{"id":1303515,"date":"2026-09-30T12:24:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T12:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?page_id=1303515"},"modified":"2026-10-01T16:32:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T16:32:13","slug":"sarajevo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/europe\/bosnia-herzegovina\/sarajevo\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarajevo"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":0,"parent":1302238,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"hw-hub-city","meta":{"footnotes":"","hw_hub_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_hero_image":"","hw_hub_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_why_title":"","hw_hub_why_body":"","hw_hub_why_link_label":"","hw_hub_why_link_url":"","hw_hub_why_cards":"","hw_hub_stats":"","hw_hub_countries_title":"","hw_hub_countries_intro":"","hw_hub_featured":"","hw_hub_regions":"","hw_hub_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_hostels":"","hw_hub_when_title":"","hw_hub_when_intro":"","hw_hub_seasons":"","hw_hub_costs_title":"","hw_hub_costs_body":"","hw_hub_cost_rows":"","hw_hub_cost_note":"","hw_hub_money_reads":"","hw_hub_rail_title":"","hw_hub_rail_body":"","hw_hub_rail_link_label":"","hw_hub_rail_link_url":"","hw_hub_rail_image":"","hw_hub_routes":"","hw_hub_events_title":"","hw_hub_events_intro":"","hw_hub_events_source":"","hw_hub_events_continent":"","hw_hub_events_count":"","hw_hub_events_cache":"","hw_hub_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_events":"","hw_hub_events_pills":"","hw_hub_reads_intro":"","hw_hub_article_rows":"","hw_hub_show_read_time":"","hw_hub_all_title":"","hw_hub_all_body":"","hw_hub_all_cta":"","hw_hub_trips_title":"","hw_hub_trips_note":"","hw_hub_trips":"","hw_hub_faq_title":"","hw_hub_faq_note":"","hw_hub_faqs":"","hw_hub_cta_title":"","hw_hub_cta_body":"","hw_hub_cta_buttons":"","hw_hub_newsletter_title":"","hw_hub_newsletter_body":"","hw_hub_newsletter_shortcode":"","hw_hub_hub_term":"","hw_hub_scope_rows":"","hw_hub_country_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_country_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_country_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_country_hero_image":"","hw_hub_country_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_country_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_country_stats":"","hw_hub_country_intro_title":"","hw_hub_country_intro_body":"","hw_hub_country_facts":"","hw_hub_country_cities_title":"","hw_hub_country_cities_intro":"","hw_hub_country_cities_live":"","hw_hub_country_cities":"","hw_hub_country_trips_title":"","hw_hub_country_trips_intro":"","hw_hub_country_trip_types":"","hw_hub_country_do_title":"","hw_hub_country_do_body":"","hw_hub_country_do_points":"","hw_hub_country_do_tag":"","hw_hub_country_do_more":"","hw_hub_country_food_title":"","hw_hub_country_food_body":"","hw_hub_country_food_points":"","hw_hub_country_food_tag":"","hw_hub_country_food_more":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_title":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_body":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_points":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_tag":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_more":"","hw_hub_country_transport_title":"","hw_hub_country_transport_body":"","hw_hub_country_transport_points":"","hw_hub_country_transport_tag":"","hw_hub_country_transport_more":"","hw_hub_country_money_title":"","hw_hub_country_money_body":"","hw_hub_country_money_points":"","hw_hub_country_money_tag":"","hw_hub_country_money_more":"","hw_hub_country_safety_title":"","hw_hub_country_safety_body":"","hw_hub_country_safety_points":"","hw_hub_country_safety_tag":"","hw_hub_country_safety_more":"","hw_hub_country_entry_title":"","hw_hub_country_entry_body":"","hw_hub_country_entry_points":"","hw_hub_country_entry_tag":"","hw_hub_country_entry_more":"","hw_hub_country_season_title":"","hw_hub_country_season_intro":"","hw_hub_country_season_note":"","hw_hub_country_season_rows":"","hw_hub_country_budget_title":"","hw_hub_country_budget_intro":"","hw_hub_country_budget_note":"","hw_hub_country_budget_rows":"","hw_hub_country_budget_currency":"","hw_hub_country_events_title":"","hw_hub_country_events_intro":"","hw_hub_country_events_source":"","hw_hub_country_events_country":"","hw_hub_country_events_count":"","hw_hub_country_events_cache":"","hw_hub_country_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_country_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_country_events":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_country_hostels":"","hw_hub_countr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city