Things to Do in Bosnia

Franciscan monastery in Fojnica

Franciscan monastery of the Holy Spirit is a Bosnian Franciscan monastery in Fojnica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.It was founded in 1668 and it includes a library of ca. 12,500 volumes, including 13 incunabula and 156 works written in Bosnian Cyrillic.

Forteresse de Kalinovik

Vraca Memorial Park

The Vraca Memorial Park (Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: Spomen-park Vraca / Спомен-парк Враца) is a park dedicated to the World War II victims in Sarajevo. It covers 78,000 square meters and mentions the names of over 11,000 men, women, and children killed during World War II.

Jewish Cemetery

The OId Jewish Cemetery is a cemetery in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located on the slopes of Trebević mountain, in the Kovačići-Debelo Brdo area, in the south-western part of the city. It is the largest Jewish cemetery in Southeast Europe.

Bijela tabija

The White Fortress (Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian: Bijela Tabija / Бијела Табија) is an old fort overlooking the historic core of Sarajevo. It is a national monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bijela Tabija is 667 metres (2,188 ft) above sea level.

Sarajevo Haggadah

The Sarajevo Haggadah is an illuminated manuscript that contains the illustrated traditional text of the Passover Haggadah which accompanies the Passover Seder. It is one of the oldest Sephardic Haggadahs in the world, originating in Barcelona around 1350.

Emperor's Mosque

The Emperor's Mosque (Bosnian: Careva džamija, Turkish: Hünkâr Camii) is an important landmark in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, being the first mosque to be built (1457) after the Ottoman conquest of Bosnia.

Čobanija Mosque

Čobanija Mosque was constructed in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, before 1565. The building is quite spacious, with a fine stone minaret. Set into the walls around the minaret is a poem in Turkish.

Baščaršija

Baščaršija (Cyrillic: Башчаршија; pronounced [baʃ.tʃǎr.ʃi.ja]) is Sarajevo's old bazaar and the historical and cultural center of the city.

Sarajevo National Theatre

The Sarajevo National Theatre (Bosnian and Serbian: Narodno pozorište Sarajevo, Народно позориште Сарајево, Croatian: Narodno kazalište Sarajevo) was founded in November 1921.The opening ceremony was led by Branislav Nušić, then Head of the Art Department of the Ministry…

Kraljevski grad Bobovac

Bobovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Бобовац) is a fortified city of medieval Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located near today's Vareš and the village of Borovica. It is protected site as a National monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Vratnik

Vratnik (Cyrillic: Вратник), also known as Stari grad Vratnik (Стари град Вратник, English: The old Vratnik town), is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.Developed by the Ottomans since 16th century, its core was redeveloped into in the fortifie…

Crkva svetog Josipa

The Saint Joseph's Church (Bosnian: Crkva svetog Josipa) is a Roman Catholic church in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was proclaimed a National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2008.

Latin Bridge

Latin Bridge (Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: Latinska ćuprija / Латинска ћуприја, named Principov most / Принципов мост – "Princip's Bridge" in Yugoslavian era) is an Ottoman bridge over the river Miljacka in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.The northern end of the bri…

Gazi Husrev Bey' Mosque

Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque (Bosnian: Gazi Husrev-begova džamija / Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: Гази Хусрев-бегова џамија, Turkish: Gazi Hüsrev bey camii) is a mosque in the city of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Sarajevo Clock Tower

The Sarajevo Clock Tower (Bosnian: Sarajevska sahat-kula) is a clock tower in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located beside Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque and is the tallest of 21 clock towers built in the country at 30 m.

Svrzo's House

Svrzo's House is an old house in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina that was established when the Ottoman Empire ruled the area. It is a branch of the Museum of Sarajevo. It is typical in that it has living quarters for the men, the women, and the servants.

Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge

The Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge (Serbian: Мост Мехмед-паше Соколовића, romanized: Most Mehmed-paše Sokolovića) is a historic bridge in Višegrad, over the Drina River in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Guča Gora Monastery

The Guča Gora Monastery is a Roman Catholic Franciscan monastery in a small village Guča Gora east of Travnik in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the mid-19th century Bosnian Franciscans decided to build the monastery in the area of Travnik.

Church of Saint-Nicholas in Čelebići

Church of St. Nicholas (Serbian: Црква Светог Николе у Челебићима) is a temple of the Serbian Orthodox Church , located in Rijeka, Republika Srpska, Foca Municipality. The temple belongs to the Metropolitanate of Dabar-Bosnia.

