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Sarajevo Ashkenazi Synagogue Sarajevo Ashkenazi Synagogue Ph: Desemeus · CC BY-SA 4.0 Sarajevo Avaz Twist Tower Sarajevo Avaz Twist Tower Ph: Julian Nyča · CC BY-SA 3.0 Sarajevo Baščaršija Sarajevo Baščaršija Ph: Julian Nyča · CC BY-SA 3.0 The Sebilj fountain in central Baščaršija, with pigeons descending and tourists feeding them at the stone basin. Sarajevo Baščaršija Ph: xiquinhosilva · CC BY 2.0 Sarači street running west from the Sebilj toward the Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque, photographed in winter. Sarajevo Baščaršija Ph: Niegodzisie · CC BY-SA 4.0 Kazandžiluk, the coppersmiths' street, with shops along both sides. Sarajevo Baščaršija Ph: 11sasapus11 · CC BY-SA 4.0 A quiet alleyway in Baščaršija, sunlight falling across the cobblestones and lining the fronts of small antique shops and market stalls that sell copper, textiles, and jewellery. Sarajevo Baščaršija Ph: Damjan Samardžic · Pexels License Sarajevo Olympic Bobsled and Luge Track Sarajevo Olympic Bobsled and Luge Track Ph: isaleal · CC BY 2.0 A close view of one of the curves of the abandoned bobsled track on Trebević, with the graffiti-painted concrete chute rising on the outer side, weathered concrete sleepers visible beneath, and pine forest closing in on either side. Sarajevo Olympic Bobsled and Luge Track Ph: young shanahan · CC BY 2.0 Sarajevo Ferhadija Sarajevo Ferhadija Ph: Mark Chorlton · CC BY-SA 2.0 Ferhadija on a busy weekday — pedestrians walking both directions between the Habsburg apartment façades on either side. Sarajevo Ferhadija Ph: BiHVolim · CC BY-SA 4.0 Sarajevo Galerija 11/07/95 Sarajevo Galerija 11/07/95 Ph: PeppermintSA · CC BY-SA 4.0 Sarajevo Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque Sarajevo Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque Ph: Bjoertvedt · CC BY-SA 3.0 The courtyard of Gazi Husrev-beg's Mosque, with the şadırvan (ablutions fountain) at the centre. Sarajevo Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque Ph: Kathleen Franklin · CC BY 2.0 The interior of Gazi Husrev-beg's Mosque, looking up at the painted ceiling beneath the central dome. Sarajevo Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque Ph: Yukof · CC BY-SA 4.0 Sarajevo Hotel Europe Sarajevo Hotel Europe Ph: Mister No · CC BY 3.0 Sarajevo Inat Kuća Sarajevo Inat Kuća Ph: Niegodzisie · CC BY-SA 4.0 Sarajevo Isa-Begov Hamam Sarajevo Isa-Begov Hamam Ph: Julian Nyča · CC BY-SA 3.0 Sarajevo Kazandžiluk Sarajevo Kazandžiluk Ph: 11sasapus11 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Sarajevo Kovači Cemetery Sarajevo Kovači Cemetery Ph: Michael Büker · CC BY-SA 3.0 Sarajevo Kovači Street Sarajevo Kovači Street Ph: Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 4.0 Kazandžiluk, the coppersmiths' street, one block south of Kovači and the route the climb begins from. Sarajevo Kovači Street Ph: 11sasapus11 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Sarači in winter — the bazaar's main pedestrian street that the Kovači climb begins from. Sarajevo Kovači Street Ph: Niegodzisie · CC BY-SA 4.0 Sarajevo Latin Bridge Sarajevo Latin Bridge Ph: Miha Peče · CC BY-SA 4.0 The Latin Bridge over the Miljacka, seen wide from the south bank with the city beyond. Sarajevo Latin Bridge Ph: anjči · CC BY 2.0 Padlocks left by visitors on the railings of the Latin Bridge — the modern love-locks tradition. Sarajevo Latin Bridge Ph: Rudolph.A.furtado · CC0 Sarajevo Markale Market Sarajevo Markale Market Ph: Scott Edmunds · CC BY 2.0 Sarajevo Morića Han Sarajevo Morića Han Ph: Jennifer Boyer · CC BY 2.0 Sarajevo Old Jewish Cemetery Sarajevo Old Jewish Cemetery Ph: Julian Nyča · CC BY-SA 3.0 Sarajevo Cathedral of the Nativity of the Theotokos Sarajevo Cathedral of the Nativity of the Theotokos Ph: Michael Goodine · CC BY 2.0 The fountain