Not all mosques are open for tourists, but Karagöz Bey is, and allow you to have a Mostar lookout from a Mosque. With its big dome and high minaret it is the largest in the area. Built in 1554, severely damaged during World War II and almost completely destroyed during the Bosnian Was in 1990s the Mosque has gone trough restoration between 2002 and 2004.
Reopened to to the public in July 2004, with 4 EUR you can visit the interior and climb the tower to reach a great lookout of the city. With the ticket in hands and barefoot we can climb the steps of the tower.
On the top a 360 view of the entire city of Mostar and the view of the dome.
After a few minutes I headed back down to see the interior and the main saloon covered with a gracious carpet. A panel showing the praying schedule according to the sun and some other conditions. Every pray hour the person in charge of the Mosque call the religious to pray, using a microphone and the loudspeakers in the top of the tower. There was also a great exposed book which is the Quran, the holy book of the Muslims.
In the outside area, you can walk along the cemetery and see the place where they make the process of purification before entering the mosque, a cleaning that is called ablution.
For those who are in Bosnia inserted on learning another culture and checkout a great lookout, the visit is very nice.