Discover the main highlights of Jerusalem of Europe – Sarajevo on a half-day walking tour
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Duration:
3 h
Activity Level:
Moderate
Experience:
Family, Historical
Language:
English
Permis photo inclus
Visite en transports en commun
Excursion en bateau sur le canal incluse
Billets de train inclus
Convient aux petits enfants
Visite accessible en fauteuil roulant
Billet musée inclus
Collation légère incluse
Déjeuner inclus
Transport inclus
Visite à pied
Overview
Sarajevo is the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the heart of Balkans. This city organically combines various cultures and religions and that fact makes Sarajevo unique and undoubtedly worthy of a visit. Do not miss the chance to know this lovely city with a tragic history!
What's included
- Professional licensed guide
- Entrance tickets to City Hall
- All fees and taxe
- Food and drinks
Highlights
Alifakovac Neighborhood
Alifakovac is a neighborhood in Babića bašća a local community, municipality of Stari Grad, Sarajevo. As one of the oldest urban settlements in Sarajevo, it is situated on the spine of the northern end of the slope Trebević, on the lowest hill in the row at the last meander of Miljacka, before it pours out of its narrow canyon. An abandoned village by the road was found in the 15th century by the Ottomans when they conquered Bosnia. It is believed that there was a smaller necropolis of stećci, which with the arrival of Ottomans became again an active cemetery. Today it is one of the biggest and most beautiful cemeteries in Sarajevo.
Baščaršija (Bazaar)
Baščaršija is Sarajevo's old bazaar and the historical and cultural center of the city. Baščaršija was built in the 15th century when Isa-Beg Isaković founded the city.
Baščaršija is located on the north bank of the river Miljacka, in the municipality of Stari Grad. On Baščaršija there are several important historic buildings, such as the Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque and sahat-kula. Today Baščaršija is the major tourist attraction of Sarajevo.
Church of Saint Anthony of Padua
The Church of Saint Anthony of Padua is a Roman Catholic place of worship and a national monument in Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is dedicated to the Franciscan friar Anthony of Padua.
Emperor's Mosque
The Emperor's Mosque is an important landmark in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, being the first mosque to be built (1457) after the Ottoman conquest of Bosnia. It is the largest single-subdome mosque in Bosnia and Herzegovina, built in the classical Ottoman style of the era.
It was built by one Isaković-Hranušić who dedicated it to the Sultan, Mehmed the Conqueror, the conqueror of Constantinople. Considered one of the most beautiful mosques of the Ottoman period in the Balkans, the mosque features a roomy interior and high-quality decorative details, such as the mihrab.
Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque
Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque is a mosque in the city of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Built in the 16th century, it is the largest historical mosque in Bosnia and Herzegovina and one of the most representative Ottoman structures in the Balkans. Being the central Sarajevo's mosque since the days of its construction, today it also serves as the main congregational mosque of the Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the Baščaršija neighborhood in the Stari Grad municipality and, being one of the main architectural monuments in the town, is regularly visited by tourists.
Isa Bey's Hamam
The Hamam was built by the founder of Sarajevo, Isa Bey Ishaković, at the end of the 15th century. It was burned down during a fire in 1880 and then rebuilt according to designs by the famous architect, Josip Vancaš.
During the former Yugoslavia period, Isa Bey’s Hamam stopped working as a public bath and was badly damaged during the last war.
Careful reconstruction has been carried out over the past several years and Isa Bey’s Hamam is now home to a public bath and a hotel with 19 rooms and two apartments, which are decorated with luxury furnishings in the old Ottoman style.
Latin Bridge
Latin Bridge is an Ottoman bridge over the river Miljacka in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The northern end of the bridge was the site of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria by Gavrilo Princip in 1914, which became casus belli of World War I.
Sarajevo City Hall
Sarajevo City Hall, known as Vijećnica, is located in the city of Sarajevo. It was designed in 1891 by the Czech architect Karel Pařík, but criticisms by the minister, Baron Benjamin Kallay, 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. The building was reopened on May 9, 2014.
Sarajevo Clock Tower
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 21 clock towers built in the country at 30 m. The clock shows lunar time, in which the hands indicate 12 o'clock at the moment of sunset, the time of the Muslim Maghrib prayer. A caretaker sets the clock's time manually once a week
Sarajevo Meeting of Cultures line
Sarajevo Meeting of Cultures is the message of an inlaid marker on Ferhadija St., near Gazi Husrev Bey’s Bezistan. This is the spot where two dominant cultures that once shaped Sarajevo merge.
In essence, what can be seen clearly about Sarajevo is that this is a city that connects East and West – not only as different halves of the world but also culturally – with the East considered Ottoman and Islamic and the West seen as Austro-Hungarian and Christian.
Their most obvious encounters are visible when one looks them straight “in the face” in the city’s architecture.
Tašlihan
The Tašlihan is one of the old Ottoman Hans or caravan inn in Sarajevo. It is located at the beginning of Baščaršija where today Hotel Europe has a summer garden.
The name is from Turkish for “Stone Han”, Han is like a market or a kind of caravanserai, offering places for traders to hold or unload their goods, but sometimes do business.
The Tašlihan was built during the Ottoman Empire from 1540 – 1543 as Gazi Husrev Beys Vakif (foundation). Gazi Husrev Bay was one of the greatest benefactors of the city of Sarajevo and his Vakif erected a great number of objects and buildings in the city of Sarajevo.
The Congregational Church of the Holy Mother
The Congregational Church of the Holy Mother is the largest Orthodox church in Sarajevo and one of the largest of its kind in the Balkans.
The foundation stone was laid on June 25, 1863, and construction was completed 11 years later in 1874.
The designer of this lovely structure was Andrija Damjanović, who came from Veles (Macedonia) and was a member of the reputable Renzovski family. They had designed and embellished churches all over the Balkans – from Macedonia to Bulgaria and from Turkey to Bosnia.
The Sacred Heart Cathedral
The Sacred Heart Cathedral is a Catholic church in Sarajevo; commonly referred to as the Sarajevo Cathedral, it is the largest cathedral in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Vrhbosna, currently Cardinal Vinko Puljić, and the center of Catholic worship in the city. The Cathedral is located in the city's Old Town district.
The Sebilj
The Sebilj is an Ottoman-style wooden fountain (sebil) in the center of Baščaršija square in Sarajevo built by Mehmed Pasha Kukavica in 1753. It was relocated by Austrian architect Alexander Wittek in 1891.
Itinerary
9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00
The guide will meet you at the hotel you are staying in Sarajevo.
The first place you will visit is the Latin Bridge, the site f the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria by Gavrilo Princip in 1914, which became casus belli of World War I.
Then the guide will stroll you along the streets of Sarajevo and tell you about its history from the ancient times till nowadays and show how several cultures can coexist.
When the tour finishes, the guide can show you the best restaurant where you can have lunch or can take you to your hotel.
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