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Blagaj Tekke
At the Buna spring
A dervish house set at the foot of a towering cliff, where the Buna river pours from a cave.
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Image courtesy of © Jocelyn Erskine-Kellie from London, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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About Blagaj Tekke
In Blagaj, about 12 km south-east of Mostar, a 16th-century dervish house sits right against a 200-metre cliff where the Buna river surges out of a cave. The meeting of architecture and nature here is unforgettable, and the medieval fortress of Stjepan grad watches from the heights above. Tour the tekke, dressing modestly to enter, then wander along the riverbank and settle at a waterside restaurant for trout and traditional Herzegovinian dishes. It makes an easy half-day trip from Mostar and a relaxed place to linger in the shade.
Our take
- Beneath a 200-metre cliff
- Source of the Buna
- Trout by the water
- Address
- Blagaj, the Balkans
- Our city guide
- On our Sarajevo guide
- Price guide
- € (sights price guide)
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Blagaj Tekke before you go.
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