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Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge
Ottoman master architect Sinan's 16th-century, 11-arch bridge over the Drina at Višegrad, a UNESCO site immortalised in Ivo Andrić's novel 'The Bridge on the Drina'.
0 km · about 5 min drive
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Višegrad
Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina · Europe
About Višegrad
Višegrad works well as a base: 20 minutes from Ðurići, 23km from Tara National Park.
Višegrad is in Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, with about 6,100 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Ðurići, about 12 km away.
Višegrad (Serbian Cyrillic: Вишеград, pronounced [ʋǐʃeɡraːd]) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It rests at the confluence of the Drina and the Rzav river. As of 2013, the municipality has a population of 10,668 inhabitants, while the town of Višegrad has a population of 5,869Read more
inhabitants.
The town includes the Ottoman-era Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge, a UNESCO world heritage site which was popularized by Ivo Andrić in his novel The Bridge on the Drina. A tourist site called Andrićgrad (Andrić Town), dedicated to Andrić, is located near the bridge.
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What is there to see near Višegrad?
Within an hour or so of Višegrad: Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge (0 km), Drvengrad (Küstendorf) (17 km), Mokra Gora and Šargan Eight (17 km), Tara National Park (23 km).
Are there any good drives near Višegrad?
The nearest famous roads are Piva Canyon Tunnel Road, Piva Canyon and Sedlo Pass (Durmitor Ring).
Where is Višegrad?
Višegrad is in Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, about 12 km from Ðurići.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 6,087
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Region
- Srpska
- Timezone
- Europe/Sarajevo
- Coordinates
- 43.7826, 19.2926
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Worth the detour from Višegrad
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Drvengrad (Küstendorf)
A charming ethno-village built by filmmaker Emir Kusturica for his movie Life Is a Miracle, now a cultural retreat in the Serbian hills.
17 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Mokra Gora and Šargan Eight
A narrow-gauge heritage railway looping in a figure eight through the hills near the Bosnian border, with station parking beside the main road.
17 km · about 20 min drive
national park
Tara National Park
A lush forested mountain park above the Drina River gorge, home to rare Pančić spruce and the iconic Banjska Stena viewpoint.
23 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Drina River House
A small wooden cabin on a midstream rock in the Drina near Bajina Bašta, visible from a riverside pull-in on the road south of town.
31 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
Stopića Cave
A river cave on Zlatibor with travertine bathtub pools and a large entrance arch, signposted from the Sirogojno road with parking above.
46 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Višegrad
- Right hereMehmed Paša Sokolović BridgeOttoman master architect Sinan's 16th-century, 11-arch bridge over the Drina at Višegrad, a UNESCO site immortalised in Ivo Andrić's novel 'The Bridge on the Drina'.
- 70 kmĐurđevića Tara BridgeA 1940s concrete arch soaring 150m above Europe's deepest canyon, a launchpad for zip-lining the Tara gorge.
- 70 kmPiva Canyon Tunnel RoadA road threaded through more than fifty short tunnels along the wall of the Piva canyon above a startlingly green reservoir.
- 71 kmUvac CanyonA mesmerizing serpentine canyon with dramatic meanders and cliff-nesting griffon vultures, offering one of Serbia's most spectacular viewpoints.
- 74 kmPiva CanyonA reservoir canyon north of Plužine followed by a road with dozens of short rock tunnels cut into the cliff face.
- 78 kmSedlo Pass (Durmitor Ring)The highest point of Montenegro's Durmitor Ring, a lonely 1,907 m pass on the narrow Žabljak-Plužine road weaving beneath Bobotov Kuk through moonscape karst and glacial cirques.
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