in the courtyard of the Serbian Orthodox Cathedral in Sarajevo. Sarajevo Cathedral of the Nativity of the Theotokos Ph: Sadko · CC BY-SA 4.0 Sarajevo Sacred Heart Cathedral Sarajevo Sacred Heart Cathedral Ph: Sebastian Müller · CC BY-SA 2.0 The interior of Sacred Heart Cathedral looking down the nave toward the altar. Sarajevo Sacred Heart Cathedral Ph: Rudolph.A.furtado · CC0 The illuminated façade of Sacred Heart Cathedral at night. Sarajevo Sacred Heart Cathedral Ph: Poupou l'quourouce · CC BY-SA 3.0 Sarajevo Sarači Sarajevo Sarači Ph: Niegodzisie · CC BY-SA 4.0 Sarajevo Cable Car Sarajevo Cable Car Ph: Nedim Hadzimahmutovic · Original photograph A Trebević cable car cabin crossing above the Bistrik neighbourhood with the city visible below. Sarajevo Cable Car Ph: MarinaSimic · CC BY-SA 4.0 A red Trebević cable car cabin passing over the wooded slopes above Sarajevo. Sarajevo Cable Car Ph: Sead Dzambegovic · Unsplash License A Sarajevo cable car gondola passing a minaret on the Bistrik side of the line. Sarajevo Cable Car Ph: Julian Nyča · CC BY-SA 3.0 The original 1959 Trebević cable car crossing over the narrow-gauge Bosnian Eastern railway just east of Bistrik station, autumn 1982. Sarajevo Cable Car Ph: Milan Suvajac · CC BY-SA 4.0 A Trebević cable car cabin and pylon in April 2018, two weeks after the line's reopening. Sarajevo Cable Car Ph: Tom Page · CC BY-SA 2.0 A Trebević cable car cabin at the lower station, seen from the Bistrik side. Sarajevo Cable Car Ph: Adam Harangozó · CC BY-SA 4.0 Sarajevo Roses Sarajevo Roses Ph: Jennifer Boyer · CC BY 2.0 Sarajevo Sebilj Sarajevo Sebilj Ph: xiquinhosilva · CC BY 2.0 A close view of the Sebilj fountain in Baščaršija, Sarajevo — the wooden octagonal roof, the stone base, and the drinking spouts visible in detail. Sarajevo Sebilj Ph: Pudelek (Marcin Szala) · CC BY-SA 3.0 A black-and-white photograph of pigeons flying around the Sebilj fountain in the middle of Baščaršija square in Sarajevo. The wooden roof and stone base of the fountain are visible; the pigeons form a blurred halo around them. Sarajevo Sebilj Ph: Emir Bozkurt · Pexels License Sarajevo Šeher-Ćehaja Bridge Sarajevo Šeher-Ćehaja Bridge Ph: Milan Suvajac · CC BY-SA 4.0 A historic multi-arched Ottoman stone bridge over the Miljacka River in central Sarajevo, seen wide from the embankment with the water running beneath the arches and old-town buildings on the far bank. Sarajevo Šeher-Ćehaja Bridge Ph: Necip Duman · Pexels License Sarajevo Svrzo's House Sarajevo Svrzo's House Ph: Handini Cahaya Utami · Exclusive to ExploreSarajevo.com Svrzo's House in Sarajevo — the preserved Ottoman-era residence at Glođina 8, photographed in July 2026. Sarajevo Svrzo's House Ph: Handini Cahaya Utami · Exclusive to ExploreSarajevo.com Svrzo's House in Sarajevo — the preserved Ottoman-era residence at Glođina 8, photographed in July 2026. Sarajevo Svrzo's House Ph: Handini Cahaya Utami · Exclusive to ExploreSarajevo.com Svrzo's House in Sarajevo — the preserved Ottoman-era residence at Glođina 8, photographed in July 2026. Sarajevo Svrzo's House Ph: Handini Cahaya Utami · Exclusive to ExploreSarajevo.com Svrzo's House in Sarajevo — the preserved Ottoman-era residence at Glođina 8, photographed in July 2026. Sarajevo Svrzo's House Ph: Handini Cahaya Utami · Exclusive to ExploreSarajevo.com Svrzo's House in Sarajevo — the preserved Ottoman-era residence at Glođina 8, photographed in July 2026. Sarajevo Svrzo's House Ph: Handini Cahaya Utami · Exclusive to ExploreSarajevo.com Sarajevo Trebević Sarajevo Trebević Ph: Aktron · CC BY 3.0 A close-up of one of the Trebević cable cars on the line. Sarajevo Trebević Ph: Adam Harangozó · CC BY-SA 4.0 The abandoned 1984 Olympic bobsled track on Trebević, the concrete now covered in graffiti. Sarajevo Trebević Ph: Christian Sterk · CC0 A panoramic view from the upper ridge of