Sarajevo
Sarajevo is the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and its largest city. Sarajevo is very tourist friendly, especially pedestrian area in the Old Town in the centre of the city. Wikivoyage
Population 275,524 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Getting there
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Still gathering the markets around Sarajevo. I'll let you know here when it's all in — or open the live guide.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide- Sarajevo rose Memorial · 540 m
- 62.634 Attraction · 550 m
- Spomen-obilježje Samiru Mišiću Memorial · 650 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Sarajevo Winter International Festival
February – March
The Sarajevo Winter Festival (Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: Sarajevska zima / Сарајевска зима) is a cultural festival held annually since the winter of 1984-1985.
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Sarajevo International Guitar Festival
April
The Sarajevo International Guitar Festival (Bosnian: Međunarodni festival gitare Sarajevo / Међународни фестивал гитаре Сарајево) is an international multi-day classical guitar music festival which annually takes place in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Sarajevo Film Festival
July – August
The Sarajevo Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The premier and largest film festival in Southeastern Europe, it is also one of the largest film festivals in Europe.
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Sarajevo Jazz Festival
November
The Jazz Fest Sarajevo (Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: Sarajevski džez festival / Сарајевски џез фестивал) is an international music festival held annually during the first week of November in Sarajevo and is the largest of its kind in Southeastern Europe.
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Merlinka Festival
December
The International Queer Film Festival Merlinka or Merlinka Festival is an annual LGBT-themed film festival which is annually organized in Belgrade (since 2009), Sarajevo (since 2013) and Podgorica (since 2014).
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Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Sarajevo); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Getting around
- Hotel Bristol 210 m
- Šoping 280 m
- Socijalno 370 m
- Pofalići 930 m
- Kolodvorska 420 m
- Ulica E. Šehovića 430 m
Train stations: Sarajevo 1.3 km, Buća Potok 1.8 km, Hakije Kulenovića 2.1 km, Avde Hume 2.2 km, Husrefa Redžića 2.2 km, Alipašin most 3.4 km, Briješće 5.4 km
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.
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