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655403592 2014; August; Balkan Peninsula; Balkans; Bosnia and Hercegovina; Bridge - Built Structure; Color Image; Horizontal; Mostar; Neretva; No People; Photography; Stari Most; Summer; Tourism; Travel Destinations; Vacations; The Stari Most (Old Bridge) on the Neretva in Mostar, Bosnia

655403592 2014; August; Balkan Peninsula; Balkans; Bosnia and Hercegovina; Bridge - Built Structure; Color Image; Horizontal; Mostar; Neretva; No People; Photography; Stari Most; Summer; Tourism; Travel Destinations; Vacations; The Stari Most (Old Bridge) on the Neretva in Mostar, Bosnia

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Mostar is the largest city in Hercegovina, with a small but thoroughly enchanting old town centre. At dusk the lights of numerous millhouse restaurants twinkle across gushing streams, narrow Kujundžiluk bustles joyously with trinket sellers and, in between, the Balkans' most celebrated bridge forms a majestic stone arc between medieval towers.

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One of Europe's less-visited countries, the former-Yugoslavian nation of Bosnia & Hercegovina (BiH) is a treasure-trove of architectural and natural…

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