Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina: Rebuilt and Healing - Rick Steves’ Europe Travel Guide - Travel Bite

Mostar, straddling its beloved river, is the leading city of the southern part of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Its 400-year-old stone bridge was once a symbol of multi-cultural community but collapsed under artillery shells when Yugoslavia fell apart in the 1990s. Today, Mostar is rebuilding, and ethnic divisions are gradually fading. And the new Old Bridge, rebuilt using the original materials, is a promising sign of reconciliation. More info about travel to Mostar: www.ricksteves.com/europe/bos... #ricksteveseurope #bosniaherzegovina #mostar
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  • @mfitzy100
    @mfitzy1003 жыл бұрын

    Bosnia- such a stunning fascinating country. I’d love to visit

  • @superymariowest2403

    @superymariowest2403

    2 жыл бұрын

    Definitely come see! The country is among the cheapest in Europe 😉

  • @vahidh11
    @vahidh117 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful Mostar and old stoun bridge !

  • @Wul-Lop
    @Wul-Lop12 жыл бұрын

    Great video! May peace, health & wealth come to Bosnia-Herzegovina. ขอบคุณครับ (Thank you words in Thai).

  • @alenmekic9805
    @alenmekic98054 жыл бұрын

    Hi Rick my name is alen we meet in Mostar 2007 summer I enjoyed meeting you my fam we are your big fans thank you for visiting Mostar hope see you soon in Mostar again

  • @rodger3352

    @rodger3352

    3 жыл бұрын

    Cool :D

  • @honeychick4ever280
    @honeychick4ever2804 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful city! Great video!

  • @khi590
    @khi59013 жыл бұрын

    so good to see how normal life has come back to this beautiful and interesting city and the people...thanks for sharing

  • @samanthaksa
    @samanthaksa12 жыл бұрын

    Travel as a Political Act brought me here- such a great book! I'm 18 and have been lucky enough to have been able to travel a bit already, and I always try to get more out of a trip than personal relaxation. Thanks for helping me see ways to push my travels even further and encouraging others to do the same!

  • @nevidljiv-a4331
    @nevidljiv-a43312 жыл бұрын

    My nice PEOPLE : Is there anything more beautiful in this world ,like Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina ??? ( of course not ) .I wish you a healthy and comfortable life .

  • @gabehessenthaler6820
    @gabehessenthaler68205 жыл бұрын

    I need to go there in the off-season. It's an over-crowded tourist trap.

  • @Falaq2197
    @Falaq21973 жыл бұрын

    *ماشاء الله سبحان الله* ❤❤

  • @scpsputnik9730

    @scpsputnik9730

    2 жыл бұрын

    My dad is a war criminal though

  • @cabaretbalkan
    @cabaretbalkan11 жыл бұрын

    nice

  • @twoaa
    @twoaa13 жыл бұрын

    ricksteves good job with the song @ 5:22 it fits well

  • @Trabz0n7
    @Trabz0n713 жыл бұрын

    A GREAT PLACE!

  • @princeeugen100
    @princeeugen10011 жыл бұрын

    I am Croatian and i am telling you that Mostar is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian city!!

  • @bosnianmapper403

    @bosnianmapper403

    5 жыл бұрын

    Well it is

  • @vesnavujinovic5403
    @vesnavujinovic54035 жыл бұрын

    This is nicely prepared! Forgive me if you did it but I am surprised that you didn't say anything about beautiful places/cities, mountains, rivers, lakes ...food and customes...amazing dances in/from Bosnian and Herzegovina. Bosnia (and Dubrovnik) existed as a country by themselves before any other Republics in x-Yugoslavia. People are tired to listen ONLY about war. It's not interesting to listen and watch about the war in Bosnia anymore. Yes, we cannot forget but let's move on !!! I appreciate and I am sure many of my people will appreciate if you visit and prepare more educational spots about Bosnian and Herzegovina Thanks!

  • @indirabuljubasic1542
    @indirabuljubasic15423 жыл бұрын

    ❤️

  • @edhaje
    @edhaje7 жыл бұрын

    better to be bosnians during broz tito? ottomans? or perhaps, romans/byzantine? they seems can keep order in the diverse cultural balkans.

  • @TheDenisedrake
    @TheDenisedrake13 жыл бұрын

    After watching Rick Steves, don't you want to sell all your stuff and tromp around Europe for a year or two? I do!

  • @richarddimascio742
    @richarddimascio7423 жыл бұрын

    Which restaurant did he eat at?

  • @anna-re1el
    @anna-re1el Жыл бұрын

    Bright and promising future 😂😂😂 even all bars which you recorded are closed 😮

  • @alesnetopilik2837
    @alesnetopilik28375 жыл бұрын

    "Mouustharrr".....

  • @cijedja
    @cijedja11 жыл бұрын

    Mostar,city of bosnian soul......gr

  • @leonpascar9676
    @leonpascar96765 жыл бұрын

    He is extremely wrong about the reconciliation. I traveled 3 weeks to Mostar and it was(unfortunately) evident that the city was ethnically divided. There many young Croats and Bosniaks who have never been on the other side.

