Mostar in 2 days
Day one the Old Town before and after the coaches, day two Blagaj, Počitelj and Kravice, and a car decides how much fits.
- The Old Bridge
- free
- The jumps
- usually 11 am–3 pm, May to September
- Old Bridge Museum
- about €4, 30–40 min
Two days in Mostar split into a town that depends on the clock and a day out of town that depends on a car. Coaches from the coast arrive around 10 or 11 am. That makes the Old Town best before 9 am and after 6 pm. Day two covers Blagaj, Počitelj and Kravice, and the last of them has no public transport at all.
Bridge, bazaar, museum, mosque
The bridge and Kujundžiluk. Be on the Old Bridge before the first groups, while the cobbles of the bazaar are quiet. The stone is slippery when wet, so take each step with care.
The Old Bridge Museum fills the Tara tower, and the exhibition on the reconstruction is the reason to go in. Entry is about €4, and the visit takes 30–40 min.
Ćevapi. Order them in somun, the flat bread, at Tima-Irma by the bazaar, and go before noon to beat the queue. Bring cash. A portion costs €4–8.
Jumps are seen most often between 11 am and 3 pm, from the bank or a café terrace, and a jumper waits for the hat to fill before he goes. Afterwards climb the Koski Mehmed Pasha minaret for the view down on the bridge. Shoulders and knees must be covered, and the mosque and minaret cost about €5.
The Crooked Bridge. Walk five minutes upstream to a single small arch over the Radobolja, a miniature of the great bridge nearby.
After 6 pm cross to the south bank, where the Old Bridge is lit and the crowds have gone home.
Blagaj, Počitelj, Kravice
Blagaj. The tekke stands at the spring of the Buna, 12 km from Mostar, and the drive takes about 15 min. Arrive before 10 am, before the groups from Dubrovnik and Split. The yard and terraces are free, while the interior charges separately.
Počitelj lies 25 to 30 km from Mostar, with free entry and free parking. The climb to the tower takes about 20 minutes on steep, uneven paths. Allow 1.5 to 2 hours, and avoid the middle of the day.
Kravice. The gate takes €10.23 (entry). In July and August arrive after 4 pm, when the heat and the crowd have eased.
If there is a third day
Sarajevo is 130 km away and about two and a half hours by bus each way, which makes it a whole-day trip and a better fit as a place of its own. With a third day, a second night in Mostar and a bus to Medjugorje, 28 km from town, make a gentler plan.
Where to next
Day trips from Mostar
→Blagaj and Počitelj in half a day by car, Kravice in half a day with a paid entry, and without a car the bus to Medjugorje.
Sarajevo · 71 km
→Baščaršija and the City Hall on one stretch, a tram to the source of the Bosna and a cable car to the Olympic track above the city
How well does Mostar suit you?
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