Mostar · Stari Grad · Bosnia and Herzegovina

Old Bridge Mostar

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easy

10/10

best: morning, late afternoon

historic, romantic, atmospheric

A local would say...

They blew this bridge up in 1993 — and rebuilt it stone by stone as a promise to themselves.

The reconstructed 16th-century Ottoman bridge arching over the emerald Neretva River is the defining image of Bosnia and a symbol of reconciliation after the bridge's deliberate destruction during the 1990s war. The surrounding Ottoman quarter features cobbled lanes, coppersmith workshops, mosques, and riverside cafés in an atmosphere that feels more Middle Eastern than European. Walking the bridge and its stone-paved surrounds is a journey through layered civilizations.