Mehmet Pasa Sokolovic Bridge / View from bridge

Mehmet Pasa Sokolovic Statue / Murals nearby

Statue at entrance / mural / main square

St Lazar Church, Ivo Andric and Bell Tower

Bosnia and Herzegovina; Visegrad

September 23, 2022 in Bosnia and Herzegovina ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C

Visegrad is a town located at the confluence of the Drina and Rzav rivers; its main attraction is the 10 arch Ottoman era Mehmed Pasa Sokolovic Bridge, which was popularised by the Nobel prize winning Ivo Andric in his novel "The Bridge on the Drina".

After seeing this, we walk back to town to explore Andricgrad, a stone walked mini "old-town" built as a cultural/historical museum built by Emir Kusterica (him again) as a dedication to Ivo Andric and opened on 28 June 2014. It was very interesting to walk around.Read more