Southern guide · about two hours from Sarajevo
The Old Bridge and the bazaar of Mostar, the dervish house at Blagaj, the hillside town of Počitelj, the Kravice waterfalls, and Konjic and Jablanica on the way: where to go, eat and stay.
Bosnia feature
A white stone arch over the Neretva, divers on the parapet, and a dervish house at a spring.
Ride the train down the Neretva, see the Old Bridge early and late, climb the minaret for the view, then visit Blagaj, Počitelj and Kravice.
Read the full back story below, then plan your trip.
The back story
A white stone bridge leaping over an emerald river, divers on the parapet, a dervish house at a spring and waterfalls in the vineyards: the south of the country is a different, Mediterranean world.
UNESCO World Heritage
The 16th-century stone bridge over the Neretva, rebuilt in 2004 and inscribed by UNESCO in 2005.
The goldsmiths’ street
The cobbled bazaar street leading to the bridge, lined with shops and workshops.
The classic view
A 17th-century mosque on the river whose minaret and courtyard give the classic view of the bridge.
The little sister
A small stone bridge over the Radobolja stream, older than the Old Bridge.
An Ottoman home
An Ottoman family house of the 18th–19th centuries, open as a museum and guesthouse.
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At the source of the Buna
A dervish house built against a cliff at the spring of the Buna river, one of the most beautiful spots in the country.
Waterfalls in a green amphitheatre
A wide curtain of waterfalls on the Trebižat river, with swimming in summer.
An Ottoman town on a hillside
A walled Ottoman town climbing a hillside above the Neretva, with a mosque, a hammam and a tower.
An old bridge on the Neretva
A small town on the Neretva with a rebuilt 17th-century stone bridge, on the way from Sarajevo to Mostar.
The road south
The turquoise lake and gorges of the Neretva between Konjic and Mostar, seen from the train or the road.
Mostar’s history
The regional museum of Herzegovina, with a film about the Old Bridge.
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By the Radobolja
A restaurant in an old han on the Radobolja stream, near the Old Bridge.
A landmark reborn
A historic Austro-Hungarian hotel on the Neretva, restored as part of Hilton’s Tapestry Collection.
Family-run
A family-run heritage guesthouse near the old town.
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Two hours by train
Talgo trains and frequent buses from Sarajevo; a car or tour for Blagaj, Počitelj and Kravice.
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