  • @ivans4004
    @ivans40043 жыл бұрын

    The Dayton peace accords signed in 1995 didn’t end the Bosnian war. The Bosnian war continues today and is fought in political means. Some people in Bosnia are some of the most nicest people that you’ll ever meet. Bosnia does have great natural beauty. However Bosnia remains a basket case of a country with a bleak future. The people of Bosnia (Croatians, Bosnians and Serbs) continue to leave the country in droves each year.

  • @EthanMarshall1
    @EthanMarshall111 жыл бұрын

    MOSTAR I VELEŽ !

  • @bkcinematography97
    @bkcinematography9711 жыл бұрын

    Im from Mostar and Mostar is in Herzegovina not in Bosnia

  • @senadkrupic2403

    @senadkrupic2403

    6 жыл бұрын

    Boka. fak ju idijet mostar ic bosnijen

  • @dijanahadziabdic117

    @dijanahadziabdic117

    17 күн бұрын

    True

  • @ivannjemacka7941
    @ivannjemacka79415 жыл бұрын

    Ovo vam je so lijeva strana ,tuga i zalost zastali jos 2000god

  • @Hamza-xz9ll

    @Hamza-xz9ll

    4 жыл бұрын

    Nemoj dolazit u nasu lijepu Bosnu i Hercegovinu krkane

  • @indirabuljubasic1542

    @indirabuljubasic1542

    3 жыл бұрын

    Samo sjedite u Njemačkoj, Ivane. Takvi nam ne nedostaju. Kako se ljudi ne umore od zlog jezika više?

  • @teslic100
    @teslic10013 жыл бұрын

    Croats destroyed the Bridge! Now they make their stories after the war like some of the Serbs. They took out the Muslim people's pride. Now they want the city. The Bridge was built by Suleiman The Magnificent as a sign of harmony of religions.

  • @AnaB012

    @AnaB012

    3 жыл бұрын

    The bridge was built by occupator as a sign of harmony?! Funny.

  • @hansikelo
    @hansikelo11 жыл бұрын

    bosniaks were sandwiched within theire own country. moreover bosnia's only neighbors were croatia and serbia. moreover they didn't have foreign supplies because they were surrounded by their enemies, nor did they have an organized standing army. of course they killed people, they were fighting for their own lives!

  • @mkgzt

    @mkgzt

    4 жыл бұрын

    They weren't enemies before surrendering to Turks

  • @Daritto7117
    @Daritto711713 жыл бұрын

    @TheCoffeequeen77 Are you serious? Do you realize that the city hasn't had a city government in over 10 months because Bosniaks refuse to give up power to the Croat majority of Mostar. Mostar is one of the most divided cities in Europe and ethnic tension is at an all time high with ethnic Croats demanding a 3rd mini-republic for themselves in bosnia with it's capital in Mostar. To be honest, considering how fundamental many Bosniaks (muslims) have become, I don't blame the Croats...

  • @damirrilic3582

    @damirrilic3582

    5 жыл бұрын

    ''Croat majority'', where exactly is the Croat majority? Mostar is a completely divided city, on one side Croats live, on the other side Bosniaks live. What kind of majority are you talking about when there are basically NO CROATS in the Bosniak part of town. Following that logic, should the entire Bosnia and Herzegovina be given to Bosniaks to control it since they have a majority on the country overall? And let me remind you that Bosniaks have defended their part of Mostar and WON that war, the Croats never managed to enter Bosniak territories. How can you in your right mind think that someone would want to give up on their home which they have been dying for for 4 years? Are you insane? Should Bosniaks get the control of the entire Bosnia and Herzegovina, following this logic of yours? Ujke imaju do bulevara i ni centimetra dalje, a pokusate li sta dolazi polumilionsko Sarajevo dole u roku od 60 minuta pa cete izgubiti i te 3 mahale koje drzite zapadno od bulevara.

  • @damirrilic3582

    @damirrilic3582

    5 жыл бұрын

    Why do Croat national minority in Bosnia and FBiH refuse to give up power to the Bosniaks? They are 10-15% in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

  • @hercega
    @hercega12 жыл бұрын

    . It was double agresion, from east (Serbia) and west (Croatia), the goal was to enlarge Mostar and mostars people who want to live in free Bosna & Hercegovina state. .

  • @koralijam
    @koralijam12 жыл бұрын

    taj most nikad nece vise biti ko stari most.

  • @vahidh11

    @vahidh11

    7 жыл бұрын

    MARKO KORALIJA Most je isti kao sto je i bio !

  • @indirabuljubasic1542

    @indirabuljubasic1542

    3 жыл бұрын

    Most je divan, Marko i nadživit će i Vas i mene. Ni Vi sigurno više niste isti kao prije 9 godina kad ste pisali komentar.

  • @hercega
    @hercega12 жыл бұрын

    too much half truth in this videoklip Mostar is still partial occupied on west side

  • @jozomusa1625
    @jozomusa16253 жыл бұрын

    Pola Mostara je muslimanskog a pola hrvatskog a to se i vidi kad dođem zds