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.
Sarajevo Travel Guide editors · 8 Oct 2026 · 1 min read
When the snow falls on the minarets and the smell of roasted chestnuts drifts through Ferhadija, Sarajevo becomes a different city.
- Ski at Jahorina or Bjelašnica, both under an hour away
- Walk the snowy bobsleigh track on Trebević
- Warm up with salep, hot čaj or a bowl of begova čorba
Featured place1984 Olympic Bobsleigh TrackThe abandoned Olympic bobsleigh and luge track, now a forest ruin covered in graffiti.
