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Discover the best top things to do in , Bosnia and Herzegovina including Franciscan monastery Kraljeva Sutjeska, Ilidza Spa Veliki Park, Avaz Twist Tower, Seosko Domacinstvo Cardaklije, Roman Villa Mogorjelo Archaeological Site, Tara and Halebija Towers, Sisman Ibrahim Pasha Mosque, Gazi Husrev Bey's Sadrvan, Neretva Hotel, The Academy of Fine Arts.
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1. Franciscan monastery Kraljeva Sutjeska
2. Ilidza Spa Veliki Park
3. Avaz Twist Tower
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 322 reviews
Avaz Twist Tower is the highest skyscraper in the Balkan region of Europe. The tower is the headquarters of "Dnevni avaz", the most circulated and most read newspapers in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Avaz Twist Tower features high-speed panoramic elevators, which climb to the top of 36th floor, that offers an outside observatory from where you can see the whole Sarajevo. The tower is open from 7am - 11pm every day.
Reviewed By brianpU5205DI - New York City, United States
Cheap, stunning views. Bring your mobile. Then enjoy coffee and a snack before heading back. Only big surprise is that the tower seems rather disconnected from the heart of the city.
4. Seosko Domacinstvo Cardaklije
5. Roman Villa Mogorjelo Archaeological Site
6. Tara and Halebija Towers
7. Sisman Ibrahim Pasha Mosque
8. Gazi Husrev Bey's Sadrvan
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 7 reviews
Reviewed By 424tarikfx - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Right in the center of the harem (courtyard) of Gazi Husrev Bey’s Mosque, is a large and lovely šadrvan (covered public water fountain). The water is used by worshippers as they take their ritual ablutions (abdest) before prayers and by thirsty travelers and passersby. The first šadrvan was built here in 1530, when Gazi Husrev Bey’s Mosque was built from a local stone variety, known as miljevina, and the water was brought from the source, Crvilo, about seven kilometers away in Donje Biosko. Due to Sarajevo’s severe winters, the water would sometimes freeze and the šadrvan would be out of service. It was for this reason that it underwent reconstruction in 1772 so that it would function as well as it had when it was first installed. The šadrvan’s current cupolated form dates from 1893, when a new šadrvan, made from marble from the Dalmatian island of Brač, was built to replace the old one and when the fountain was connected to the city waterworks. This new model was based on the šadrvan in front of Ulu Mosque in Bursa, Turkey.
9. Neretva Hotel
10. The Academy of Fine Arts
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 37 reviews
Reviewed By Jedai79 - Singapore, Singapore
Walked past this building and Festina Lente Bridge many times from 19-21 Nov 2016 as they were very close to Courtyard by Marriott Hotel where we stayed.
We love The Academy of Fine Arts and Festina Lente Bridge (just in front of the Academy) very much! Both have “rewritten” our impression of Sarajevo. Fellow Singaporeans who have been to Bosnia and Herzegovina (mostly went to Mostar only) only mentioned about the old buildings they saw that were with bullet holes which then gave us a rather gloomy picture of the country. Then, we read that Sarajevo is unsafe etc. Thank God we included Sarajevo in our itinerary, made sure we drove here, if not, we would have missed so much, as in the architecture and also realised that Sarajevo isn’t as “unsafe” as it has been described to be or because we were lucky? We still walked on the streets when night fell and we noticed a huge police station opposite this academy with many police cars, possibly the HQ or something. We didn’t feel unsafe walking around in Sarajevo.
This academy is about 5 min walk from Courtyard by Marriott Hotel and 5-8 min walk from Ferhadija Pedestrian Street (Sarajevo main shopping street).
Note: for those who are keen to go on a driving tour, do take a look at our itinerary for our 20-day trip to the Balkans (most of our hotel reviews are with dates, hence you will know which date(s) we were at which city). Only the first 3-4 days of our trip we were without a car and those days were spent in Zagreb, capital of Croatia. Do take a look at the hotel we stayed in Zagreb because that hotel made our bus trip to Plitvice easy. Point to note is that English is a compulsory subject in school for all Croatians from aged 7 onwards. Only the older folks do not speak much English, the rest of the citizens/residents speak English fluently. As for Sarajevo, we chose Courtyard by Marriott Hotel mainly because it’s a 4-star or 4.5-star hotel under Marriott brand so that our car is safe and we would feel safe staying in the hotel after reading all the “scary” accounts. But Sarajevo isn’t as bad as it has been described to be, as mentioned above. However, we still won’t dare to park our rented car at an unsecured car park, we won’t wanna take the risk. Bosnians’ English may not be as fluent as the Croatians’ but so far all the Bosnians we approached could understand us and we could understand them too. So no problemo!
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