Your Guide To The Mostar Bridge & Mostar Bridge Jump
Mostar and notably the Mostar Bridge, or Stari Most as it’s known locally is one of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s major tourist attractions. In fact, most people visiting Split or Dubrovnik in Croatia will take a day trip to Mostar to see the iconic bridge.
So what makes this bridge so special? I think it’s a combination of its striking Ottoman architecture, the beautiful blue Neretva river it crosses, the divers who leap from the bridge into the depths of the river and the long history which has seen it destroyed and then restored from the rubble.
Earlier in the year, we decided to visit Mostar and experience the place for ourselves. The Little Donkey absolutely loved the bridge, and we decided to sit at one of the little cafe’s that overlooks the bridge and observe it in all its glory. Interestingly the old bridge area is just as fascinating as the bridge with its Ottoman buildings which house cafe’s, restaurants and souvenir shops. It’s easy…
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