Photos

A view from the Travnik castle walls. This castle is a medieval one built in 15th century. Later Gazi-Aga mosque was built at the foot of the castle. One can see the damage on the minaret of this mosque where the muezzin recites the ezan (call for prayer). The Sahat Kule (= Clock Tower) can also be seen. There are some other clock towers facing all four sides of their walls. The reason for this to let people know the exact time since 5 times praying is carried out by the Muslims.

Travnik was the birth city of the nobel laurate writer Ivo Andric and it was the capital of Bosnian state during the Ottoman period. A picturesque and very warm city with lots of historical places to visit. Some of which are the Colored Mosque,Sahat Kule, Ivo Andric's house (used as a restaurant now) and Lutvo's Kahva. Also it is much cheaper relative to more touristic Mostar and Sarajevo.