Mostar

June 21, 2019
001 - IMG_4977 On our way to Mostar after lunch...
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002 - IMG_4978 Cloods paint us an interesting view...
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004 - IMG_4993 Motor coach goes northwest along the coast of the Adriatic Sea before turning eastward to Mostar which is about 25 miles away from the coast.
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005 - IMG_4995 Driving distance from Dubrovnik to Mostar - approx. 81 miles, taking 2 hours 15 minutes...
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007 - IMG_4998 A hotel sign on the way...
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008 - IMG_4999 With a gas station shortly after...
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011 - IMG_5004 Mostar in view...
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012 - IMG_5006 Neretva River runs through Mostar and is one of the largest rivers of the eastern part of the Adriatic basin and 140 miles in length.
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013 - IMG_4417 On our way to Blagaj's Dervish Monastery, about 6 minutes walk, 550 meters from Hotel Blagaj.
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014 - IMG_4418 Entrance to Blagaj's Dervish Monastery (Blagaj Tekija).
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015 - IMG_4419 Restaurant Vrelo just opposite to the Dervish Monastery, across the source of the Buna River.
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022 - P1180356 Vrelo Bune, the source of the Buna river, is a strong karstic spring. The river flows west for approximately 9 km (6 mi) and joins the Neretva river near the...
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017 - IMG_4420 A full view of the Restaurant Vrelo...
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018 - IMG_4422 Dervish Monastery built on the cliffs by the water with a mausoleum and an old Turkish bath.
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019 - IMG_4427 The Dervish Monastery was first founded during the height of the Ottoman empire around 1520. It is a national monumnet . The monastery was built for the...
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020 - IMG_4431 One can take a brief boat ride into the cave that’s the start of the Buna river.
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021 - P1180354 The Blagaj Dervish House is located about 14 km southeast or 20 minutes drive from Mostar.
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023 - IMG_4439 Quite a few restaurants are located along the Buna river close to the Dervish Monastery.
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025 - IMG_4445 A short boat ride into the cave would see a strong karstic spring, the source of the Buna river...
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