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Sarajevo in one day

The essential walk: Ottoman bazaar, the East-West line, the Latin Bridge, City Hall and sunset at the Yellow Bastion.

If you only have a day, this route covers five centuries in about seven kilometres of walking — with stops for pita, ćevapi and Bosnian coffee.

Day 1

3.2 km · 43 min walk

  1. 1
    08:3030 minMeal break

    Buregdžinica Bosna

    Breakfast of pita and yoghurt.

    2 min · 160 m walk

  2. 2
    09:1515 min

    Sebilj Fountain

    Start at the fountain — drink and you'll come back.

    4 min · 300 m walk

  3. 3
    09:4540 min

    Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque

    The courtyard is the calmest place in the bazaar.

    5 min · 370 m walk

  4. 4
    10:4520 min

    Sacred Heart Cathedral

    Cross the East-West line on Ferhadija on your way.

    7 min · 510 m walk

  5. 5
    11:3030 min

    Latin Bridge

    The corner where the 20th century began.

    4 min · 330 m walk

  6. 6
    13:0045 minMeal break

    Ćevabdžinica Željo

    Lunch: ćevapi with kajmak.

    6 min · 430 m walk

  7. 7
    14:1545 min

    City Hall (Vijećnica)

    Do not miss the painted atrium.

    6 min · 430 m walk

  8. 8
    15:3045 min

    Kuća sevdaha

    Bosnian coffee and sevdah.

    10 min · 710 m walk

  9. 9
    17:0060 min

    Yellow Bastion (Žuta tabija)

    Sunset over the valley.