The whitewashed dervish house at Blagaj set into the limestone cliff above the turquoise Buna spring

Chapter 4 · The Journal

Mostar & Blagaj — the Bridge & the Spring

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The Journal

The heart of the crossing. Reserve five nights across Mostar and Blagaj — a house above the turquoise Buna where it rises whole from the cliff, a table within sight of the Old Bridge, and the immortelle-scented hills of Herzegovina.

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  1. Stay above the spring

    A house at Blagaj where the Buna surfaces beneath the dervish tekke set into the rock.

  2. The table & the hammam

    Dinner by the Neretva under the rebuilt bridge; an afternoon ritual in the old hammam at Mostar.

  3. The hills

    Forage and steep the immortelle above the Buna, then hand north toward Konjic's canyon.

A parting gift

You leave with immortelle oil from the Herzegovinian hills, or a hand-engraved copper piece from the Old Bridge, chosen for you by your hosts.

Part of a hosted journey

Journey I · The Karst Spring

This chapter is part of The Karst Spring — ten days across Herzegovina, hosted by the owners, all stays, tables, and transfers included.

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Where you’ll stay & where the table is set

Immortelle & the story of Mostar & Blagaj — read on Living Algorithm