Trebević in winter, with the city of Sarajevo laid out below in the valley. Sarajevo Trebević Ph: Niegodzisie · CC BY-SA 4.0 Sarajevo Tunnel of Hope Sarajevo Tunnel of Hope Ph: Baumi · CC BY-SA 3.0 The entrance plaque to the Sarajevo War Tunnel museum, with the original tunnel mouth in the background. Sarajevo Tunnel of Hope Ph: Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 4.0 The tunnel mouth itself — a low concrete arch under the Sarajevo airport runway. Sarajevo Tunnel of Hope Ph: Daniel Wabyick · CC BY 2.0 Sarajevo Vijećnica Sarajevo Vijećnica Ph: Ladislav Boháč · CC0 Vijećnica illuminated at night, the pseudo-Moorish façade catching the lamps along the Miljacka. Sarajevo Vijećnica Ph: Julian Nyča · CC BY-SA 3.0 The restored atrium of Vijećnica — banded stone arches and stained glass beneath the great dome. Sarajevo Vijećnica Ph: Julian Nyča · CC BY-SA 4.0 Vijećnica's striped pseudo-Moorish façade by day, with a tram passing in the foreground. Sarajevo Vijećnica Ph: Modzzak · CC BY-SA 3.0 A panoramic view of central Sarajevo, with the Vijećnica visible in the middle of the frame — the pseudo-Moorish city hall sitting on the north bank of the Miljacka, framed by the wider historic architecture of the old town and the wooded valley slopes behind. Sarajevo Vijećnica Ph: Jocelyn Erskine-Kellie · Pexels License Vijećnica seen front-on from Obala Kulina bana in warm afternoon light, the striped pseudo-Moorish façade filling the frame with the civic "SARAJEVO" wordmark installed in the plaza in front. Sarajevo Vijećnica Ph: Sporisevic Photography · Unsplash Licence The octagonal stained-glass dome of Sarajevo's Vijećnica seen from directly below — the ornate ceiling of the central atrium, restored after the 1992 fire. Sarajevo Vijećnica Ph: Yoann Gonthier · CC BY-SA 4.0 The interior of Vijećnica in 2022 — one of the permanent exhibition rooms after the 2014 reopening, with restored painted decoration and stone banding on the walls. Sarajevo Vijećnica Ph: Sadko · CC BY-SA 4.0 Sarajevo Vraca Memorial Park Sarajevo Vraca Memorial Park Ph: Julian Nyča · CC BY-SA 3.0 Sarajevo Vrelo Bosne Sarajevo Vrelo Bosne Ph: Raphael Schön · CC BY 2.0 Swans on the cold pools of Vrelo Bosne, fed by the springs from Mount Igman. Sarajevo Vrelo Bosne Ph: Ethomorphis · CC BY-SA 4.0 A wooden bridge crossing one of the smaller channels at Vrelo Bosne park. Sarajevo Vrelo Bosne Ph: BiHVolim · CC BY-SA 4.0 Sarajevo Žuta Tabija Sarajevo Žuta Tabija Ph: Damien Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0 The stone bastion of Žuta Tabija (the Yellow Fortress) from below. Sarajevo Žuta Tabija Ph: Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 4.0 Sarajevo Zetra Olympic Hall Sarajevo Zetra Olympic Hall Ph: Julian Nyča · CC BY-SA 3.0 Sarajevo Art Kuća Sevdaha Sarajevo Art Kuća Sevdaha Ph: Art Kuća Sevdaha · Used with permission The courtyard of Art Kuća Sevdaha — stone walls, kilim rugs on cobblestones, copper džezva, portraits of sevdah singers on the walls, and a tree growing through the centre. Sarajevo Art Kuća Sevdaha Ph: Art Kuća Sevdaha · Used with permission Two performers in traditional Bosnian costume in the courtyard of Art Kuća Sevdaha — a man seated by a copper coffee service and a woman in Ottoman-era dress, on kilim rugs against the stone walls. Sarajevo Art Kuća Sevdaha Ph: Art Kuća Sevdaha · Used with permission The arched stone entrance to Art Kuća Sevdaha at Halači 5, Baščaršija — the green carpet, flower pots, and event posters framing the way into the courtyard. Sarajevo Art Kuća Sevdaha Ph: Art Kuća Sevdaha · Used with permission Sarajevo At Mejdan Sarajevo At Mejdan Ph: Milan Suvajac · CC BY-SA 4.0 Sarajevo Bašča kod Ene Sarajevo Bašča kod Ene Ph: Jocelyn Erskine-Kellie · Pexels License Sarajevo Café Barometar Sarajevo Café Barometar Ph: Café Barometar · Used with permission A view of the bar at