Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge crosses the Drina and has eleven stone arches. Can you count them?
📍 Eastern Bosnia
Višegrad
Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge
Višegrad lies beside the Drina in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge crosses the river on eleven stone arches and is protected as UNESCO World Heritage. Find the long bridge spanning the blue Drina on the map.
Find it on the map
Look closely at the map
Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge
This 16th-century stone bridge crosses the Drina on eleven arches. Trace them one by one with your finger as you travel from one riverbank to the other.
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Fun facts about Višegrad
The bridge is on the UNESCO World Heritage List - a special stop in the story of bridges!
Each stone arch makes an opening above the Drina. How many boats can you imagine beneath the bridge?
Can you solve the map clue?
Where can you find an eleven-arch bridge across the Drina?
Sources: UNESCO World Heritage Centre - Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge