The white house
Beneath the towering cliff.
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A Sufi lodge (tekke) of the dervishes at the source of the Buna river in Blagaj, southeast of Mostar. Its white building clings to a towering cliff and is mirrored in the turquoise spring below. The tekke most likely dates from shortly after Ottoman rule was established in Herzegovina, around 1520 at the latest. The ensemble is made up of a guest house (musafirhana) and a mausoleum (türbe), both carefully preserved. The guest house predates 1664 and was rebuilt in 1851; inside are rooms with divans, carpets and wooden windows over the water. The Buna flows out of a vast cave beneath the cliff. It is among the largest springs in Europe, releasing about 30 cubic metres of cold, clear water a second. Along its banks stand old stone mills with stone-slab roofs and restaurants over the water serving trout. Entry to the tekke is about 10 KM in cash per visitor guides. Visitors take off their shoes inside, and modest dress with a headscarf for women is advisable. It gets busy at midday in summer, so mornings are calmer; from Mostar, take a taxi, a bus or an organised tour.
Beneath the towering cliff.
Among Europe's largest.
And trout restaurants.
Blagaj, southeast of Mostar
About 10 KM in cash per visitor guides; visitors take off their shoes inside, and modest dress with a headscarf for women is advisable.