Day trip to Mostar, Pocitelj, & Kravica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Absolutely loved our time there and would love to go back and explore more. Photos from Oct, 2025.
Photo 1: Mostar, from the Mostar Old Bridge facing N towards the Koski Mehmed Pasha Mosque
Photo 2: Neretva River and Mostar Old Bridge from the the top of the minaret on the Koski Mehmed Pasha Mosque facing S. Absolutely worth the visit and fee at the mosque to climb the minaret and enjoy the view from the top.
Photo 3: Local metal working along the Neretva at the “Mostar Art Gallery – Bas Relief in copper”. Make sure you stop in and ask them about their art and how they’re working to turn the remnants of war into beautiful art.
Photo 4: Me swimming at Kravica Waterfall. We swam on October 31 and it was comparable to an alpine lake, very cold. Our guide told us that was the latest date he’d ever seen someone swim there, although I’m sure people have later. There are snakes in the water but they are nonvenomous and were not interested in people. They swam away quickly from us when we saw them.
Photo 5: Pocitelj Citadel and Fortress in Pocitelj from the base of town.
Photo 6: Pashminas for sale in Pocitelj outside Šišman Ibrahim Pašina Medresa.
Photo 7: Kravica Waterfalls
Photo 8: Local fruits, honeys, and syrups for sale in Pocitelj.
Photo 9: Mostar old town along the Neretva.
Photo 10: Photo I took from the top of the minaret on the Koski Mehmed Pasha Mosque facing N.
Photo 11: Photo my brother took from the square below Koski Mehmed Pasha Mosque with me at the top of the minaret for perspective. It’s a long steep climb with vary narrow steps up a spiral staircase, in the dark.