Let's be perfectly honest. It's no longer an unqualified pleasure to holiday in Europe's classic big cities.
You know the drill: you pay an arm and a leg for a plane ticket and a tired hotel room, only to end up shuffling along with thousands of other tourists in front of the famous sights. When hunger strikes, you pay over the odds for a half-hearted pasta dish at a tourist-trap restaurant.
But it doesn't have to be that way. If you dream of a City break in Europe, ..., that still feels authentic, where the story is felt in your gut, and where your travel budget stretches two to three times further than usual, then you should set your sights on the Balkans.
It's time to plan your next Travel to Sarajevo.
Why Sarajevo is the perfect alternative to the classic big cities
While Paris has the Eiffel Tower and Rome has the Colosseum, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina has something that the southern European magnets have lost in the prison of mass tourism: Soul, edge, and untamed magic. This is actually one of the reasons why there are so many Magical experiences in Sarajevo, which you simply won't find anywhere else in the world.
Sarajevo is called Europe's Jerusalem. It smelts East and West together in a way you won't experience anywhere else on the continent. Within a few hundred metres, you can hear glorious church bells ring, while the call to prayer sounds from beautiful, Ottoman minarets. The city is a living cultural melting pot, where the breath of history hits you on every street corner.
The unmissable sights and experiences in Sarajevo
When you travel here, you will quickly discover that the list of unique Attractions in Sarajevo are long – and they are unlike anything you've seen before:
- Baščaršija (The Old Bazaar) The old Ottoman heart. The streets are a labyrinth of scents, colours, and the sound of coppersmiths. Here, you eat the city's unofficial national dish, Ćevapi, or grab a crispy Burek straight from the baker's stone oven. It is Culinary experiences in Sarajevo, which costs a fraction of a flat fifty quid, but tastes like a million. According to our important Tips for first-timersrin Sarajevo the bazaar is the absolute best place to start your adventure.
- The Latin Bridge The place where the world changed forever. It was on this precise street corner that the assassination of Franz Ferdinand in 1914 started World War I.
- The cable car to Trebević In under ten minutes, you'll soar from the pulsing metropolis and directly into the raw, breathtaking nature that hides libehind the city walls. Here you can walk on the iconic, abandoned bobsleigh track from the 1984 Winter Olympics, which today is overgrown with wild nature and colourful graffiti.
The story to be felt (Tunnel of Hope)
One cannot speak of Sarajevo without touching upon its recent history. The city survived the longest siege in modern war history in the 1990s.
To get food, medicine, and hope into the cut-off city, the inhabitants dug an 800-meter long underground passage under the airport runway in deepest secrecy. Today is Tunnel of Hope (The Tunnel of Salvationone of the most gripping museums in the world.
But Sarajevo war tour should not just be experienced through a screen or a guidebook. The raw, intense and life-affirming stories of survival must be heard from those who know them best. Our guided tours in Sarajevo takes you up close to the history, so you don't just see the scars on the house walls – but understand the deep love and pride that define the city's inhabitants today.
Make it easy: Find the flight yourself, and we'll handle the rest
The best thing about a City break to Sarajevo er, how flexible it can be made. You don’t need to be tied down by fixed, expensive charter departures.
Hos Hello Sarajevo We've dispensed with the cumbersome standard journeys. You simply find and book the flights that best suit your schedule, or opt for a self-drive holiday – and then we'll take care of all the fun and important parts at your destination.
We put together bespoke hotel and experience packages with stays at the best, most central hotels. We take care of the logistics and guide you on unique excursions – whether it's a historical city walk, a culinary cultural trip or an adventurous Day trip from Sarajevo to Mostar.
When you experience the city with a passionate, Danish guide in Sarajevo Through us, you'll avoid all the tourist traps and step directly into authentic, raw, and welcoming Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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