22) MOSTAR, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA

MOSTAR in BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA

On the way from Dubrovnic

Lush fertile delta of the Neretva River that flows through Mostar and then to the Adriatic Sea.

We stop at a village on the way, have Bosnian coffee and I buy bejewelled spoons and pens, a flute, and an embroidered bag while others buy similar things and strawberries and cherries.

I chat with this salesgirl who speaks excellent English and is studying Law. I buy this small bag from her.

MOSTAR, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA

Mostar is on the Neretva River and is named after the bridge keepers who, in medieval times, guarded the old bridge - Stari Most. The bridge was built by the Ottomans in the 16th century until it was destroyed during the 1990s Balkans War. Now restored, the bridge is the centre of this UNESCO World Heritage Listed town.

Mostar's temperature reaches 52 degrees in summer. 

Tallest bell-tower in the Balkans.

On the Fransiscan Church door

This is the site for the forthcoming Jewish Community Centre.

See end of this blog page for more on this Jewish site and history in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

One of the many buildings shelled out by the 1992-5 bombings.

Mostar's Stari Most (old bridge)

     The Mostar bazaar is a lot of fun. Out in the open and with the same items you find in Istanbul. I find something unique and hand-made.

From: 

American Jewish Year, Book 2002

 edited by David Singer, Lawrence Grossman pp 446 - 447