Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in City of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Number of sights 12 sights
Distance 4 km
Ascend 56 m
Descend 50 m

Experience City of Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in City of Mostar

Sight 1: Svetozar Ćorović

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Svetozar Ćorović

Svetozar Ćorović was a Serbian novelist from Bosnia and Herzegovina. In his books, he often wrote of life in Herzegovina and, more specifically, the city of Mostar. His brother was Vladimir Ćorović, a distinguished Serbian historian who was killed in 1941 during World War II in Greece.

Wikipedia: Svetozar Ćorović (EN)

3 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 2: Osman Đikić

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Osman Đikić

Osman Đikić was a Serb poet from Bosnia, dramatist and writer. He was born in Mostar, in Bosnia and Herzegovina under Austro-Hungarian occupation. He was educated in Belgrade, Constantinople and Vienna, where he graduated from the Trade Academy. He is penned several sevdalinka songs, including Đaurko mila, Ašik ostah na te oči and Đela Fato đela zlato.

Wikipedia: Osman Đikić (EN)

3 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 3: Aleksa Šantić

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Aleksa Šantić

Aleksa Šantić ; 27 May 1868 – 2 February 1924) was a Herzegovinian Serb poet and writer from Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Šantić wrote about the urban culture of his hometown Mostar and Herzegovina, the growing national awareness of Bosnian and Herzegovinian Serbs, social injustice, nostalgic love, and the unity of the South Slavs. He was the editor-in-chief of the magazine Zora (1896–1901). Šantić was one of the leading persons of Serbian literary and national movement in Mostar. In 1914 Šantić became a member of the Serbian Royal Academy.

Wikipedia: Aleksa Šantić (EN)

335 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: Karađoz-begova džamija

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Karađoz-begova džamija

Karađoz Bey Mosque is a 16th-century Ottoman mosque in the city of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Wikipedia: Karađoz Bey Mosque (EN)

405 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 5: Ćose Jahja-hodžina džamija

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The Ćose Jahja-hodžina džamija is a mosque located in the city of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is included in the provisional list of national monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Wikipedia: Ćose Jahja-hodžina džamija (FR)

123 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Hotel Neretva - Tapestry Collection by Hilton

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Hotel Neretva - Tapestry Collection by Hilton

Hotel Neretva is a hotel in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was designed in 1890. by architect Alexander Wittek and built in a specific pseudo-Moorish style, which was dominant from the end of the 19th century, on the left bank of the Neretva river, in the heart of Old town of Mostar, in 1892, during the Austro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Wikipedia: Hotel Neretva (EN)

649 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 7: Hadži Memijina džamija

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The Hadži Memije Cernica Mosque, also known as the Hadžiomerović Mosque, is an Islamic place of worship located in Mostar. It was built before 1600. Her vakif (legator) who was a leather merchant by profession, Hadži Memija Cernica, is originally from the village of Cernica near Gacko. According to Hajji Memija, the entire mahala in which the mosque is located was named Cernica. During the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1995), the mosque suffered significant damage, but after the war, in 1997, it was rebuilt.

Wikipedia: Hadži Memijina džamija u Mostaru (BS)

843 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 8: Park Zrinjevac

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Park Zrinjevac Adam Jones Adam63 / CC BY-SA 3.0

Zrinjevac is a city park in Mostar. It's named after the Zrinskis. It is the central city park. It is located between the Square of Croatian Greats (Rondo), Spanish Square, King Zvonimir Street, King Tvrtko Street and Nikola Šubić Zrinski Street.

Wikipedia: Park Zrinjevac u Mostaru (HR)

48 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: Bruce Lee

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A statue of Bruce Lee was unveiled on 26 November 2005, in the city of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, by sculptor Ivan Fijolić. Located in Zrinjevac City Park, the life-sized statue stands 1.68 m tall, shorter than Bruce Lee's actual height of 1.72 m, and was a symbol of solidarity in the ethnically-divided city until it was stolen in a heist on March 4, 2024, and was subsequently found albeit cut in pieces.

Wikipedia: Statue of Bruce Lee, Mostar (EN)

704 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 10: Cathedral of Mary, Mother of the Church

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The Cathedral of Mary, Mother of the Church also Mostar Cathedral in Mostar is one of four Roman Catholic cathedrals in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the seat of the Mostar-Duvno Bishopric currently led by Bishop Petar Palić.

Wikipedia: Mostar cathedral (EN)

268 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 11: Bishop's Ordinariate

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Bishop's Ordinariate is a building in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina currently serving as a residence of the catholic Bishop of Mostar and it is situated in the western part of the city.

Wikipedia: Bishop's Ordinariate (EN)

625 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 12: Partisan Memorial Cemetery

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Partisan Memorial Cemetery Unknown authorUnknown author / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Partisan Memorial Cemetery in Mostar is located in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was built in 1965 in honor of the Yugoslav Partisans of Mostar who were killed during World War II in Yugoslavia. It's located on Bijeli Brijeg and displays all the features of a complex architectural, aesthetic and landscape design. It is a unique monument in the urban scale of the city of Mostar, and is of particular ambient value.

Wikipedia: Partisan Memorial Cemetery in Mostar (EN)

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