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About ULTIMATE Sarajevo City Guide

ULTIMATE Sarajevo City Guide is an independent guide for visitors to Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. We publish 10 curated lists: restaurants, cafés, bars, nightlife, hotels, sights, culture, parks & nature, shopping and getting around. Together they cover Baščaršija and the old town, the Austro-Hungarian centre, the hillside mahalas, Marijin Dvor and Ilidža, and the country beyond: Mostar and the Neretva, the Olympic mountains, Travnik and Jajce, Višegrad and the national parks.

How we choose

Our lists draw on local knowledge, official sources and recent reviews, and every place is checked against maps and its own website or recent reports. We look for quality, character and a genuine sense of Bosnia, from ćevapi grills and bazaar teahouses to wine bars and mountain lodges.

Before you go

Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change often, especially in the mountains. Please check directly with each venue before you visit. Bosnia and Herzegovina uses the convertible mark (KM, BAM); our price guides run from € (budget) to €€€€ (special occasion), shown in euro-equivalent bands.

For venues

Run a venue in Sarajevo and spotted something to update? We review our lists regularly and welcome corrections.

Photo credits

• The terminal at Sarajevo International Airport, by Natalino7, licensed CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• A square in Andrićgrad, by Ванилица, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Vijećnica, the City Hall, lit up in the evening, by Fred Romero from Paris, France, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The wooden Sebilj fountain in Baščaršija, by Fred Romero from Paris, France, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Miljacka river through the city, by Bjoertvedt, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Sebilj fountain and the square of Baščaršija, by Yukof, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• A lane of low shops in Baščaršija, by Michal Gorski, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Kalemegdan fortress in Belgrade, by Bestalex, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The arcade of the Gazi Husrev-beg Bezistan, by Fred Romero from Paris, France, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The high grassland of Bjelašnica, by A81t, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The 1984 Olympic ski runs on Bjelašnica, by Xe0us at English Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The dervish tekke at the spring of the Buna in Blagaj, by Jocelyn Erskine-Kellie from London, UK, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The painted concrete of the 1984 Olympic bobsleigh track, by Sarah Wattouat, licensed CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The domes of Brusa Bezistan, by Mister No, licensed CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Layered pita, the Balkan pie, by Тиверополник, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Sarajevo seen from Mount Trebević, by Panassko, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Bosnian coffee served in a copper džezva, by Adam Harangozó, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Sacred Heart Cathedral, by lienyuan lee, licensed CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Sarajevo ćevapi in somun bread, by BiHVolim, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Bosnian coffee served in a copper džezva, by Adam Harangozó, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Copper coffee sets in the bazaar, by Hibasi, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• A crafts shop in Baščaršija, by Jocelyn Erskine-Kellie from London, UK, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Stari Most, the Old Bridge in Mostar, by Berthold Werner, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Despić House, by Akir-toj, licensed CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Dubrovnik’s walled old town, by Richard Mortel from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Emperor’s Mosque across the Miljacka, by Fred Romero from Paris, France, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Ferhadija, the main pedestrian street, by Milan Suvajac, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Eternal Flame on Ferhadija, by Fred Romero from Paris, France, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The courtyard of the Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque, by Aleksandra Đuričić, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Goat’s Bridge in the Miljacka canyon, by Alexey Komarov, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Sebilj fountain and the square of Baščaršija, by Yukof, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Sarajevo spread along its valley, by Julian Nyča, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Olympic ski jumps on Igman, by Niegodzisie, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Inat Kuća, the “House of Spite”, by Sarah Wattouat, licensed CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The lake on the Neretva at Jablanica, by Bjoertvedt, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• A chairlift on Jahorina, by nikola_pu, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Snowy forest on Jahorina, by ВулеМ at Serbian Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Pliva waterfall in Jajce, by YxMb, licensed CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The walls of Jajce fortress, by Julian Nyča, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The old stone bridge in Konjic, by Bdx, licensed CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Bay of Kotor, by User:Ggia, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Kravice waterfalls, by Jocelyn Erskine-Kellie, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Latin Bridge over the Miljacka, by Dudva, licensed CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The courtyard of Morića Han, by Whitepixels, licensed CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Stari Most, the Old Bridge in Mostar, by Berthold Werner, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Mostar’s old town above