Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque
The Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque is the largest historical mosque in Bosnia, built in 1532 in the heart of Bascarsija. Free to enter outside of prayer times.
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Bascarsija
Bascarsija is Sarajevo’s Ottoman-era bazaar district, a compact grid of coppersmith lanes, mosques, and cafes serving Bosnian coffee. Free to wander. The Sebilj fountain at the center of Bascarsija Square is the symbol of Sarajevo. Budget travelers drink Bosnian coffee for less than a euro, browse the copper workshops, and experience a city where East meets West in a way that no other European capital replicates.
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Latin Bridge
The Latin Bridge is a small Ottoman bridge over the Miljacka River, famous as the site where Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914, triggering the First World War. Free to cross and see.
Sacred Heart Cathedral
The Sacred Heart Cathedral is the largest Catholic cathedral in Bosnia, a neo-Gothic building in the center of Sarajevo. Free to enter.
Sarajevo City Hall
The Sarajevo City Hall (Vijecnica) is a neo-Moorish building on the Miljacka River, originally built as the National Library. The building was shelled and burned during the 1992-1995 siege, destroying 2 million books and manuscripts.
Sarajevo War Tunnel Museum
The Sarajevo War Tunnel is a museum at the residential house through which a tunnel was dug to the airport during the Siege of Sarajevo. Separate from the Tunnel of Hope museum, this site preserves the family home and a section of the original 800-meter tunnel.
Tunnel of Hope
The Tunnel of Hope is a museum at the entrance to the tunnel that ran beneath the airport during the Siege of Sarajevo (1992-1996), the city's only connection to the outside world. Entry is a modest fee.
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