Mostar

I remember seeing, as a child, a photograph showing daring young Yugoslav men jumping from a bridge into impossibly blue water below. It struck me as very exciting and must have made quite an impression on me as I told myself that one day I would see it for myself. The bridge was in Mostar which is now in the independent country of Bosnia and Herzegovina; more specifically, it is the regional capital of the province of Herzegovina in the south west of the country. There is a bridge there today but it is not the original; that was blown up by a Croatian rocket during the Bosnian war but after the war it was rebuilt, partly using the original materials which fell into the ...  Read the complete review

I have been putting off writing a review about Mostar for a while now as every time I think of this city in Bosnia Herzegovina I feel very emotional. I have only visited once but the whole city and people left a great heartfelt impression on me. I am not sure if it is because of what happened to the town in the Bosnian War, where families who had lived together side by side for centuries suddenly started killing each other, or whether it is the destruction of the houses and buildings, and the famous old bridge or perhaps it is just because the town overlooking the river is such a beautiful, tranquil place. I don't know, but I hope you will read my review and hopefully go ...  Read the complete review

Mostar, the biggest city in Herzegovina (the southern region of Bosnia-Herzegovina) has a tragic recent history. It's currently inhabited by a split mixture of Bosniaks and Croatians. Mostar is named after its well known bridge and the towers on either side (mostari), in 1993 the bridge was destroyed by the Croatian Army. I visited during the re-construction of the bridge, which has been completed since 2004/05(?). Due to Mostar's proximity to Croatia, there are many day-tripping tourists that visit it and whilst everyone is free to visit it, I feel that the in, out, quick walk round and some photos is less than the town deserves. I came there by bus from ...  Read the complete review