Travnik

Drive to the lovely historic town of Travnik . A stop at the home of Ivo Andrić who was awarded with the Nobel Prize for Literature on 26th of October in 1961. Ivo Andrić, born on October 9th 1892 in Travnik, Bosnia and Hercegovina. His short story "The Viziers elephant" was published in 1947 in Zagreb. Inspired by the story whose setting is Ivo Andrić's home town Travnik, painter and writer Zuko Džumhur created series of drawings.
Next a look around Suleymania Mosque, know as the Coloured Mosque. At the site it was explained that this was formally Gazi Aga's Mosque from the 16th c. This new building was from 1757, supported on stone pillars. Late after a fire it was reconstructed in 1815.
Last stop was the fort in the Old Town Travnik. Apparently, of all the medieval forts in the region of former Lašva parish, the Old Town Travnik is in the best condition, due to the fact that the Turks took it over and inhabited afterwards. An interesting morning and very lovely town. Czytaj więcej