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Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Travel Guide

Bazaar, cable car and ćevapi

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Why visit Sarajevo

Ottoman bazaars, Austro-Hungarian facades and socialist blocks line the Miljacka within 20 minutes’ walk of each other. The Baščaršija bazaar still trades copper coffee pots on Kazandžiluk, and the cable car climbs to Trebević’s 1984 Olympic bobsleigh track in 8 minutes. Sarajevo’s ćevapi - skinless grilled sausages in somun flatbread - cost about 8 convertible marks with raw onion and kajmak.

Last updated Aug 17, 2026 · Reviewed by the WhatWhereVacay editorial team

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€490–€910 for 2 travelers · 7 nights

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3 days in Sarajevo: what to eat & see

D1 Day 1

Morning

Baščaršija bazaar & the Sebilj fountain

Sarajevski Ćevapi

Afternoon

Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque & the Clock Tower

Evening

Yellow Fortress sunset over the valley

Ćevapi u Kajmaku

D2 Day 2

Morning

Brusa Bezistan & Morića Han

Kupusnjača

Afternoon

Trebević cable car & the bobsleigh track

Evening

Ćevabdžinica dinner in Baščaršija

Pita Ćora

D3 Day 3

Morning

Vijećnica (City Hall) & the Miljacka

Afternoon

Sarajevo War Tunnel in Dobrinja

Evening

Grbavica grill house

Kupusnjača

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