Mostar

Stari Most - The Old Bridge
Mostar

Originally built by the Turks in 1566, it was destroyed in 1993, but rebuilt in 2004. The bridge is the highlight of Mostar and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The bridge is 21m high and you will frequently see members of the Mostar Diving Club dive off the bridge. It is customary to give the divers a few KMs after they make the jump.

Muslibegovica House
Osmana Dikica 41
Open for visitors 15 April – 15 October from 10AM-6PM
located near the Karadoz - Bey’s Mosque

Constructed 300 years ago, it is considered the most beautiful house from Ottoman period in the Balkans. The house is comprised of separate quarters for women women’s courtyard– haremluk, and men (men’s courtyard – selamluk. Unlike earlier architectural styles, this house resembled a four-storey house built around the centre. Double-arched entrance with the central pillar reveals Mediterranean influence. The house preserved authentic monumental structure, items and documents providing an insight into the life of a wealthy bey family from the time. In addition to museum exhibition, visitors are invited to take traditional beverages or cookies, or spend a night in this authentic surrounding.

Biscevica House
Biscevica Street
4 KM

An Ottoman house, where you only can see the few rooms in upstairs.

Cemetery
next to Karadjoz/Bey Mosque in the Old town

A park turned into a cemetery in 1993 when the dead needed a place to be buried and other cemetaries were inacessible due to the war.

History Museum of Herzegovina
KM 5
Open 8-16. Closed Mondays.

Has a small collection of photographs from various phases of Mostar history, including a small exhibit on a native son who appeared to have served as Tito's former Foreign Minister for a space. Also shows an excellent video on the recent history of the Old Bridge.

Karadozbegova Dzamija (Karadjoz-Bey Mosque)
Entry: 3 KM, with minaret access: 5 KM
Old town.

A modest Ottoman mosque built in 1557.

Koski Mehmed Pasina Dzamija (Koski Mehmed Pasha Mosque)
Entry: 3 KM, with minaret access: 5 KM
Old town

Small but simply pretty Ottoman mosque built in 1618. Climb to the minaret to see a great view over the town.

Old Bridge Museum
Entry: 5 KM
Next to the bridge

Includes exhibits on the history of the bridge, a panoramic view from the top, and entrance into the excavations below, along with a video detailing the reconstruction of the bridge.