Bosnia and Herzegovina - Rising from the ashes

Bridge over troubled water

This beautiful bridge was finished in 1566 and survived for 427 years before it was demolished in 1993.

Stari Most, Mostar

Here be trinkets

The Ottoman heritage is ever present in the old quarters.

Mostar

Bridge over troubled water

The Neretva River divides the city.

Reine in Mostar

The big dig

Sarajevo was surrounded by hostile Serb forces for three years, so an 800 meter long tunnel was dug beneath the runway of NATO-controlled airport.

Tunnel remains, Sarajevo

The big dig

Sarajevo was surrounded by hostile Serb forces for three years, so an 800 meter long tunnel was dug beneath the runway of NATO-controlled airport.

Reine in tunnel remains, Sarajevo

Holy diver

Diving from the old bridge, 21 meters into the icy Neretva River, has been an old tradition for ages.

Diver at Stari Most, Mostar

Echoes of the past

On this corner the Archduke Franz Ferdinand was shot dead by Gavrilo Princip on June 28, 1914. The pivotal event that sparked the beginning of World War I.

Corner near Latin Bridge, Sarajevo

Echoes of the past

The old Ottoman bridge from 16th century is unfortunately best known as the assassination location. During the Yugoslavian era it was even renamed after the assassin Gavrilo Princip, but changed back after the Yugoslav Wars.

Latin Bridge, Sarajevo

Not your average holiday

This infamous hotel is where foreign war journalists stayed during the city's three-year siege. The rooms without windows were much more desired than the ones with a view, for sniper reasons.

Holiday Inn, Sarajevo

Here be mines

The hills around Sarajevo were sprinkled with land mines for protection, but the difficult removal is estimated to continue until 2019.

Sarajevo

Black as midnight on a moonless night

Restaurant in Bascarsija district, Sarajevo

Into the unknown

Park Prirode Blidinje