridge, Mostar |
Karađoz-Begova Medresa Mostar |
Gutted buildings of downtown Mostar |
I don't know if my map is old or if this is still Maršala Tita Avenue |
War ruins, East Bank, Mostar |
War ruins, Maršala Tita Avenue, Mostar |
War ruins, Ulica Maršala Tita, Mostar |
Ottoman tombstone, East Bank, Mostar |
Two Towers, Mostar |
Graffiti on a walled up ruin along Mostar's Main Street |
Large trees are already visible growing inside the ruins, Mostar |
Bullet scared building, Mostar |
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Walking across the Lučki Bridge looking north |
Neretva River from the Lučki Bridge, Mostar |
Excellent views looking upstream to the Old Bridge from the Lučki Bridge |
Old Bridge - Mostar |
Old Bridge - Stari Most - Mostar |
War ruin, West Bank, Mostar |
East Bank, Mostar |
Neretva River from the West Bank downstream of the Old Bridge |
Stari Most - Old Bridge, from the south |
Villa Anri, Mostar |
West Bank, Mostar |
West Bank Mostar downstream from the Old Bridge |
Ruin of a tourist bar with a great view of the Old Bridge |
View of the Old Bridge from the ruin in the previous photo |
Prime Mostar real estate still in ruin |
Confluence of the small Radobolja River with the Neretva downstream from the Old Bridge |
River-level view of the Old Bridge, Mostar |
Radobolja River entering the main channel |
The wonderful city of Mostar - such a sad history |
The New Old Bridge |
Down by the river, Mostar |
Radobolja River, splitting the west side of Mostar |
Mostar |
Restored minaret, Mostar |
Old mill, Mostar |
Restoran H. Han, Mostar |
Pleasant balcony of Restoran H. Han, Mostar |
Shady café by the river, Mostar |
29m span of the Old Bridge, Mostar |
The Old Bridge rises 20m above the river |
Halebija Tower, Mostar |
Some of the original stones preserved on the west side |
Tourists gathering on the Old Bridge, Mostar |
The Old Bridge was a historic link between the Christian and Muslim worlds linking the Ottoman Empire with the Adriatic coast |
Ottoman costume, Mostar |
Tourist shops, Priječka čaršija, old town Mostar - west bank |
Priječka čaršija with minaret, Mostar |
Halebija Tower, Mostar |
Western gate to the Old Bridge, Mostar |
Mostar Diving Club |
Maybe we'll see a diver jump from the bridge... |
...not today... |
Old Bridge - Stari Most, Mostar |
Day-trippers to Mostar arrive late morning and the town starts to fill up |
View north from the Old Bridge |
Kujundziluk, the East Bank of old town Mostar |
Map of Old Town with the Stari Most |
Ottoman inscription - construction of the bridge 974 A.H. (1566 A.D.) and tower A.H. 1087 (1676 A.D.) |
Architectural drawing of the Old Bridge, |
Archeological remains below street level on the East Bank |
Tiny stalactites forming |
The early suspension bridge and later wooden bridge were replaces by the stone span of the Old Bridge in 1566 |
Slots carved for the supports of the wooden bridge that predated the 16th Century Old Bridge |
Kujundziluk from the Tara Tower |
The Old Bridge from the Tara Tower |
Climb the Tara Tower for excellent views of the Stari Most, Old Town and the river |
Stari Most from Tara Tower on the East Bank |
Stari Most from Tara Tower |
Confluence downstream from the Stari Most |
Looking across from Tara Tower to Halebija Tower |
View from Tara Tower, Mostar |
View from Tara Tower, Mostar |
Old Bridge, Mostar |
The modern Lučki Bridge seen from Tara Tower |
Ruins along Main Street (Ul. Tita) from Tara Tower |
East Bank of Mostar |
View north from Tara Tower |
Stone roofs of Old Town Mostar |
View north from Tara Tower |
Old Bridge seen from the East Bank, upstream |
Stari Most with spring flowers |
More restaurants and cafés line the Neretva River on the East Bank |
Yugoslav license plates (Sarajevo) for sale |
Flea market, Kujundzije |
Mostar's metal workers and coppersmiths once again churn out souvenirs for tourists |
Mostar copper souvenir |
Mostar copper souvenir |
Items for sale along Kujundzije, East Bank Mostar |
Mostar metalwork |
Fortuna Travel Agency, Mostar |
Mostar copperwares |
Souvenir shop, East Bank, Mostar |
Restoran Europa, Mostar |
East Bank, old town Mostar |
Turkish consulate, Mostar |
Paintings of the Old Bridge for sale in Mostar |
Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque |
Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque, 1618 |
Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque minaret |
Arabic or Turkish? |
Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque |
Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque |
Niche, Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque |
Dome, Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque |
Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque, reconstructed after the war |
Ottoman tughra, Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque |
Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque |
Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque |
Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque |
Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque |
Colorful glass window, Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque |
Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque |
Carpet, Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque |
Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque |
Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque |
Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque |
Dome, Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque |
Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque |
Interesting stone roof, Tepa Market |
View of the Old Bridge from Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque |
Tepa Market, Mostar |
Tepa Market across from the Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque |
Textiles, Tepa Market |
The Tepa Market has a definite Turkish feel to it |
Tepa Market |
Map showing the breakup of Yugoslavia 1991-1999 |
Sidewalk sale with books on Tito from the Yugoslavia era |
Shuttered building in old town pockmarked with bullet holes |
You can climb the minaret of Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque |
West Bank old town, Priječka čaršija, Mostar |
Bullet holes in a west bank building, Mostar |
Okvirskaradnja vl Jakirovic |
Attention! Dangerous Ruin |
I wonder how long it will take to fix Mostar... |
Mostar |
Scarred Mostar |
Time to split... |
Sign for Mostar Airport |