guide","hw_hub_city_hero_h1":"Things To Do In Sarajevo","hw_hub_city_hero_intro":"A city where an Ottoman bazaar meets Austro-Hungarian boulevards on one street corner, ringed by mountains that held the longest siege in modern European history.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1304091","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Where to stay | #areas\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"1","hw_hub_city_stats":"1,425 | Days of siege, 1992 to 1996\r\n\u20ac1 | A Bosnian coffee, served properly\r\n1984 | Winter Olympics held here","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"Four empires and one siege","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"Sarajevo is built along a narrow valley, and walking east to west takes you through four centuries in about twenty minutes: the Ottoman bazaar of Ba\u0161\u010dar\u0161ija, then a line in the pavement marked \"Sarajevo Meeting of Cultures\", then Austro-Hungarian facades, then Yugoslav concrete.\r\n\r\nFranz Ferdinand was shot here in 1914 on a corner you can stand on. The 1984 Winter Olympics happened on the mountains above. And between 1992 and 1996 the city was besieged for 1,425 days \u2014 the longest siege of a capital in modern warfare \u2014 which is still visible in the shell scars on buildings and the red resin \"Sarajevo Roses\" filled into mortar craters in the pavement.\r\n\r\nIt is also a warm, funny, extremely cheap city where a coffee costs a euro and the evening is spent walking.\r\n\r\nThree days, and it deserves them.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting in from the airport | Bus or taxi, 20 minutes, about \u20ac10 by taxi\r\nGetting around | Walkable centre. Trams are about \u20ac0.90\r\nCurrency | Convertible mark (BAM), pegged to the euro at about 1.96\r\nLanguage | Bosnian. English widely spoken by younger people\r\nCoffee | Bosnian coffee is a ritual, not a drink. Allow an hour\r\nTap water | Safe and good \u2014 it comes off the mountains","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"The city runs along one valley. East is Ottoman, west is Austro-Hungarian and beyond.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"13","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"","hw_hub_city_areas":"Ba\u0161\u010dar\u0161ija | First-timers | The Ottoman bazaar: copper workshops, \u0107evapi grills, mosques and most of the hostels. The heart of the city. | 43.8595 | 18.4310 |  | \nFerhadija and the centre | Convenience | The pedestrian spine west of the bazaar, with Austro-Hungarian facades, caf\u00e9s and the cathedral. | 43.8580 | 18.4230 |  | \nBjelave and Vratnik | Views and quiet | The slopes above the old town: steep streets, the yellow fortress and the best views down the valley. | 43.8640 | 18.4290 |  | \nSkenderija and Grbavica | Value | West along the river, residential and cheaper, with trams into the centre in ten minutes. | 43.8540 | 18.4050 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"The routes we would walk, in the order we would walk them.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Sarajevo","hw_hub_city_do_body":"The Tunnel of Hope is the essential one. During the siege, a 800-metre tunnel was dug under the airport runway to bring in food, weapons and people \u2014 the only link to the outside world. A section is preserved as a museum with a house at the entrance still pocked with shrapnel. Entry is about \u20ac6 and it is a 20-minute drive out.\r\n\r\nThe Gallery 11\/07\/95 is a photographic memorial to Srebrenica, and it is difficult and important in equal measure.\r\n\r\nIn the centre, Ba\u0161\u010dar\u0161ija is a working bazaar rather than a souvenir strip \u2014 coppersmiths still hammer in the same lane they have for centuries \u2014 and the Latin Bridge corner where Franz Ferdinand was shot is twenty metres from a normal caf\u00e9.