Discover Sarajevo Walking Tour with Local Guide
5.0
(84)
🕑 2 hours
Free cancellation
Learn about Sarajevo’s complex history from a guide on this walking tour of the city. Stroll through the historic center and admire the mix of Ottoman, Austro-Hungarian, and Yugoslav architecture. Hear stories about the beginning of World War One and the conflicts through the 20th century that touched Sarajevo. Stay hydrated with bottled water.
Languages:
English
📍Velika avlija Laure Papo Bahorete 2, Sarajevo 71000, Bosnia and Herzegovina
🏢Operated by Info Bosnia Tours
Highlights
- ✓Learn about Sarajevo’s history from your guide
- ✓Stroll through the scenic streets of the city
- ✓View the mix of architectural styles in the city center
- ✓Stay fresh with bottled water
What you'll see & do
- ✓The starting point is in front of Info Bosnia Tourist Information Center located on main pedestrian street Ferhadija, just next to “Sarajevo Meeting of Cultures”.
- ✓Gazi Husrev-Bey's mosque was build in 1530/31 in Early Istanbul style and it is the central building of Gazy Husrev-bey's waqf (charitable foundation). Dome of the mosque is 23m high and minaret is 45m. The largest historical mosque in B&H and it is the first mosque in the world to be illuminated by electricity.
- ✓Morica Han (caravanserai) was originally built in 1551 and belongs to Gazi Husrev-bey's endowment (wakf). It burned down 1957 and it was restored 1971-74. It had 44 guest rooms accommodation up to 300 people and 70 horses. Morica Han is the only surviving caravanserai in Sarajevo.
- ✓The Sebilj is Neo-Ottoman stone-and-wood fountain in the center of Bascarsia. The first Sebilj was built by Mehmed Pasa Kukavica in 1753 but it was relocated by Austrian architect Alexander Wittek in 1891. Location around Sebilj is also called "Square of Pigeons".
- ✓Sarajevo's famous coppersmith street.
- ✓Most representative building from Austro-Hungarian period, completed in 1896. Famous example of Neo-Moorish architecture inspired by Islamic art in Span and North Africa.
- ✓Emperor's Mosque was the first mosque built in Sarajevo by Isa-bey.
- ✓Place that changed the world is located right next to the famous Latin Bridge. Learn about the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Sophie
- ✓Learn about Bezistan (covered bazaar) that was build in the same time as Taslihan- stone inn which was destroyed during Austro-Hungarian period.
- ✓The Congregational Church of Holy Mother built in Ottoman period is the largest orthodox church in Sarajevo.
- ✓The cathedral of the Sacred Hearth of Jesus was one of the first major European-style buildings in Sarajevo
- ✓Old Jewish Temple also known as Sephardic Synagogue is the first and oldest synagogue built in Sarajevo.
- ✓Sarajevo Meeting of Cultures is where East meats West and a location from which we can truly see uniqueness of Sarajevo.
- ✓We finish the tour in front of Info Bosnia Tourist Information Center.
What's included
- ✓Certified guide
- ✓Bottle of water
What's not included
- ✓Food and drinks, unless specified
Good to know
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Dress code is smart casual
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.
Free cancellation
🔒 Secure checkout
from
£ 12.00
Discover Sarajevo Walking Tour with Local Guide
5.0
(84)
🕑 2 hours
Free cancellation
Learn about Sarajevo’s complex history from a guide on this walking tour of the city. Stroll through the historic center and admire the mix of Ottoman, Austro-Hungarian, and Yugoslav architecture. Hear stories about the beginning of World War One and the conflicts through the 20th century that touched Sarajevo. Stay hydrated with bottled water.
Languages:
English
📍Velika avlija Laure Papo Bahorete 2, Sarajevo 71000, Bosnia and Herzegovina
🏢Operated by Info Bosnia Tours
Highlights
- ✓Learn about Sarajevo’s history from your guide
- ✓Stroll through the scenic streets of the city
- ✓View the mix of architectural styles in the city center
- ✓Stay fresh with bottled water
What you'll see & do
- ✓The starting point is in front of Info Bosnia Tourist Information Center located on main pedestrian street Ferhadija, just next to “Sarajevo Meeting of Cultures”.
- ✓Gazi Husrev-Bey's mosque was build in 1530/31 in Early Istanbul style and it is the central building of Gazy Husrev-bey's waqf (charitable foundation). Dome of the mosque is 23m high and minaret is 45m. The largest historical mosque in B&H and it is the first mosque in the world to be illuminated by electricity.
- ✓Morica Han (caravanserai) was originally built in 1551 and belongs to Gazi Husrev-bey's endowment (wakf). It burned down 1957 and it was restored 1971-74. It had 44 guest rooms accommodation up to 300 people and 70 horses. Morica Han is the only surviving caravanserai in Sarajevo.
- ✓The Sebilj is Neo-Ottoman stone-and-wood fountain in the center of Bascarsia. The first Sebilj was built by Mehmed Pasa Kukavica in 1753 but it was relocated by Austrian architect Alexander Wittek in 1891. Location around Sebilj is also called "Square of Pigeons".
- ✓Sarajevo's famous coppersmith street.
- ✓Most representative building from Austro-Hungarian period, completed in 1896. Famous example of Neo-Moorish architecture inspired by Islamic art in Span and North Africa.
- ✓Emperor's Mosque was the first mosque built in Sarajevo by Isa-bey.
- ✓Place that changed the world is located right next to the famous Latin Bridge. Learn about the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Sophie
- ✓Learn about Bezistan (covered bazaar) that was build in the same time as Taslihan- stone inn which was destroyed during Austro-Hungarian period.
- ✓The Congregational Church of Holy Mother built in Ottoman period is the largest orthodox church in Sarajevo.
- ✓The cathedral of the Sacred Hearth of Jesus was one of the first major European-style buildings in Sarajevo
- ✓Old Jewish Temple also known as Sephardic Synagogue is the first and oldest synagogue built in Sarajevo.
- ✓Sarajevo Meeting of Cultures is where East meats West and a location from which we can truly see uniqueness of Sarajevo.
- ✓We finish the tour in front of Info Bosnia Tourist Information Center.
What's included
- ✓Certified guide
- ✓Bottle of water
What's not included
- ✓Food and drinks, unless specified
Good to know
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Dress code is smart casual
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.
Free cancellation
🔒 Secure checkout
from
£ 12.00