The Old Bridge inspired the admiration of chroniclers and travelers. It was spared by armies and repaired by rulers. Until the autumn of 1993… Explaining the old legend, which says that it was God’s angels who taught the people to build bridges, one of the characters of Ivo Andric, Yugoslav author and Nobel Prize Winner, concluded that “the greatest pleasure […]

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