Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Number of sights 21 sights
Distance 5.5 km
Ascend 76 m
Descend 97 m

Experience Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in SarajevoIndividual Sights in Sarajevo

Sight 1: Stambeni kompleks na Džidžikovcu

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Residential complex on Džidžikovac, is an architectural residential ensemble in a neighborhood of Džidžikovac in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is designated a National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina since 2008.

Wikipedia: Residential complex on Džidžikovac (EN)

585 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 2: Alipašina džamija

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Ali Pasha Mosque is a mosque in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was constructed during 1560–61 as a vakıf—the legacy or perpetual endowment—of Sofu Hadım Ali Pasha, an Ottoman statesman who served as the governor of the Bosnia Eyalet of the Ottoman Empire amongst other roles, after his death in September 1560.

Wikipedia: Ali Pasha Mosque (Sarajevo) (EN)

560 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 3: Crkva svetog Vinka Paulskoga

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Crkva svetog Vinka Paulskoga

The Church of St. Vincent de Paul is a Gothic Roman Catholic church in the center of Sarajevo. It is dedicated to St. Vincent de Paul. The church is located within the monastery buildings of the Sisters of Mercy.

Wikipedia: Crkva sv. Vinka Paulskog u Sarajevu (HR)

355 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: Sarajevo National Theatre

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The Sarajevo National Theatre was founded in November 1921.

Wikipedia: Sarajevo National Theatre (EN), Website

356 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: Kamerni Teatar 55

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Kamerni Teatar 55me5otron from Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina / CC BY 2.0

Kamerni teatar 55 is a theater in Sarajevo, established in 1955. It is registered as public institution under the Ministry of Culture and Sport of Canton Sarajevo.

Wikipedia: Kamerni teatar 55 (EN)

63 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Eternal flame

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The Eternal flame is a memorial to the military and civilian victims of the Second World War in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The memorial was dedicated on 6 April 1946, the first anniversary of the liberation of Sarajevo from the four-year-long occupation by Nazi Germany and the fascist Independent State of Croatia.

Wikipedia: Eternal flame (Sarajevo) (EN)

346 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 7: Markale massacre memorial

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Markale massacre memorial Christian Bickel / CC BY-SA 2.0 de

The Markale market shelling or Markale massacres were two separate bombardments, with at least one of them confirmed to have been carried out by the Army of Republika Srpska, targeting civilians during the siege of Sarajevo in the Bosnian War. They occurred at the Markale (marketplace) located in the historic core of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Wikipedia: Markale massacres (EN)

360 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 8: Museum of Sarajevo

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Museum of Sarajevo, also Museum of the City of Sarajevo, is a museum of history and culture of Sarajevo, located in Stari Grad Municipality of the City of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The museum is operated by JU Muzej Sarajeva, and housed in 19th century Bosnian biographer, Kosta Hörmann's Villa, in Josipa Štadlera 32 street on the municipality of Stari Grad.

Wikipedia: Museum of Sarajevo (EN)

164 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: War childhood museum

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The War Childhood Museum is a historical museum in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina that opened in January 2017. The museum presents the experiences of children who lived through the war in Bosnia, told through objects, video testimonies, and excerpts from oral histories. The 2018 Council of Europe Museum Prize, one of the most prestigious awards in the museum industry, was awarded to the War Childhood Museum as part of the 2018 European Museum of the Year Award.

Wikipedia: War Childhood Museum (EN), Website

254 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 10: Svrzo's House

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Svrzo's House is an old house in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina that was established when the Ottoman Empire ruled the area. It is a branch of the Museum of Sarajevo. It is typical in that it has living quarters for the men, the women, and the servants. The house is in extremely well preserved condition, which is noteworthy in that the house is built completely from wood; a construction method not commonly used in the region in modern times. It is open to the public for self-guided tours and has brochures and information in multiple languages.

Wikipedia: Svrzo's House (EN)

358 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 11: Old Orthodox Church

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The Church of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel, also known as the Old Orthodox Church, is a Serbian Orthodox church in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was established in 1539. It was, however, built on older foundations.

Wikipedia: Church of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel, Sarajevo (EN)

333 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 12: Čekrekčijina

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Čekrekčijina

Muslihudin Čekrekčija Mosque, also known as Čaršijska, is second oldest domed mosque in Sarajevo. It was constructed in 1526 in the Baščaršija area of the city, at the foot of Kovač. It is raised in the mahala of Isa-Bey's turn. From the vakufnam of the founder of the mosque, Hajji Mustafa, the son of Ishak, is known to the people as Muslihudin Čekrekčija, her builder. This is also the oldest known original document written in Sarajevo.

