Once an Ottoman frontier town, the Old City of Mostar was known for its historic Turkish houses and Stari Most, or 'Old Bridge', which was commissioned by Ottoman Emperor, Suleiman the Magnificent, in the 16th century. Many of these treasures, including the stone arch bridge, were destroyed in the 1990s during the Bosnian War, but they have now been faithfully reconstructed, thanks to a restoration project overseen by UNESCO.

Spanning the Neretva River once more, Stari Most is now one of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s most visited attractions and has become a symbol of reconciliation, cultural diversity and peace. As far as we're concerned, it's Europe's most beautiful bridge.

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Europe's most breathtaking bridges, ranked