Mostar

Holiday Travel People&PetsApril 3, 2024April 3, 2024

Maya Hasrouty : Beautiful Lebanese girl in Mostar

From day one the Tour Guide Mostar journey has been an incredible experience for our team. By collecting information about our hometown, history, architecture and contacting people who have visited us, we got the chance to communicate with real-life explorers.

This week we would like to introduce you to Maya Hasrouty, young and beautiful Lebanese girl who is passionate about traveling. Maya is a firm believer that travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer.

Can you tell us more about yourself?

With an academic background of Economic Studies in banking and finance, my heart is drawn to cities, cultures, languages, scents, architecture… each with its own charm and “joie de vivre”. Fluent in Lebanese, French, English and German I find that the only effective way of communicating is through the eyes though they are the windows to the soul.

Why do you love to travel?

“We travel, initially, to lose ourselves; and we travel, next to find ourselves. We travel to open our hearts and eyes and learn more about the world than our newspapers will accommodate. We travel to bring what little we can, in our ignorance and knowledge, to those parts of the globe whose riches are differently dispersed. And we travel, in essence, to become young fools again- to slow time down and get taken in, and fall in love once more.” ― Pico Iyer We travel for all those things and more…. When you set your eyes on a beautiful hidden spot along the way of your journey…. you cannot help it… You’re in love! When you see the sun shining in another country… a variety of sensations get to your heart & you’re in love! When you visit an old church on a secluded island… your heart beats emotionally & you’re in love! When you discover a million years of history in one place… YOU ARE IN LOVE! So to make a long story short… Wanna be in love with the world? TRAVEL!

What is your web address that you would like to share with our audience?

My travel blog is majatraveling.wordpress.com

Was this your first visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina? What cities did you visit?

This actually was not my first visit to this beautiful country… I have been to Medjugorje and to Kravice Waterfalls before and I am gonna write about them soon! I’ve been doing lots of travel. I haven’t been everywhere but it is on my list! I visited France, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Croatia, Turkey, Italy, Portugal, Greece and recently Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia!

How long did you stay and why?

Unfortunately, my last visit was not long…I visited Mostar in the afternoon and spent the night in Sarajevo. Hopefully, I’ll be back to enjoy the beauty of this wonderful place for much longer

What places did you visit in Mostar?

The Breathtaking Bridge

Would you visit it again?

YES!!! Definitely

What would you recommend to young people?

Travel is a way to learn more about the world. You can tell me that nowadays with all the critical economic difficulties in the world traveling has become a kind of luxury to certain people. Well yes it is but you know what? Saving money to travel is actually worth it! That is why I always encourage people especially young ones to try & save money to travel because once they go out of the environment they live in everything will change for them, this experience will affect them positively. Their interests will change, they’ll have more respect for humanity, nature and even toward themselves.

Art and History PlacesNovember 9, 2020November 9, 2020

The architecture of the Old Bridge in Mostar

The Old Town of Mostar has been attracting millions of tourists from all over the world because of its unique blend of rich history, picturesque architecture and exotic locations. The Old Bridge is the most magnificent monument in Mostar and it has become the worldwide known symbol of Mostar.

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Bosnia and HerzegovinaOctober 11, 2017October 11, 2017

Mostar won with 30780 voters on You vote. We Fly.

Numerous efforts of Mostar Airport to expand their offer with flights of a low-cost company over the years just got a new plot. It is even more interesting that this time it is not about negotiations between management or local authorities with airline companies, but the online survey of the company Eurowings from Germany.

The well-known German Eurowings published a list of ten European destinations and invited all of their visitors to vote which city will enter their flight schedule for the next summer season. The competition is serious because other airports included are: Podgorica, Shannon, Brac, Trieste, Castellon, Trapani, Bergen, Belfast, and Biarritz.

To recall, the management of the airport has been trying to arrange flights of some low-cost airline company for two years now, and negotiations with Eurowings were conducted in January this year. It was concluded that the establishment of flights to Stuttgart would have most chances.

Well, today Mostar got 30780 votes on You vote. We fly organized by company German EuroWings.

There is nothing more to say except WELCOME TO MOSTAR.

Bosnia and Herzegovina TipsSeptember 15, 2017September 15, 2017

Highly recommended-Feel the beat at Black Dog Pub in Mostar this weekend

Black Dog Pub is a local bar located near the Crooked Bridge in the old part of the city of Mostar. Black Dog Pub is a popular hang out with fantastic craft beer and other drinks at a reasonable price. It’s best of what Mostar can offer and is rumored to be the first place in Bosnia and Herzegovina to serve all kinds of local draft beer.

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This week the Red Bull Cliff Diving Series returns to the city of Mostar with the action centered on the Old Bridge. In 2016, Mostar hosted more than 5,000 spectators who came out to enjoy the spectacular cliff jumping show in the glorious sunshine.

Prepare yourself for a fun time and let yourself enjoy in one of the following events at Black Dog pub this weekend :

Bosnia and Herzegovina HolidaysJuly 22, 2017July 22, 2017

Three monuments you must visit in Mostar

Located in the south of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the beautiful city of Mostar boosts with its rich history and architecture.

Tour Guide Mostar brings you must visit objects in Mostar…

Catholic Church and the Franciscan Monastery in Mostar

Today the Catholic Church and the Franciscan Monastery in Mostar stand together as one the most beautiful architecture examples. Originally this complex was built in 1866. during the Ottoman rule.

In case you have missed it, see our previous post about the history behind the Catholic Church and the Franciscan Monastery in Mostar.

Today the bell tower of the church is the highest construction in the city, boosting 107m of height. The view from the top of the tower is truly magnificent, showing the whole panorama of the Mostar.

This complex boasts a library with 50,000 ancient western and eastern scriptures and books. It is the largest library of such characteristics in Herzegovina and this region. In the monastery there is also an important collection of paintings by Italian masters of the XVI and XVII century, and also works from modern artists.

Koski Mehmed Pasha Mosque

Today the iconic Koski Mehmed Pasha Mosque is probably among the most famous symbols of Mostar. It`s the second largest mosque in Mostar, situated on the left bank of the Neretva river, just about 150 meters north of the Old Bridge.

The entrance leads to the beautiful courtyard where you can enjoy the colorful garden, shops, restaurant and Šadrvan fountain. The concept of building Šadrvan comes from the Persian culture and it was brought to Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Ottoman rule. Read more about the history behind the picturesque Šadrvan in our previous post.

Visitors can enter the mosque and enjoy the unique architectural features of the Ottoman style. The most important element in the mosque is the mihrab, the niche that indicates the direction of Mecca.

The mosque was constructed in 1618. Visitors are allowed to climb the minaret, which offers a panoramic view of the city.

Kriva Cuprija bridge

Besides the famous Stari Most (Old Bridge), a genuine symbol of the town destroyed in 1993, there is another ancient bridge in Mostar: the Kriva Cuprija (or the Crooked Bridge).

It crosses the Radobolja creek, a right-bank affluent of the Neretva River. The exact date of its construction and the name of its founder are not known.

Kriva cuprija is a stone one-arch bridge of small dimension and closely resembles the Stari Most. The arch is a perfect semi-circle 8.56m in width and 4.15m in height. The bridge footpath and the approaching roads are paved with cobblestones, as is the case with the main roads in the town. Stone steps enable people to ascend to the bridge either side. The floods of December 2000 destroyed this bridge.

A reconstruction project has been initiated by UNESCO, financed by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The project was completed in the year 2001.