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The headline things to do in Mostar

From the Mostar guide — these are the items that anchor a 2-day visit. For the full breakdown, read the Mostar travel guide.

1. Stari Most (Old Bridge) — Old Town centre

   The 16th-century Ottoman single-arch bridge over the Neretva — destroyed in 1993, rebuilt 2004 using the original Tenelija stone. The 24-metre arch is steeper and slipperier than it looks (smooth stones with raised ribs underfoot). Walking across the bridge is free; the best photos are from the riverbank below at the Lučki Bridge or from the Bridge Museum on the western side. Watch for the divers (€25 to spectate the official jumps in July; informal jumps for tips year-round).

2. Kujundžiluk (Old Bazaar) — Old Town, east of bridge

   The Ottoman bazaar street running east from the Old Bridge — copperware workshops, carpet shops, leather goods, and traditional craft stalls along original Ottoman cobblestones. The cobblestones are seriously uneven and slippery; sturdy shoes essential. Best photographed in the early morning before the day-trippers arrive at 10:00.

3. Koski Mehmed-Pasha Mosque — Old Town, riverbank east

   A small 17th-century Ottoman mosque whose minaret offers the best view of the Old Bridge from above — the photo every Mostar postcard uses. Climb to the top of the minaret (steep, narrow stairs; tiny platform) for the iconic shot. €2 admission to the mosque grounds and minaret. The mosque interior, with its preserved Ottoman tile-work, is also worth a quick visit.

4. Muslibegović House — Old Town, north of bridge

   A preserved 18th-century Ottoman-era residential complex — now a small boutique hotel and museum. Even if you don't stay, the museum entry (€2.50) shows traditional Ottoman family living spaces: divan rooms with low cushions, hammam, courtyard fountains. One of the few intact Ottoman houses in Mostar.

5. Sniper Tower & Bulevar — Bulevar (front line)

   A 9-story former bank building on the Bulevar (the wartime front line) used by Croat snipers during the 1992–1995 siege — graffiti-covered, unstable, but accessible by climbing through a hole in the fence. Sobering context for the Old Town tourism. The Bulevar itself, which divides east and west Mostar, has bombed-out buildings still standing 30 years on.

6. Karadjoz-bey Mosque — East Mostar

   Mostar's largest and finest 16th-century mosque — built in 1557, restored after war damage, with one of the highest minarets in Bosnia. The interior frescoes were painstakingly restored with Turkish funding. €4 admission (covers minaret climb, photography permit, and prayer-rug entry).

7. Kriva Ćuprija (Crooked Bridge) — Old Town, west of main bridge

   A miniature 1558 Ottoman bridge over the Radobolja stream just upstream of the Old Bridge — actually older than the Stari Most, and commonly thought to have served as a model for the bigger crossing. Far quieter and more photogenic than the main bridge from many angles; free to walk across.

8. War Photo Exhibition — Old Town, near bridge

   A small but devastating photo exhibition by New Zealand journalist Wade Goddard documenting the 1992–1995 siege of Mostar — black-and-white images of the bridge's destruction, residents under fire, and aftermath. €6 admission; located inside a former Ottoman house just steps from the Old Bridge. The most efficient war-history education in town.

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