the Neretva, by Bjoertvedt, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• A Roman mosaic in the National Museum, by Bdx, licensed CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Acropolis of Athens by day, seen from Philopappos Hill, by A.Savin, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The old town of Belgrade above the Sava, with the spire of the Cathedral Church of St Michael, by Tatil Dükkanı, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Romanian Athenaeum in its garden, by Jorge Franganillo, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Hungarian Parliament lit up at night on the Danube, by Tom Ek, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Oia’s white houses and blue domes on the rim of the Santorini caldera, by Norbert Nagel, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Blue Mosque at night, by Nan Palmero from San Antonio, TX, USA, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Triple Bridge over the Ljubljanica, by Fred Romero from Paris, France, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Millennium Bridge over the Morača, by Desemeus, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Sebilj fountain and the square of Baščaršija, by Yukof, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Stone Bridge over the Vardar, by kallerna, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• St Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, by Julian Lupyan, licensed CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Skanderbeg Square with the Et’hem Bey Mosque, by Andrew Milligan sumo, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The spires of Zagreb Cathedral above the rooftops, by Alex Sirac, licensed CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Ferhadija, the main pedestrian street, by Milan Suvajac, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Old Orthodox Church of the Holy Archangels, by Jennifer Boyer from Fredrick, Maryland, USA, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Sarajevo ’84 emblem at Skenderija, by Fred Romero from Paris, France, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Orthodox Cathedral of the Nativity of the Theotokos, by Fred Romero from Paris, France, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• A stream in the park at Vrelo Bosne, by CJ, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Skakavac waterfall in Perućica forest, by Svjetlopis, Vladimir Tadić, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Bjelašnica plateau near Lukomir, by This Photo was taken by Miha Peče. Feel free to use my phot, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• An old watermill at Plava Voda in Travnik, by Europemaster, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Pliva lakes, by Whitepixels, licensed CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The mosque and the old town of Počitelj, by trolvag, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Sarajevo ćevapi in somun bread, by BiHVolim, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Miljacka river through the city, by Bjoertvedt, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• A Sarajevo Rose in the pavement, by Jennifer Boyer from Fredrick, Maryland, USA, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The wooden Sebilj fountain in Baščaršija, by Fred Romero from Paris, France, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• An open-air screening at the Sarajevo Film Festival, by Adnasaida, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Copper coffee sets in the bazaar, by Hibasi, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Skakavac waterfall above Sarajevo, by Robert from Osijek, Croatia, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Sarajevo spread along its valley, by Julian Nyča, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The hall of Sarajevo railway station, by Simon Legner (User:simon04), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Mountains and meadows in Sutjeska National Park, by Blue Bird 80, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The courtyard of Svrzo’s House, by Dexmorgan23, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The prayer hall of the Ashkenazi Synagogue, by Argo Navis, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The National Theatre on the Miljacka, by Fred Romero from Paris, France, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• A Sarajevo tram on line 3, by Milan Suvajac, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• A Sarajevo tram on line 3, by Milan Suvajac, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Travnik and its fortress, by aneurysm, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Coloured Mosque in Travnik, by Mehmet E Yavuz / Meyavuz at en.wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Hum hill and Mount Trebević above the city, by Niegodzisie, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Arslanagić Bridge in Trebinje, by Jocelyn Erskine-Kellie from London, UK, licensed CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The house at Butmir that hid the entrance to the Tunnel of Hope, by CeeGee, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The view from Avaz Twist Tower, by Niegodzisie, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Štrbački buk waterfall on the Una, by Traveller0902, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Vijećnica, the City Hall, lit up in the evening, by Fred Romero from Paris, France, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge over the Drina, by MarinaSimic, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• A stream in the park at Vrelo Bosne, by CJ, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The walls of the White Fortress, by Bernard Gagnon, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Snow along the Miljacka, by Niegodzisie, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The roofs of the old town from the Yellow Fortress, by Fred Romero from Paris, France, licensed CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• Zagreb Cathedral, by VitVit, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
• The Olympic Hall Juan Antonio Samaranch (Zetra), by Julian Nyča, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.