Stari Most (Old Bridge)
Graceful single-arch stone bridge over the Neretva River, first built in the 16th century and rebuilt after the 1990s war. Local divers sometimes jump from it into the river below.
Mostar
Known for its rebuilt Old Bridge across the green Neretva River, and for the divers who leap from it, this town also has a charming old bazaar.
Attractive locations
Karađoz-bey Mosque
Ottoman mosque from the 1550s near the old town, widely seen as one of the finest in the country. It has a peaceful courtyard and a tall minaret. Modest dress is expected.
Blagaj Tekke
Whitewashed Sufi dervish house built beside a cliff, where the Buna River flows out of a cave. A peaceful spot a short drive from the city, with riverside cafes close by.
Partisan Memorial Cemetery
Hillside memorial from the Yugoslav era, designed by the architect Bogdan Bogdanovic. Its terraces, stairways and stone forms are an unusual place to wander, though parts have been neglected.
Statue of Bruce Lee
Bronze statue of the film star in a small city park, put up to symbolise unity between the town's divided communities. A light-hearted stop on a walk through the new town.
Koski Mehmed Pasha Mosque
A seventeenth-century mosque beside the Neretva river close to the Old Bridge, with a minaret that visitors can climb for views over Mostar. Visitors should dress modestly.
Radimlja Necropolis
A medieval cemetery near Stolac with large carved stone tombstones called stećci, some decorated with figures and hunting scenes. It is part of a UNESCO World Heritage listing of such grave markers.
Airports
Mostar International Airport OMO
It is about 7 km in a straight line from Mostar.
Sarajevo International Airport SJJ
It is about 68 km in a straight line from Mostar.
Tuzla International Airport TZL
It is about 144 km in a straight line from Mostar.
Scams and safe taxis
Taxi and scam advice for this country is on the Bosnia and Herzegovina page
Weather by month
Each month shows its average temperature in °C and its mm of rain per month.
- Jan-0.4 °C105 mm
- Feb0.5 °C99 mm
- Mar4.1 °C88 mm
- Apr8.7 °C73 mm
- May13.2 °C64 mm
- Jun17.8 °C52 mm
- Jul21.4 °C32 mm
- Aug21.7 °C40 mm
- Sep15.7 °C84 mm
- Oct10.8 °C95 mm
- Nov6.0 °C128 mm
- Dec0.8 °C123 mm
Driest months: Jun, Jul, Aug. Wettest months: Jan, Nov, Dec.
Costs
Prices here are about 40% of US prices (World Bank, 2025). This compares a country's overall prices, not the cost of a trip.
Festivals and events
sport
Mostar bridge diving
Divers leap off the Old Bridge from a height of 24 m.
Who can help
Emergency
112. Police 122. Fire 123. Ambulance 124.
local government
Police emergency number 122
Helps with: The State Investigation and Protection Agency's contact page says that if you are in immediate danger you should call the local police on 122, the unique emergency number of the police services.
Who qualifies: Anyone in Bosnia and Herzegovina in immediate danger, including visitors.
Phone: 122
Email: sipa@sipa.gov.ba
ngo
Red Cross Society of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Helps with: The country's national Red Cross society. It describes health education, social support, family tracing, and disaster and emergency response, and runs blood donation drives. Contact its Sarajevo headquarters.
Who qualifies: People in Bosnia and Herzegovina who need its health, social, family tracing or emergency services.
Phone: +387 33 263 935
Email: info@rcsbh.org
Address: Kranjcevica 2, 71000 Sarajevo
un agency
International Organization for Migration (IOM) Bosnia and Herzegovina
Helps with: The UN migration agency, working in Bosnia and Herzegovina since 1992 on orderly migration, fighting human trafficking and helping the government run migration programmes. Its office is in Sarajevo.
Who qualifies: Migrants and authorities working on migration in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is not a help service for ordinary tourists.
Phone: +387 33 955 200
Address: Fra Andjela Zvizdovica 1, UNITIC Business Center, Tower A, Sarajevo