\r\n\r\nTake the cable car up Trebevi\u0107, the 1984 Olympic mountain, where the abandoned bobsleigh track is now covered in graffiti and you can walk down it.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Tunnel of Hope | About \u20ac6. The only link out during a 1,425-day siege\r\nGallery 11\/07\/95 | The Srebrenica memorial. Difficult and necessary\r\nTrebevi\u0107 cable car | Up the Olympic mountain to the abandoned bobsleigh track\r\nBa\u0161\u010dar\u0161ija | A working bazaar, with coppersmiths still at it","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Sarajevo","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Sarajevo","hw_hub_city_free_body":"The Meeting of Cultures line in the pavement, where Ottoman Sarajevo meets Austro-Hungarian Sarajevo in one step, costs nothing and explains the whole city.\r\n\r\nThe Sarajevo Roses \u2014 mortar craters filled with red resin where people died \u2014 are marked across the centre and are free to find.\r\n\r\nWalking up to the Yellow Fortress at sunset is free and is what locals do, especially during Ramadan when the cannon fires to break the fast.\r\n\r\nBa\u0161\u010dar\u0161ija, the Gazi Husrev-beg mosque courtyard, the Catholic cathedral and the Orthodox church are all free and all within five minutes of each other, which is the point people make about this city.\r\n\r\nThe war tunnel is paid, but the shell scars and rebuilt facades along Sniper Alley are visible from any tram.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"Meeting of Cultures line | One step between two empires\r\nSarajevo Roses | Red resin in mortar craters, across the centre\r\nYellow Fortress at sunset | Free, and where the city goes\r\nFour faiths in five minutes | Mosque, cathedral, church and synagogue","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Sarajevo","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Sarajevo","hw_hub_city_food_body":"\u0106evapi are the national dish and Sarajevo's version is the one people argue for: small grilled minced-beef sausages in a somun flatbread with raw onion and kajmak. Ten pieces costs \u20ac4 to \u20ac6 and it is a full meal.\r\n\r\nBurek here means meat only \u2014 cheese is sirnica, spinach is zeljanica \u2014 and correcting a visitor on this is a minor national pastime. A portion is \u20ac2 to \u20ac3.\r\n\r\nBosnian coffee arrives in a copper d\u017eezva with a copper cup, a sugar cube and a piece of rahat lokum, and it is served to be sat over for an hour. About \u20ac1.\r\n\r\nThe city is majority Muslim and alcohol is available but less central than in the Balkans generally. Sarajevsko is the local beer at \u20ac1.50 to \u20ac2.50, and rakija is everywhere.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"\u0106evapi | \u20ac4\u20136 for ten with bread. The best in the region\r\nBurek is meat | Cheese is sirnica, spinach is zeljanica. Say it right\r\nBosnian coffee | About \u20ac1, and it takes an hour by design\r\nSarajevsko | The local beer, \u20ac1.50\u20132.50","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Sarajevo","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Sarajevo","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"More than the city's reputation suggests. The bars along Ferhadija and in the streets behind it fill in the evening, and Sarajevo has a strong live music and alternative scene \u2014 Kino Bosna on a Monday, an old cinema where an accordion band plays and the whole room sings, is the one to try.\r\n\r\nBa\u0161\u010dar\u0161ija itself is more caf\u00e9 than bar, with sitting over coffee as the main evening activity.\r\n\r\nA beer is \u20ac1.50 to \u20ac2.50 and rakija less.\r\n\r\nRamadan changes the rhythm significantly \u2014 restaurants fill at sunset, the cannon fires from the fortress, and the streets are busier at 10pm than at 10am.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Kino Bosna | Mondays in an old cinema, accordion and the whole room singing\r\nFerhadija | The bar streets behind the pedestrian spine\r\nPrices | A beer \u20ac1.50\u20132.50\r\nRamadan | Changes the rhythm. Evenings are busier, days quieter","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Sarajevo","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Sarajevo","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"The centre is walkable end to end in half an hour, and that walk is the best introduction to the city.