Wikipedia: Muslihudin Čekrekčija Mosque (EN)

152 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 13: City Hall

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Sarajevo City Hall, known as Vijećnica, is located in the city of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was designed in 1891 by the Czech architect Karel Pařík, but criticisms by the minister, Baron Béni Kállay, caused him to stop working on the project. It was initially the largest and most representative building of the Austro-Hungarian period in Sarajevo and served as the city hall.

Wikipedia: Vijećnica (EN)

78 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 14: Šeher-ćehaja Bridge

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Šeher Ćehaja Bridge is a bridge which crosses the river Miljacka in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It can be translated as "Mayor's Bridge" from the Turkish word for mayor.

Wikipedia: Šeher-Ćehaja Bridge (EN)

344 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 15: The Brusa Bezistan

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The Brusa BezistanKathleen Franklin from Marysville, CA, USA / CC BY 2.0

Brusa bezistan with its 6 roof domes it is one of the historic buildings in Sarajevo's Baščaršija from the time of the Ottoman period in the history of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It has a rectangular base and has four entrances on all four sides, and connects the craft streets Kundurdžiluk, Veliki and Mali Čurčiluk with Abadžiluk and the Baščaršija. It was built by order of the Grand Vizier Rustem-pasha Opuković in 1551. Bezistan was named after the Turkish city of Bursa, from which silk was brought to Bezistan and sold. Unlike Gazi Husrev-beg's bezistan, where groceries were originally sold, Brusa bezistan sold household items and small furniture in addition to silk. Today it is one of the museums in the city, designated as the National monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina by the Commission to preserve national monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and houses one of the departments of Museum of Sarajevo.

Wikipedia: Brusa bezistan (EN)

176 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 16: Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque

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The Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque or simply the Bey's Mosque in Sarajevo is one of the most important monuments of sacral Islamic architecture in the Balkans due to its size and attractiveness. It was built in 1531.

Wikipedia: Begova džamija (BS)

25 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 17: Sarajevo Clock Tower

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The Sarajevo Clock Tower is a clock tower in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located beside Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque and is the tallest of the 21 clock towers erected throughout the country, reaching a height of 30 meters. The tower was declared a National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2006.

Wikipedia: Sarajevo Clock Tower (EN)

164 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 18: Tašlihan

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TašlihanLuca Conti from Senigallia, Italy / CC BY 2.0

Tašlihan or Tašli han is a former caravanserai that was located on the site of the current summer garden and an open bar of the Hotel Evropa in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the third stone caravanserai in Sarajevo, built in the period from 1540 to 1543, as an endowment of Gazi Husrev-beg, after his death. It was added to Gazi Husrev-beg's bezistan on its western side. It was square in shape, and its length was 47 meters. It had a fountain in its yard, on the pillars of which was a small mosque. Upstairs were the passenger rooms. Domestic and foreign merchants had their shops within Tašlihan. It is believed that this caravanserai served for trade more than for passenger traffic. The fire of 1879 severely damaged Taslihan and made it unusable.

Wikipedia: Tašlihan (EN)

187 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 19: Ferhadija Mosque

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Ferhadija Mosque, also known as Ferhat Pasha Mosque, is a central building in the city of Sarajevo built by Bosnian Sanjak-bey (governor) Ferhad-beg Vuković, a descendant of the famous mediaeval Vuković family. This mosque has one dome above the prayer area and three small domes at the cloister and is one of the greatest achievements of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s 16th century Ottoman and Islamic architecture.

Wikipedia: Ferhadija Mosque in Sarajevo (EN)

234 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 20: Sacred Heart Cathedral

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The Sacred Heart Cathedral is a Catholic church in Sarajevo; commonly referred as the Sarajevo Cathedral, it is the largest cathedral in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Vrhbosna, currently Tomo Vukšić, and center of Catholic worship in the city. The cathedral is located in the city's Old Town district.

Wikipedia: Sacred Heart Cathedral, Sarajevo (EN), Website

385 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 21: Museum of the Jews of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Museum of the Jews of Bosnia and Herzegovina Małgorzata Płoszaj / CC BY-SA 2.5

The Museum of the Jews of Bosnia and Herzegovina is part of the Museum of Sarajevo located in the area of the former Old Temple, in the oldest synagogue in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Commission to Preserve National Monuments, at its session held from 7 to 11 October 2003, decided to declare the Jewish Museum a national monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina. This decision was taken by the Commission in the following composition: Zeynep Ahunbay, Amra Hadžimuhamedović (Chair), Dubravko Lovrenović, Ljiljana Ševo and Tina Wik.

Wikipedia: Muzej Jevreja Bosne i Hercegovine (BS)

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