Vranduk Fortress

About

Dating back to the middle ages, the town of Vranduk was one of several royal cities, and was the seat of the last Bosnian king Stjepan Tomaš, as well as his opponent Radivoje. For 600 years, the city and its ever-vigilant fortress were known as the “Gate of Bosnia”. Built on a rock overlooking the Bosnia river. After taking the city in the 15th century, the Turks built a mosque alongside to the citadel. During Eugene of Savoy’s devastating campaign in 1697, he bypassed the fortress completely as it posed too great an undertaking, leaving it the only fortification left unconquered. Today, Vranduk offers visitors an authentic taste of Bosnian history, in both the museum set up in the great tower, and the traditional Bosnian meals.