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Mostar was named after its Old Bridge "Stari Most") It is such a historic city, dating back for hundreds of years. The Old Town has ancient cobblestone streets winding around and up and down the hills. Fortress like stone buildings hug both sides of the Neretva river .There are lots of little tourist shops selling souvenirs , including some hand made copper ware , cheap quality trinkets and fabulous rugs. There is enough to entice even the most uninterested shopper.
This beautiful ancient city is so worn torn though. The war is over now for about 12 years but this area was so bombed and so destroyed ,the people here are still a little shell shocked . The younger ones told us of the years during the war when they spent their days in basements in fear for their lives . They don't believe the National idea is good and their is a rumble of decention between the right and left side of the famous bridge that tries to unite them.
We enjoyed our time so much here . We quickly were made to feel at home by the family where we stayed . We were met by locals at the bus stop and they kindly contacted the hostel where we were staying who rushed over immediately to walk us "home".
We met people on both side of the "bridge" and felt very welcome. We left with a hope in our hearts that their peace would continue to grow and sad memories would fade over time.
- Pros:Amazingly beautiful with the friendliest people in the world
- Cons:Ravaged by a war thats scars are imbedded deep in the people still
- In a nutshell:A beautiful city with a sad history.
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There are tons of little place to graba drink and a snack , intown near the bridege. Its a great way to mingle with the... more travel advice
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Comments (11)
We ran out of time on our Croatia visit to get over to there to see the bridge and sites. Thanks for the pictures and comments.
Your tips bring back nice memories of my own visit to Mostar in the peaceful year of 1969. Sixty years earlier, in 1909, an uncle of mine was stationed in Mostar as a private in the Royal and Imperial Austro-Hungarian Army.
Well written and fascinating pages!!
Dear Anita, Mostar is the place, I wanted to visit always, since I have seen the paintings of the famous hungarian Csontvary-Kosztka. ( Just look at on my Pecs/Hungary tip) Good luck for your next huge adventure! Thanks for Budapest ratings. Best. Laszlo
Great page and pics. Love your main pic of the Stari Most. Didn't make it as far as Mostar during my trip last year but will definitely make it next year in April. Thanks for sharing.
Wonderful page!!! The bridge is amazing!! I hope to see it one day!! Thanks for visiting my page! Ciao
great page, great pictures. I love that bridge, can't believe the river is deep enough to dive into. But for $50US, may be worth it.
The Mostar bridge looks nice too ; as a kid, I build hay stacks around a pole on my parent’s farm. . . . . Thanks for visiting Marciac with me, Anita
Hello, Anita! It's a great destination! Thanks for sharing!
Glad to see Mostar is recovering although slowly.