Mostar

The historic town of Mostar, spanning a deep valley of the Neretva
River, developed in the 15th and 16th century as an Ottoman frontier town and during the
Austro-Hungarian period in the 19th and 20th centuries. Mostar has long been known for its old Turkish houses and Old Bridge, Stari Most, after which it is named. In the 1990 conflict, however, most of the historic town and the Old Bridge, designed by the renowned
architect, Sinan, were destroyed. The Old Bridge was recently rebuilt and many of the edifices in the Old Town have been restored or rebuilt with the contribution of an international scientific committee established by UNESCO.

The Old Bridge area, with its pre-Ottoman, eastern Ottoman, Mediterraneanand western European architectural features is an outstanding example of a multicultural urban settlement. The reconstructed Old Bridge and Old City of Mostar is a symbol of reconciliation, international cooperation and of the coexistence of diverse cultural, ethnic and religious communities.The City is a melting pot of different cultures and religions.

The Old Town with its towers, oriental shops, and restaurants, which specialise in aromatic cooking, take you back many centuries. Traces of ‘old’ times are imprinted in the market, the
mosques, Herzegovina’s museum and in the typical Turkish houses, a few of which have been kept in original style.