{"id":132,"count":27,"description":"The town of Mostar is one of Bosnia & Herzegovina\u2019s most popular destinations. With cobblestoned streets, old stone buildings, and its beautiful bridge spanning the picturesque Neretva River, this town looks like it was plucked from the pages of a fairytale.\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nThis small town attracts thousands of visitors per year. Seeing Stari Most, the Old Bridge, is the highlight of a visit here, but the charm of Mostar extends well past the span of this bridge. Whether you have just a few hours or a few days, we want to help you plan the perfect visit to Mostar.\r\n\r\nThe historic town of Mostar, spanning a deep valley of the Neretva River, developed in the 15th and 16th centuries as an Ottoman frontier town and during the Austro-Hungarian period in the 19th and 20th centuries.\r\n\r\n\"Mostar\r\n\r\nMostar has long been known for its old Turkish houses and Old Bridge, Stari Most, after which it is named. In the 1990s conflict, however, most of the historic town and the Old Bridge, designed by the renowned architect Sinan, was 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.\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nThe Old Bridge area, with its pre-Ottoman, eastern Ottoman, Mediterranean and 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 co-operation and of the coexistence of diverse cultural, ethnic and religious communities.\r\n
Did you know \u2013 ERO Travel does bookable, small-group trips? Pick from authentic, immersive Epic Trips, and book yourself some compact and action-packed active holiday.<\/strong><\/em><\/blockquote>\r\nWe discover the top things to see and do in and around Mostar.\r\n\r\n1. Stari Most (Old Bridge)<\/strong>\r\n\r\nBeautiful view on Mostar city with old bridge, mosque and ancient buildings on Neretva river in Bosnia and Herzegovina | \ud83d\udcf8 \u00a9 Stanislava Borovac\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nOne of Mostar\u2019s and also Bosnia\u2019s most famous sites is the Stari Most, or \u2018Old Bridge\u2019. The bridge was built by the Ottomans in the 16th century and is exemplary of typical Islamic architecture and fine engineering. It crosses over the beautiful turquoise Neretva river, and is at the heart of Mostar\u2019s historic Old Town. During the civil war, however, the bridge was destroyed by Croat forces but it has since been rebuilt to its exact original specifications. It is now a\u00a0UNESCO World Heritage Site, having received this status in 2005 soon after it was rebuilt, and it attracts thousands of tourists to Mostar every year.\r\n\r\n2. The \u2018Don\u2019t Forget\u2019 Stone<\/strong>\r\n
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