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Bosnia & Herzegovina
Mostar
Red Bull Cliff Diving Mostar
The Stari Most (Old Bridge) in Mostar hosts the seventh stop of the Cliff Diving World series. Rich with a 400year history of diving, unifying the world’s best divers with this iconic diving location is a special treat for both the locals and the athletes.
The Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series returns to the Bosnian city of Mostar with the action centred on the Stari Most. Built in the 16th century, the iconic old bridge has a diving tradition that stretches back almost 450 years, and the locals are sure to the cliff diving elite another warm welcome into town.
Last year we saw Jonathan Paredes secure his first ever win with Sergio Guzman and David Colturi who filled second and third spots on the podium respectively.
Will a male or female diver record their first World Series win in Bosnia like Paredes did last year? For more information: Red Bull Cliff Diving
Old Bridge in Mostar
Commissioned by the Ottoman emperor Suleiman the Magnificent in 1557, this arch bridge over the Neretva River in modern-day Bosnia and Herzegovina stood for more than 400 years until it was destroyed in the Balkans War in 1993. It was rebuilt after the war ended, and re-opened in 2004.Most of the historic Bosnian town of Mostar, including the 16th-century-era Stari Most (translated, “Old Bridge”), was destroyed by artillery fire in the Balkans War of the early 1990s. It wasn’t until several years later that reconstruction began in this multicultural city where a variety of nationalities and ethnic groups – including Ottoman, western European and Mediterranean – have lived for centuries. Book-ended by two towers often called the “bridge keepers,” the bridge is made of stone and limestone and built into the cliffs along the Neretva River that flows through Mostar. Today, Stari Most is as famous for its history as for the annual diving competition held from its arch every summer, which usually draws only the bravest local divers willing to plunge into the Neretva’s icy waters.
The Waterfalls of Kravice
Among the most fascinating naturalistic features of this region are the sparkling waterfalls of Kravice, about 40 km from Mostar. The waters of the Trebižat River branch out, cascading from the tuff walls from a height of 30 metres, and they form a natural amphitheatre, 150-metre wide, creating spectacular effects that bring to mind, even if in a more modest dimension, the imposing Niagara waterfalls. Popular in the summer season above all with rafting enthusiasts and locals, it is the perfect place for all those who wish to relax and enjoy themselves in the midst of an uncontaminated atmosphere, accompanied by the constant sound of waterfalls in the background.
Blagaj – Buna River
At only 12 km from Mostar, near the small town of Blagaj, is the famous natural spring of the Buna River, the largest karst spring in Europe, with an average annual flow rate of 43 m³ per second. The spring is to be found under a 200 metre high rock and, very near it, stands the fascinating dervish Tekija monastery that, together with its surrounding landscape, creates a unique and unrepeatable scenery. The spring flows out of a rock face, 15 metres wide, and skin-divers who have seen the grotto underneath it, have discovered that the underground current of the spring continues inside for 200 metres. Its waters, particularly cold and clean are full of precious trout, endemic of streams.