The Sebilj fountain and the square of Baščaršija

The city guide to Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Best of Sarajevo

An Ottoman bazaar and a Habsburg boulevard in one valley, mosques, churches and a synagogue a few minutes apart, coffee in copper pots, and Olympic mountains on the doorstep.

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Your trusted, one‑stop guide to Sarajevo

Sarajevo is one of Europe’s most fascinating small capitals: a city where East meets West at a line in the pavement, where the smell of ćevapi drifts through the bazaar and the mountains rise straight from the streets. We cover the best places to eat, drink, stay and explore, the stories behind the city, and Bosnia and Herzegovina beyond it, from Mostar’s bridge to the Olympic ski slopes.

Ten minutes to the mountain

The Trebević Cable Car

Bistrik·Cable car

Ride the rebuilt cable car from Bistrik to Mount Trebević for the view over the whole valley, then walk along the painted Olympic bobsleigh track through the forest.

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Winter & Christmas in Sarajevo

The Holiday Market, two Christmases, New Year on the streets and Olympic ski slopes an hour away.

Winter in the cityChristmas in SarajevoMarkets, two Christmases and New Year

Winter tripsSkiing near SarajevoJahorina and Bjelašnica

Bosnia and Herzegovina on your doorstep

From Sarajevo, the bridge of Mostar, the Olympic mountains, the waterfalls of Jajce and the wild national parks are all within reach.

Southern guideMostar & the NeretvaThe Old Bridge

Mountains guideThe Olympic mountainsJahorina and Bjelašnica

Heritage guideTravnik & JajceA waterfall in town

Heritage guideVišegradThe bridge on the Drina

Nature guideNational parksSutjeska and Una

Sarajevo’s stories

An Ottoman bazaar, the corner where 1914 began, the Winter Olympics of 1984 and a city that remembers.

The back storyThe story of SarajevoEast meets West

The back story28 June 1914At the Latin Bridge

The back storySarajevo ’84The Winter Olympics

The back storyBosnian coffeeTime you take

ULTIMATE City Guides: Europe & beyond

Planning a longer journey? Each city in the network has its own independent guide, written with the same care and checked place by place. Here are the guides that are live, with more on the way.

SerbiaULTIMATE BelgradeWhere the Sava meets the Danube: a buzzing capital of art, classical music and famous nightlife, with a new waterfront and the mountains of Zlatibor and Kopaonik.Visit the guide

GreeceULTIMATE AthensThe Acropolis and the Plaka, rooftop bars facing the Parthenon, the Athens Riviera and the Greek islands: our original guide, and our deepest.Visit the guide

GreeceULTIMATE Greek IslandsIsland hopping made easy: Mykonos, Santorini, Paros, Naxos, Milos and the Cyclades, plus Crete, Rhodes and Corfu, with ferries, beaches, hotels and tavernas.Visit the guide

TurkeyULTIMATE IstanbulTwo continents, one city: Hagia Sophia and the bazaars, Bosphorus ferries, meyhanes and rooftop bars, Sinan’s hammams and the car-free Princes’ Islands.Visit the guide

RomaniaULTIMATE BucharestBelle Époque palaces, concerts at the Athenaeum, a buzzing food and coffee scene, and the castles and mountains of the Carpathians.Visit the guide

HungaryULTIMATE BudapestThermal baths, grand coffee houses, ruin bars and MICHELIN-starred dining on both banks of the Danube, with day trips to the Danube Bend and Lake Balaton.Visit the guide

CroatiaULTIMATE ZagrebCroatia’s elegant capital of cafés, museums and markets, and the gateway to Plitvice Lakes, Istria, Dubrovnik and the islands of the Adriatic.Visit the guide

SloveniaULTIMATE LjubljanaSlovenia’s green, car-free capital of river cafés and Plečnik’s bridges, an hour from Lake Bled, the Julian Alps, the caves and the Adriatic.Visit the guide

MontenegroULTIMATE PodgoricaMontenegro’s relaxed capital of rivers and café terraces, and the gateway to the Bay of Kotor, Lake Skadar, Cetinje and the mountains.Visit the guide

AlbaniaULTIMATE TiranaAn Ottoman mosque painted with waterfalls, museums in bunkers, Blloku’s cafés and the Dajti cable car, with Berat, Gjirokastër, the Alps and the Riviera within reach.Visit the guide

North MacedoniaULTIMATE SkopjeA 15th-century stone bridge between a 21st-century square and an Ottoman bazaar, Kenzo Tange’s concrete city, Matka Canyon, and Lake Ohrid three hours away.Visit the guide

BulgariaULTIMATE SofiaRoman streets beneath the city, golden domes, warm mineral springs and a mountain at the end of the main boulevard.Visit the guide

FloridaULTIMATE NaplesWhite-sand beaches and sunsets on the Gulf of Mexico, Fifth Avenue’s terraces, grand beach resorts and golf, with the Everglades and Marco Island close by.Visit the guide

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Miljacka canyon & the Goat’s Bridge

Bistrik·River walk

Autumn is the loveliest time for the walk up the Miljacka canyon to the Goat’s Bridge: an easy, shady hour from the old town, with the leaves turning gold on the cliffs.

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