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Stories from Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Every story, long read and guide in the ULTIMATE Sarajevo City Guide, in one place.
Day trips
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 BjelašnicaULTIMATE Ski ResortsBalkan snowJahorina, Bjelašnica, Kopaonik and Mavrovo
Heritage guideTravnik & JajceA waterfall in town
Heritage guideVišegradThe bridge on the DrinaHistory
History & heritage
How an Ottoman market town on the Miljacka became the Jerusalem of Europe: Bosniaks, Serbs, Croats and Sephardic Jews, Austro-Hungarian boulevards, the 1984 Olympics and a city of film.
History & heritageWhere East meets West in one walk: Sarajevo’s heritageWhere mosque, church and synagogue stand side by side
The back storySarajevoEast and West meet here, quite literally, at a line in the…
The back story28 June 1914A few metres of pavement changed the 20th…Our advice
Coffee first
Start with a Bosnian coffee in Baščaršija, walk west along Ferhadija past the brass line into Austro-Hungarian Sarajevo, then take the cable car up Trebević for the view. History & heritage
The Balkans, with love
From coffee in a copper džezva to the coppersmiths of Baščaršija: the life Sarajevo shares with the whole region.
The regionThe Balkans, with loveCafés, markets, the table and the welcome
The long readThe Balkan SoulCafés, markets, the table and the wild
The regionFood & Drink in the BalkansThe shared table, guide by guideOur advice
The Olympic mountain
Ride the cable car up Trebević and walk down along the bobsleigh track. In winter, spend a day on Jahorina or Bjelašnica, where you can still ski the Olympic runs. The 1984 Winter Olympics
In depth
Sarajevo’s stories
An Ottoman bazaar, the corner where 1914 began, the Winter Olympics of 1984 and a city that remembers.
Holiday MarketChristmas in SarajevoSnow on the minarets, two Christmases and the Olympic slopes
In depth: nature & wildlifeWild SarajevoSprings, swans and mountainsKnow your neighbourhoods
NeighbourhoodBaščaršija & the old town
The Ottoman bazaar: the Sebilj, the Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque, Morića Han, the coppersmiths and the ćevapi grills.
Explore Baščaršija & the old town
NeighbourhoodFerhadija & the Austro-Hungarian centre
Ferhadija, the cathedrals, the Eternal Flame and the grand façades west of the Meeting of Cultures line.
Explore Ferhadija & the Austro-Hungarian centre
NeighbourhoodBistrik, Vratnik & the hillside mahalas
The old neighbourhoods climbing the hills: the fortresses, the cable car and the best views.
Explore Bistrik, Vratnik & the hillside mahalas
NeighbourhoodMarijin Dvor & Skenderija
Museums, the river promenade, the modern towers and the Film Festival venues.
Explore Marijin Dvor & Skenderija
NeighbourhoodIlidža & Butmir
The spa suburb at the end of the tram line, Vrelo Bosne, the airport and the Tunnel of Hope.
Explore Ilidža & Butmir