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What to do in Sarajevo

If you are looking for a new, quick getaway over an extended weekend, look no further.
Sarajevo is the fastest changing city in Europe. Embracing both its eastern and western traditions, Sarajevo will charm you with its oriental old town and bustling Austro-Hungarian center. Sarajevo is well known for its wide array of cultural festivals – featuring cutting edge films, the newest jazz sounds, to alternative theatre productions.  With dozens of new hotels and a lively nightlife there is never a dull moment in this tiny capital city. Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays are the days you mustn't miss as the atmosphere is great everywhere.

The best places to go out and have fun are:

City Pub
Despićeva bb
+387 33 209 789
http://www.citypub.co.ba/
The Club
Titova br.7
http://www.theclub.ba/
Cinemas Club – Sloga
Mehmeda Spahe 20
http://www.cinemas.ba/
Boemi
Valtera Perića 16
+387 61 374 350
Cheers Pub
Muvekita 4
+387 62 476 476
Coloseum Club
Terezije bb
http://www.coloseum-club.com/
Tito
Zmaja od Bosne 5
+387 61 276 384
http://www.caffetito.ba/
Barhana
Đulagina Čikma 8
+387 33 447 727
http://www.barhana.ba/
Aquarius Caffe & Sandwich Bar
Hasana Brkića 2
+387 33 609 033
http://www.aquarius.ba/

 

Shopping

Sarajevo offers a wide range of large shopping centers, modern boutiques, traditional shops, handicrafts shops, carpet sellers, and antique and souvenir shops. The best places for shopping with a lot of modern boutiques and shops are placed in Ferhadija, the main street, as well as in the big Shopping centers all over Sarajevo offering everything from cheap things to exclusive brands like Armani, Max Mara, Zara, Victoria Secret and other world famous brands. Numerous of traditional shops, souvenir shops, and carpets shops, are located in Bascarsija, in the old part of Sarajevo. It is the main shopping area for tourists. 

Banjaluka

Banja Luka is dominated by the Vrbas River and Tvrdava Kastel that was built on its banks. Tvrdjava survived earthquakes and wars and is one of the best-preserved castles in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It has an incredibly rich mixture of preserved architecture and slightly aged relics that give Banja Luka a unique charm. The city provides the possibility of visiting different cultural sights, such as: Museum of Contemporary Art, RS Museum, Cultural Center Banski Dvor, RS National Theatre, art galleries but also international festivals and other cultural events in order to have the ultimate experience. The Cultural Centre Banski Dvor is situated in a beautiful building with park that originally served as the governor's residence. It has programs of performances, concerts, poetry and other events several days a week. Music scene in Banja Luka is cool. There are few movie theaters in Banja Luka. There are hundreds of café/bars, open till late every night and are some with live music, others with DJ’s, rock music, as well as local folk music.


Shopping

There are many shopping centers, stores, boutiques. The best place for shopping is in the main traffic-free strolling street is Gospodska Ulica. In the centre of the city, there is variety of brand stores offering exclusive and famous brands.

Mostar

The old Ottoman town has always been the main attraction in Mostar. It is very compact and ideal for walking. In it, there are countless shops of coppersmiths and artists at work as well as several fascinating antique shops. Most of the main tourist sights can be seen in a one-day tour. There are almost as many café's in Mostar as there are pubs in London, so it's never difficult to find a cool spot to take a break from the hot Herzegovina sun. There are some authentic places to go out and have a fun.
Biosphere is Mostar’s new top modern mall. The mall complex includes shopping area, restaurant, roof bar, beauty salon, travel agency, and a Night club. It's located in a "pedestrean zone" in Fejiceva Street.

Neum

Neum is a holiday resort town. Besides swimming and sunbathing, there are boats for rent at several places on the beach.

Međugorje Pilgrimage

The story of Medugorje is well known to most Catholics. In 1981 six teenagers were playing together in the hills between the villages of Medugorje and Bijakovici. Medugorje has been a major pilgrimage site for over two decades. Those twenty years of experience has turned this tiny town into a major international tourist destination.

Jajce

Jajce has had more than its fair share of battles. The town changed hands several times before the independent Bosnian state was finally conquered when the Jajce fortress was the last one to fall to the Ottoman invaders in 1528.

Una river

The legend behind the river's name goes back to Roman times when a legionnaire had his first glance of the sparkling waters and uttered 'Una, solo una' (the only one), suggesting he had never seen anything like it in his life. You might feel the same.

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The information on this site was gathered through our journalists and various source(s) of information including the national tourism organization,
the ministry of finance, the ministry of foreign affairs, CIA World Factbook, and US State Department.