{"id":10164,"date":"2022-06-28T12:20:09","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T10:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wobblyride.com\/?p=10164"},"modified":"2024-10-14T12:16:02","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T10:16:02","slug":"things-to-do-in-sarajevo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wobblyride.com\/pl\/2022\/06\/28\/things-to-do-in-sarajevo\/","title":{"rendered":"My favourite things to do in Sarajevo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sarajevo is undoubtedly the most amazing city I ever visited. Surrounded by raw mountains, multicultural, and an extraordinary atmosphere of openness mixed with melancholy, I could spend a lifetime exploring its secrets. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out my list of off-the-beaten-track things to do in Sarajevo <\/a>(and some more popular places to see that you can\u2019t miss out on). Since I am a big fan of outdoor activities, a big chunk of my recommendations will be hiking and biking ideas around Sarajevo, combined with cultural experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As much as I like to step off the beaten path, I believe there is a reason some sights in Sarajevo, like Ba\u0161\u010dar\u0161ija or the bridges on the Miljacka River, are so beloved. Here is my way to enjoy them the most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take a coffee on Ba\u0161\u010dar\u0161ija <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Every time I visit Sarajevo, I wake up early in the morning and head straight to the Old Town. The narrow cobbled streets of 15th-century Ba\u0161\u010dar\u0161ija are still empty at that time of the day. I can just breathe in the unique atmosphere of this place and watch the bazaar slowly wake up to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I order a traditional Bosnian coffee, served in d\u017eezva – a beautiful copper pot and watch the elderly gentlemen meeting up and slowly sipping their coffee. After that, I get lost in the steep streets to always discover new places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Watch the best sunrise in Sarajevo from the Yellow Fortress<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Yellow Fortress or Yellow Bastion is an 18th-century fortress and, in my opinion, the best spot to watch the sunset in Sarajevo. It offers a spectacular panorama of the city. The sky turns orange, the thousands of white graves covering the hills light up with the warm light, and the muezzins from all the minarets across Sarajevo start singing and calling to prayer. It always gives me chills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you come here during Ramadan, you will also see the canons firing at sunset to announce the time to break the fast. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stroll along Miljacka River<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The walk along the river is probably the only flat walk you can do in Sarajevo. Everywhere else, it will be uphill. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take your time and simply admire the beauty of the bridges. They witnessed some important historical events. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Latin Bridge was where World War I started when Gavrilo Princip assassinated the Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Vrbanja Bridge, also called Sarajevo\u2019s Bridge of Love has witnessed more than one tragedy. On April 5th 1992, snipers killed two young women, Suada Dilberovi\u0107 and Olga Su\u010di\u0107 there. They were among the first civil victims of the Bosnian War.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A little more than a year later, a 25-years old couple was shot on the Vrbanja Bridge trying to escape the besieged city. Bo\u0161ko was Serb and Admira was a Muslim. Coming from opposite sides of the conflict, a Reuters correspondent Kurt Schork called them Sarajevo\u2019s Romeo and Juliet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sarajevo Tunnel<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Coming to Sarajevo, you will instantly see the reminders of the last war. Although 26 years have passed, many buildings still have bullet holes and people you\u2019ll meet on the streets still carry the weight of memories of the four-year siege.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want to understand their story better, visit the Sarajevo Tunnel. Located under the airport, The Tunnel of Hope was used to transport food, weapons and humanitarian aid and escape the besieged city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can visit the tunnel and the museum <\/a>independently (the ticket costs 10 KM, bring cash as no payment by card is possible) or sign up for a guided tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n