\r\n\r\nTrams run the length of the valley for about \u20ac0.90, bought from a kiosk and validated on board. The route along the river is the old Sniper Alley.\r\n\r\nThe airport is 20 minutes out; taxis cost about \u20ac10 and should use the meter.\r\n\r\nBuses to Mostar take two and a half hours for about \u20ac10 through the Neretva gorge, which is one of the best bus journeys in Europe \u2014 sit on the right leaving Sarajevo. The train on the same route is slower, cheaper and even more scenic when it runs.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"Walk the valley | Half an hour through four centuries\r\nTrams | About \u20ac0.90, validated on board\r\nMostar | Two and a half hours by bus through the gorge. Sit on the right\r\nAirport taxis | About \u20ac10. Insist on the meter","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Sarajevo","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Sarajevo costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"One of the cheapest capitals in Europe. Dorms are \u20ac9 to \u20ac18, \u0107evapi \u20ac4 to \u20ac6, a coffee \u20ac1, and a beer \u20ac1.50 to \u20ac2.50.\r\n\r\nA day is \u20ac25 to \u20ac40.\r\n\r\nThe convertible mark is pegged to the euro at about 1.96, so mental arithmetic is easy \u2014 halve the price and you have euros.\r\n\r\nMuseums are \u20ac5 to \u20ac8 and the Tunnel of Hope about \u20ac6 including transport on most tours. Cash is used widely; ATMs are plentiful in the centre but check the fee before withdrawing.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | \u20ac9\u201318\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac25\u201340\r\nThe mark | Pegged at about 1.96 to the euro. Halve it for euros\r\nMuseums | \u20ac5\u20138 each","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Sarajevo","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Sarajevo","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Sarajevo is a safe city with low crime, and travellers routinely say they felt more comfortable here than in much of western Europe.\r\n\r\nTwo things are worth knowing. Landmines remain in some rural areas of the country \u2014 not in the city or on marked trails, but do not wander off paths in the hills, and take signs seriously.\r\n\r\nSecond, the war is recent and personal. People are generally open about it if asked respectfully, and equally entitled not to be. Avoid assuming who was on which side, and be careful with the shorthand of Serb, Croat and Bosniak in casual conversation.\r\n\r\nTraffic is assertive and trams have priority. Emergency number is 122 for police, 124 for ambulance.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Stay on marked paths | Landmines remain in some rural areas. Heed signs\r\nThe war is recent | Ask respectfully, and accept if someone would rather not\r\nLow crime | The city is safe, including at night\r\nEmergency | 122 police, 124 ambulance","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Sarajevo","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Sarajevo","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"Mountains above the city, and the gorge road south.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Mostar | 2.5 hours | Bus, about \u20ac10 | The rebuilt bridge and the old town. Long as a day trip, better as an overnight, and the journey is half the point. |  | 1304207\nBjela\u0161nica and Lukomir | Full day | Tour or car, \u20ac30\u201350 | The Olympic ski mountain, and the highest village in Bosnia, with stone houses and shepherds on a plateau. |  | 1304208\nVrelo Bosne | 40 minutes | Tram and walk, about \u20ac2 | The source of the river Bosna in a park at the edge of the city, with springs and a tree-lined avenue. |  | 1304209\nJajce | 2.5 hours | Bus, about \u20ac12 | A town with a waterfall in the middle of it, a fortress above and watermills on the lake. |  | 1304210","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Sarajevo","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"Spring and autumn for the city, winter for cheap skiing on the Olympic mountains.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs. Sarajevo sits in a valley at 500m ringed by mountains, which traps cold air and, in winter, some of the worst air pollution in Europe during still weather.