Café Barometar with exposed brick and hanging fixtures. Sarajevo Café Barometar Ph: Café Barometar · Used with permission Hand-built timber tables and chairs at Café Barometar, with the industrial-style lamps overhead. Sarajevo Café Barometar Ph: Café Barometar · Used with permission A close-up of vintage machinery used as decor inside Café Barometar. Sarajevo Café Barometar Ph: Café Barometar · Used with permission A corner of Café Barometar with the lamps and the cabinet of glassware in soft daylight. Sarajevo Café Barometar Ph: Café Barometar · Used with permission Sarajevo Caffe Divan Sarajevo Caffe Divan Ph: Niegodzisie · CC BY-SA 4.0 Sarajevo Caffe Kamarija Sarajevo Caffe Kamarija Ph: Caffe Kamarija · Used with permission The Caffe Kamarija terrace, with the bazaar laid out below the rampart wall. Sarajevo Caffe Kamarija Ph: Caffe Kamarija · Used with permission Sarajevo at sunset, seen as a panoramic view from the Caffe Kamarija terrace, the bazaar's lights coming on below. Sarajevo Caffe Kamarija Ph: Caffe Kamarija · Used with permission A view from inside Caffe Kamarija looking through the glass toward Baščaršija. Sarajevo Caffe Kamarija Ph: Caffe Kamarija · Used with permission A corner of the Caffe Kamarija terrace, with a small table set for coffee. Sarajevo Caffe Kamarija Ph: Caffe Kamarija · Used with permission The cobbled approach to Caffe Kamarija along Pod Bedemom. Sarajevo Caffe Kamarija Ph: Caffe Kamarija · Used with permission Sarajevo Caffe Tito Sarajevo Caffe Tito Ph: Caffe Tito · Used with permission Sarajevo Čajdžinica Džirlo Sarajevo Čajdžinica Džirlo Ph: Čajdžinica Džirlo · Used with permission Sarajevo Dibek Sarajevo Dibek Ph: Sara Er · Pexels License Sarajevo Dveri Sarajevo Dveri Ph: Jocelyn Erskine-Kellie · Pexels License Sarajevo History Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo History Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina Ph: Dans · CC BY-SA 4.0 Inside the History Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina — the WWII "Smrt fašizmu, sloboda narodu" (Death to Fascism, Freedom to the People) exhibition wing with anti-fascist Partisan-era displays. Sarajevo History Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina Ph: Dans · CC BY-SA 4.0 Sarajevo Ćevabdžinica Hodžić Sarajevo Ćevabdžinica Hodžić Ph: Media Lens King · Pexels License Sarajevo Kibe Mahala Sarajevo Kibe Mahala Ph: Markus Winkler · Pexels License Sarajevo Kozija Ćuprija Sarajevo Kozija Ćuprija Ph: Alexey Komarov · CC BY-SA 4.0 Sarajevo Meeting of Cultures Sarajevo Meeting of Cultures Ph: Buiobuione · CC BY-SA 4.0 Sarajevo Ministry of Ćejf Sarajevo Ministry of Ćejf Ph: Ministry of Ćejf · Used with permission The Kovači terrace at Ministry of Ćejf in late afternoon light, with the bazaar's tile rooftops and minarets visible below the railing. Sarajevo Ministry of Ćejf Ph: Ministry of Ćejf · Used with permission A flat white in a ceramic cup on a sewing-machine table at Ministry of Ćejf, Sarajevo. Sarajevo Ministry of Ćejf Ph: Ministry of Ćejf · Used with permission The interior of Ministry of Ćejf — tables on antique sewing machine bases, local art on the walls, plants on the shelves. Sarajevo Ministry of Ćejf Ph: Ministry of Ćejf · Used with permission Sarajevo Ćevabdžinica Mrkva Sarajevo Ćevabdžinica Mrkva Ph: Boris Ivas · Pexels License Sarajevo Museum 1878–1918 Sarajevo Museum 1878–1918 Ph: CeeGee · CC BY-SA 4.0 A close view of the stone memorial plaque mounted on the corner wall outside the museum, with an inscription in Bosnian and English commemorating the spot where Gavrilo Princip shot Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Sophie Chotek on 28 June 1914. Sarajevo Museum 1878–1918 Ph: Michael Büker · CC BY 3.0 Sarajevo National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina Ph: Milan Suvajac · CC BY-SA 4.0 An interior gallery of the