Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina: Rebuilt and Healing

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. For more information on the Rick Steves' Europe TV series — including episode descriptions, scripts, participating stations, travel information on destinations and more — visit www.ricksteves.com.

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[TheDenisedrake]

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

[2acox]

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

[hercega]

too much half truth in this videoklip

Mostar is still partial occupied on west side

[SadieMirsade]

The war was started by the Serbs, who wanted to annex it to Serbia, and continued on when the Croats decided to annex it to Croatia.

The city is still located where it's always been, IN Bosnia Herzegovina.

That fact really ticks off the local Croat right wing ultra-nationalists.

After centuries of living in Bosnia Hercegovina, they still can't stand the sight of so many mosques.

Unfortunately for the bigots,

Mostar is SPECIAL exactly because of its Islamic-Ottoman architecture.

[Zmatejab]

@teslic100 Teslic, all sides made up stories during and after the war, that is propaganda for you. It is a time for reconciliation and peace, not ownership and blame-placing

[MrLukasart]

Great job Rick !!

[erhanvb]

Mostar is Bosnian bridge..

[DeverlyHills]

@AmeriKa1050 The word most is Bosnian word, not only Croatian! Also Serbian word!

The Bridge was destroyed by alliens, isn't it?

[AmeriKa1050]

The Ottoman Turks invaded the region in the 15th century and brought Islam,converting some of the locals. Mostar was and still is a Croatian city. Mostar get its name from the Croatian word "most" meaning Bridge. The name of the town has got old Croatian roots not Turkish ones like "Sarajevo" i.e Saraj.

[plonkerification]

Come on people, you have to move on. Croats and Muslims should stay friends.

[teslic100]

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.

[vrhpotok]

thank you Mr. Rick,

god bless you,