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 4 | 3 | Cold and snowy. Skiing at Jahorina and Bjela\u0161nica\r\nFebruary | 7 | 3 | Best snow. Very cheap lift passes\r\nMarch | 12 | 3 | Thawing. The city reappears\r\nApril | 17 | 4 | Good. Green and mild\r\nMay | 22 | 5 | Excellent. Warm, and the terraces are out\r\nJune | 25 | 5 | The best month. Long evenings in the bazaar\r\nJuly | 28 | 4 | Hot in the valley. The Film Festival is in late August\r\nAugust | 28 | 5 | Sarajevo Film Festival fills the city at the end of the month\r\nSeptember | 24 | 5 | Superb. Warm, clear and quieter\r\nOctober | 18 | 4 | Autumn colour on the surrounding hills. Good value\r\nNovember | 11 | 2 | Grey and cold. Very cheap\r\nDecember | 5 | 3 | Snow arriving, and a small Christmas market","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"The film festival began during the siege and is now the biggest in the region.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Sarajevo","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/europe\/bosnia-and-herzegovina\/sarajevo\/","hw_hub_city_events":"Sarajevo Film Festival | Late August | Citywide | Founded in 1995 during the siege and now the largest festival in southeast Europe, with open-air screenings across the city. |  | \nRamadan | Varies | Citywide | The cannon fires from the Yellow Fortress at sunset and the bazaar fills. A remarkable time to be here. |  | \nBa\u0161\u010dar\u0161ija Nights | July | Old town | A month of free concerts, theatre and dance in the Ottoman quarter. |  | \nSki season | December to March | Jahorina and Bjela\u0161nica | The 1984 Olympic mountains, with among the cheapest lift passes in Europe. |  | \nSarajevo Jazz Festival | November | Various venues | A long-running festival in the low season. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel. Per person per night, in euros.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"Prices are in convertible marks on the ground, pegged at about 1.96 to the euro. The Tunnel of Hope with transport is about \u20ac15 on a tour.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4\r\nMiddle of the road | 18 | 16 | 3 | 14\r\nComfortable | 35 | 32 | 6 | 28","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Sarajevo","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"A cheap, sociable scene concentrated in and around Ba\u0161\u010dar\u0161ija, much of it in converted family houses. Live from Hostelworld.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Sarajevo","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/bosnia-and-herzegovina\/sarajevo\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_team_title":"","hw_hub_city_team_intro":"","hw_hub_city_team":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Sarajevo travel questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"How long do you need in Sarajevo? | Three days. One for the old town and the centre, one for the siege sites including the Tunnel of Hope and Gallery 11\/07\/95, and one for the mountains above the city.\r\nIs it appropriate to visit the war sites? | Yes, and the city wants people to. The Tunnel of Hope and Gallery 11\/07\/95 exist to be visited. What matters is how you talk about it \u2014 ask respectfully, accept if someone would rather not, and be careful with assumptions about who was on which side.\r\nIs Sarajevo safe? | Very. Crime is low and travellers regularly say they felt safer here than in western European capitals. The one real caution is rural landmines \u2014 stay on marked paths in the hills and take warning signs seriously.\r\nIs it cheap? | One of the cheapest capitals in Europe. Dorms \u20ac9 to \u20ac18, \u0107evapi \u20ac4 to \u20ac6, coffee \u20ac1, and a day around \u20ac25 to \u20ac40.\r\nWhat is Bosnian coffee? | A ritual rather than a drink: ground coffee brewed in a copper d\u017eezva, poured into a small cup, taken with a sugar cube held in the teeth and a piece of rahat lokum. It costs about a euro and is meant to occupy an hour.\r\nHow do I get to Mostar? | Two and a half hours by bus for about \u20ac10, through the Neretva gorge \u2014 sit on the right leaving Sarajevo. 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