National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with cases of catalogued objects on display in one of the museum's exhibition rooms. Sarajevo National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina Ph: Miha Peče · CC BY-SA 4.0 The vault room where the Sarajevo Haggadah is kept — the manuscript is displayed in a climate-controlled case, with related religious documents in adjacent cases. Sarajevo National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina Ph: Kleinjp · CC BY-SA 4.0 Sarajevo Park Prinčeva Sarajevo Park Prinčeva Ph: Niegodzisie · CC BY-SA 4.0 Sarajevo Pekara kod Mahira Sarajevo Pekara kod Mahira Ph: Pekara Mahir · Used with permission A counter at Pekara Mahir filled with fresh burek, sirnica, and other savoury pies. Sarajevo Pekara kod Mahira Ph: Pekara Mahir · Used with permission A close-up of a slice of fresh Bosnian burek at Pekara Mahir. Sarajevo Pekara kod Mahira Ph: Pekara Mahir · Used with permission A portion of burek wrapped in paper, ready to take away. Sarajevo Pekara kod Mahira Ph: Pekara Mahir · Used with permission Sarajevo Petica Ferhatović Sarajevo Petica Ferhatović Ph: Kisanova · CC BY-SA 4.0 Sarajevo Rimski Most Sarajevo Rimski Most Ph: Julian Nyča · CC BY-SA 3.0 Sarajevo Brewery — Sarajevska Pivara Sarajevo Brewery — Sarajevska Pivara Ph: Watalicom · CC BY-SA 4.0 Sarajevo 7 Šuma — kod Minje Sarajevo 7 Šuma — kod Minje Ph: Seada Mujanović-Šubo · Used with permission Sarajevo Viennese Café Sarajevo Viennese Café Ph: Handini Cahaya Utami · Exclusive to ExploreSarajevo.com Wooden café tables with navy upholstered chairs under a crystal chandelier and a stencilled, painted ceiling. Sarajevo Viennese Café Ph: Handini Cahaya Utami · Exclusive to ExploreSarajevo.com A dining room of wooden chairs under two chandeliers, with an arched mural of an old city street on the far wall. Sarajevo Viennese Café Ph: Handini Cahaya Utami · Exclusive to ExploreSarajevo.com Upholstered armchairs around small round wooden tables on a blue carpet patterned with fleur-de-lis. Sarajevo Viennese Café Ph: Handini Cahaya Utami · Exclusive to ExploreSarajevo.com A dark wooden bar counter with shelves of bottles and glasses behind it, under a painted ceiling. Sarajevo Viennese Café Ph: Handini Cahaya Utami · Exclusive to ExploreSarajevo.com A corridor with striped wallpaper, dark wood panelling and gilt-framed paintings lit by brass picture lamps. Sarajevo Viennese Café Ph: Handini Cahaya Utami · Exclusive to ExploreSarajevo.com A large hall with a glass roof on steel trusses, a hanging chandelier and rows of dark chairs on blue carpet. Sarajevo Viennese Café Ph: Handini Cahaya Utami · Exclusive to ExploreSarajevo.com Sarajevo Vrelo Mošćanice Sarajevo Vrelo Mošćanice Ph: Julian Nyča · CC BY-SA 3.0 Sarajevo War Childhood Museum Sarajevo War Childhood Museum Ph: Anida Krečo · CC BY-SA 4.0 An interior view of the War Childhood Museum's permanent exhibition — donated objects displayed at child's-eye level, each with a short donor-written text panel. Sarajevo War Childhood Museum Ph: Anida Krečo · CC BY-SA 4.0 A further interior view of the War Childhood Museum, showing donated objects from the 1992–1995 siege of Sarajevo displayed alongside their donors' written stories. Sarajevo War Childhood Museum Ph: Anida Krečo · CC BY-SA 4.0 A close-up of a wick oil lamp on display in the War Childhood Museum — one of the domestic objects donated by a person who was a child during the 1992–1995 siege. Sarajevo War Childhood Museum Ph: Hibasi · CC BY-SA 4.0 Sarajevo Ćevabdžinica Željo Sarajevo Ćevabdžinica Željo Ph: Saskia van de Nieuwenhof · CC BY-SA 2.0 Sarajevo Zlatna Ribica Sarajevo Zlatna Ribica Ph: Erikjheeres · CC BY 3.0 The entrance to Zlatna Ribica on Kaptol in Sarajevo, with its dark wood doorway, antique furnishings, and small outdoor tables. Sarajevo Zlatna Ribica Ph: Erikjheeres · CC BY 3.0