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yumyum Says: You can enter the green cave by boat. I have no idea how much this costs and what there is to see. The fact is that old pottery dating back to 3000 - 2800 BC was found in the cave.The cave is located above the spring of the Buna river one of the fastest flowing in Europe.
yumyum Says: The Derwish monastery or Tekke as it is called was first built by derwishes of the Bektashi order around 1470. Over the centuries ownerships changed from one order to the next. In 1952 Sufi orders were banned. This derwish monastery with Turkish style elements is the only...
yumyum Says: The Careva mosque is also called the Emperor's mosque. It was built in 1520 in the honor of Sultan Suleyman I. It used to have a dome which collapsed in the 19th century. In 1891 the Austrian architect Max David designed the plans for a wooden dome which was then built. The...
yumyum Says: In the mausoleum the so called Turbeh are the relics of Sari Saltuk and Achik Basha. Sari Saltuk was a Turkmenistani Islamic missionary from the 13th century. One story goes that after his death he had 8 coffins sent to 8 different countries but only one would contain this...
BelgiumThomas Says: Enjoy the silence and admire the beauty of this unique turkish-styled house near one of the biggest sources in Europe.
travelbug102 Says: Although I didn't go on this walk, there is a winding 1-hour trail leading up to the cliffs above Blagaj and the ruins of Herceg Stjepan fortress. No entrance fees or guides.
travelbug102 Says: This house was built in the 1500s at the base of a 200m cliff and next to the foot of the Buna River. Entrance fee is only 2KM. Please, no shorts and women must wear a head scarf (available at the museum - no charge). At the entrance of the museum, there are many souvenirs...
yumyum Says: The restaurant Vrelo Blagaj has a beautiful setting. You will find it across the Buna river from the Derwish monastery. The restaurant also has its own man-made island. Therefore a lot of tables are right at the Buna river.Service was friendly. The menu card had no drink...
Bus #10 also stops at Mostar Railway/Bus station
jaijais Says: If you arrive in Mostar at the Railway station or the nearby Bus station for national/international busses, you may catch here the yellow Mostar bus to Blagaj. Note that this bus does not stop at the "main" bus station, but at a stop just across the main road passing by. One...
yumyum Says: The local public bus from Mostar runs to Blagaj. Line no. 11 runs further than Blagaj but you can get off in Blagaj. Line no. 10 ends in Blagaj.Since there are not that many buses running per day, you best go to the tourist office near the famous bridge in Mostar and ask for...
yumyum Says: When you approach the Derwish monstery you will see some souvenir stalls. Well, when we visited on a Thursday afternoon in September they were closed. I assume that they will be open on weekends. The only stall that was open was the one where the vendor doubled as the gate...
craic Says: Next to the beautiful cliff with the spring of water looming up out of the earth is a Dervish nunnery housed in a most charming two story white cottage. There is a coffee shop underneath and I unthinkingly took a snap of some of the customers who were mostly women wearing...
No entry fee for locals and dress code
yumyum Says: Well, I actually couldn't decide whether I should put this under local customs or here. Anyway, citizens of Bosnia and Hercegovina don't have to pay any entry fee to the Derwish monastery as it is a local monument.For all the paying tourists: Make sure you get an entrance...
ostia Says: Respect the believer's calmness.
yumyum Says: High above Blagaj you may spot the ruins of Stjepan grad on the Hum mountain.In the 1st century AD the Daorsi, an illyrian tribe, built the first fortress here. Later the Romans built a fort at the same place. The castle that replaced the fortress became a major center of...
adnan.80 Says: Za sve koji su zeljni avanture i dozivjeti istinski spoj prirode i kulture preporucujemo da posjete blagaj i uzivaju u kulturno historijskom nasljijedju i prirodi...ali i istarziti veliko broj spilja koje se nalaze na platou podvelezja ali i takodje vrela Bune ...Ovo je...
yumyum Says: In Blagaj you can rent canoes. In the warm season you paddle along the Buna river. In the village by the large car park there is a tourist office (second photo). I assume that it might be open during the summer school holidays but in September it was deserted. There you can...
BelgiumThomas Says: Enjoy a trip in the wonderful nature round Blagaj! Whenever you're there ask for Adnan, Amra or Ekrem (see also Adnan's VT homepage at "adnan.80")
yumyum Says: When travelling in BIH, you cannot overlook the destructions of war. From the bus to Blagaj we saw two ruins of churches. One of them you can see on the photo.With destruction comes death and therefore you will see large cemeteries. Also in Blagaj near the mosque there is an...
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Blagaj is an easy half-day trip from Mostar by public bus. It would be a shame to miss it. So make sure that you come here to the source of the Buna river. The area has been inhabited since Neolithic...
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What started as a one-day trip to Mostar ended in a wonderful 2 days. After visiting the Tekija House at Blagaj, which was an unexpected beauty, we asked a local whether he could show us the way to...
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There is nothing more beautiful in the world than this cliff with the spring of water rushing up out from deep within the earth. I said to my friend, the Canadian poet - Now I understand...
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