Mostar (Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [mǒstaːr]) is a city and municipality in southern Bosnia and Herzegovina. Inhabited by 105,797 people, it is the most important city in the Herzegovina region, its cultural capital, and the center of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation. Mostar is situated on the Neretva River and is the fifth-largest city in the country. Mostar was named after the bridge keepers (mostari) who in the medieval times guarded the Stari Most (Old Bridge) over the Neretva. The Old Bridge, built by the Ottomans in the 16th century, is one of Bosnia and Herzegovina's most recognizable landmarks, and is considered one of the most exemplary pieces of Islamic architecture in the Balkans.
Discover the best top things to do in , Bosnia and Herzegovina including Missionarie della Famiglia Ferita Maria, Apparition Hill, Statue Of the Queen of Peace, Old Bridge (Stari Most), Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar, Blagaj tekija, Zitomislic Monastery, Velagic House, Stjepan Grad - Blagaj Castle, Roman Villa Mogorjelo Archaeological Site.
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