Papraća Monastery

The Papraća Monastery (Serbian: Манастир Папраћа, romanized: Manastir Papraća) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery dedicated to the Annunciation and located in the village of Papraća at the source of the same-named river, near Šekovići in eastern Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegov…

Perućica

Perućica is one of the last remaining primeval forests in Europe. It is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina, near the border with Montenegro, and is part of the Sutjeska National Park.Perućica Forest Reserve is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) long, 1–3 kilometres (0.62–1.86 mi) wide, and has an area of 1…

Franciscan monastery in Kraljeva Sutjeska

Kraljeva Sutjeska is a Bosnian Franciscan monastery in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located near Kakanj, in the village of Kraljevska Sutjeska.It includes a museum in which it houses historical treasures, a library which keeps rare and valuable historical records.

Lukomir

Lukomir (Serbian Cyrillic: Лукомир) is a village in Konjic municipality, in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It consists of two settlements: Donji (Lower) and Gornji (Upper) Lukomir.Gornji Lukomir is known for its touristic potential and heritage.

Kreševo Franciscan Convent

Franciscan monastery St. Catharine, in Kreševo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, has been established between 1521 and 1524. The monastery has been serving its community for centuries, and the Catholic traditions here are very strong.The monastery has a rustic museum, library and gallery.

Mile

Mile (Cyrillic: Миле) located in the Visoko basin was a medieval crowning and burial place of Bosnian kings during the Kingdom of Bosnia (1377—1463).

Hadžijska Mosque

The Vekil-Harrach or Hadžijska mosque (Bosnian: Vekil-Harač ili Hadžijska džamija) is a mosque in the city of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Šeher-Ćehaja Bridge

Šeher Ćehaja Bridge (Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: Šeher-Ćehajina ćuprija / Шехер-Ћехајина ћуприја) is a bridge which crosses the River Miljacka in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

City Hall

Sarajevo City Hall (Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: Gradska vijećnica Sarajevo / Градска вијећница Сарајево), known as Vijećnica, is located in the city of Sarajevo.

Church of Saint Anthony of Padua

The Church of Saint Anthony of Padua (Serbo-Croatian: Crkva svetog Ante Padovanskog/Црква светог Анте Падованског) is a Roman Catholic place of worship and a national monument in Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Muslihudin Čekrekčija Mosque

Muslihudin Čekrekčija Mosque is second oldest domed mosque in Sarajevo. Construsted in 1526, in the Baščaršija area of the city., at the foot of Kovač (the center of the old trading center of Sarajevo). It is raised in the mahala of Isa-Bey's turn.

Sebilj

The Sebilj is an Ottoman-style wooden fountain (sebil) in the centre of Baščaršija Square in Sarajevo built by Mehmed Pasha Kukavica in 1753.

Despić House

Despić House (Serbo-Croatian: Despića kuća, Деспића кућа) is an old merchant house in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina that was established in 1881 by one of the wealthiest and most prominent Serb families in Sarajevo.

Ferhadija Mosque

Ferhadija Mosque (Bosnian: Ferhat-pašina džamija, Turkish: Ferhad Paşa Camii), also known as Ferhat-Pasha Mosque, Ferhad-beg Vuković Mosque, is a central building in the city of Sarajevo built by Bosnian Sanjak-bey (governor) Ferhad-beg Vuković, a descendant of the famous mediaeval Vuković-Des…

Ashkenazi Synagogue

Sarajevo Synagogue (Bosnian: Sinagoga u Sarajevu / Синагога у Сарајеву) is Sarajevo's primary and largest synagogue and is located on the south bank of the river Miljacka. It was constructed in 1902 and remains the only functioning synagogue in Sarajevo today.

Ješua D. Salom Mansion

The Ješua D. Salom Mansion is located in the Municipality Centar in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Since November 2008 it is listed as a National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina.Ješua D.

Sacred Heart Cathedral

The Sacred Heart Cathedral (Serbo-Croatian: Katedrala Srca Isusova/Катедрала Срца Исусова) is a Catholic church in Sarajevo; commonly referred as the Sarajevo Cathedral (Sarajevska katedrala/Сарајевска катедрала), it is the largest cathedral in Bosnia and Herze…

Orthodox Cathedral in Sarajevo

The Cathedral Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos (Serbian: Саборна Црква Рођења Пресвете Богородице, romanized: Saborna Crkva Rođenja Presvete Bogorodice) is the largest Serbian Orthodox church in Sarajevo and one of the largest in the Balkans.

Officer's Casino

The Army Hall (Bosnian: Dom Armije / Dom Oružanih snaga; Officer Casino, The Military of Federation Home) is a building in Sarajevo that was built in 1881.

Building of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Presidency Building (or the Building of the Presidency; Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: Zgrada Predsjedništva / Зграда Предсједништва) is the official residence of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in the Centar Municipality of Sarajevo, in Bosnia and Herzegov…

Ali Pasha's Mosque

Ali Pasha Mosque (Turkish: Ali Paşa Camii) or Alipašina džamija was constructed in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina during 1560–61 as a vakıf—the legacy or perpetual endowment—of Sofu Hadım Ali Pasha, an Ottoman statesman who served as the governor of the Bosnia Eyalet of the Ottoman Empi…