Počitelj · Počitelj · Bosnia and Herzegovina

Restoran Han (Ottoman Inn)

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moderate

5/10

best: late-afternoon, sunset

atmospheric, historic, remote

A local would say...

A stone village climbing a cliff face, where pomegranates grow between the mosque and the fortress wall.

The stepped Ottoman-era fortress village of Počitelj is one of the most picture-perfect architectural ensembles in Bosnia and Herzegovina, cupped in a steep rocky amphitheatre with a warren of stairways climbing between ramshackle stone-roofed houses and pomegranate bushes. The 1563 Hadži Alijna Mosque has been fully restored, while the octagonal Gavrakapetan Tower in the still-ruined fortress offers views over the Neretva plain. Arriving an hour before sunset gives perfect golden light.