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What is new, what is changing and how to get around like a local.
City news · 21 Oct 2026
Trebević cable car switches to its winter schedule
Shorter hours from November, longer weekend runs, and what to do when the wind stops the cabins.
Food · 18 Oct 2026
How to drink Bosnian coffee (and why it is not Turkish)
The džezva, the fildžan, the sugar cube and the slow art of doing nothing — a local's guide to the city's favourite ritual.
City news · 8 Oct 2026
Winter in Sarajevo: snow, Olympics and the warmest kafanas
The city of the 1984 Winter Olympics is at its most atmospheric under snow. Here is how to spend a winter weekend.
Practical · 15 Oct 2026
First time in Sarajevo: the practical guide
Money, trams, taxis, tipping, safety and the etiquette of visiting mosques — everything we wish we'd known.
Culture · 12 Oct 2026
Jazz Fest Sarajevo announces its November lineup
Five nights at the Bosnian Cultural Centre and club stages across town. Here is how to get tickets.