City of Sarajevo

Sarajevo Essential Full Walking Tour

5.0(200 reviews)
1hFree cancellation

Description

Being a multicultural, multireligious and multinational city, Sarajevo has a lot of beautiful and breath-taking stories to tell. This walking tour will provide you information about every aspect of living in Sarajevo nowadays and in the past times. You will encounter a delightful mixture of Ottoman, Austro-Hungarian and modern heritage, including architecture, living practice, cuisine, religious objects, trading customs, etc. Get to know the „small Jerusalem“ and taste the freshest, purest drinkable water in the world: if you do so, you will certainly come back to Sarajevo!

Highlights

  • Weather Dependent - Low
  • Privati e di lusso
  • Tour a piedi
  • Tour storici
  • Tour culturali

What makes this experience special

Language guide

Tedesco, Inglese, HR, Italiano, Francese, Turco, SR

What's included

Included

  • Local guide
  • Professional guide

Not included

  • Food and drinks

Itinerary

  1. 1

    The first monument to be seen in the tour is the biggest Catholic church in Sarajevo, Cathedral of Jesus' Sacred Heart. The Cathedral of Jesus’ Sacred Heart was built in 1889 in the Neo-Gothic style and is the seat of the Archdiocese of Vrhbosna.

    Admission included
  2. 2

    Within the City Museum of Sarajevo is the Museum of Jews of Bosnia and Herzegovina, situated in the oldest synagogue in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

    Admission included
  3. 3

    ''Sarajevo Meeting of Cultures” is the message on Ferhadija St., near Gazi Husrev Bey’s Bezistan. This is the spot where two dominant cultures, that once shaped Sarajevo, merge.

    Admission included
  4. 4

    Built in the 16th century it is the largest historical mosque in Bosnia and Herzegovina and one of the most representative Ottoman structures in the Balkans.

    Admission included
  5. 5

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

    Admission included
  6. 6

    Coppersmith street. Enjoy the authentic look of the street that has been retained for centuries. The coppersmith craft still lives in this street.

    Admission included
  7. 7

    Sarajevo City Hall also known as Vijećnica is the most extravagant building constructed in Sarajevo during Austro-Hungarian occupation and serves as a symbol of the meeting of world civilizations.

    Admission included
  8. 8

    Popular bridge with Spite House near. Out of stubbornness of the owner, the house became known as the Spite House. Today, it is a popular national restaurant, and a protected cultural and historical heritage site.

    Admission included
  9. 9

    The Emperor’s Mosque is Sarajevo’s oldest mosque and one of the oldest in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is presumed that Isa Bey Ishaković, the founder of Sarajevo, had this place of worship built soon after the city’s founding in 1462 in honor of Sultan Mehmed II “the Conqueror”.

    Admission included
  10. 10

    Also known as Principov Most is a place where Gavrilo Princip, who was only a few meters away from this bridge, assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sofie. This incident, known as the Sarajevo Assassination, led to the beginning of the First World War.

    Admission included
  11. 11

    Gazi Husrev-beg's bezistan (covered bazaar) is one of the preserved bezistan in Sarajevo from the Ottoman period. Built in 1555 in Baščaršija, bezistan still serves its purpose - trade.

    Admission included
  12. 12

    Taslihan was built in 1543 as the Ghazi Husrev-Bey’s waqf. It had a fountain, mosque, yard, shops and storage rooms. It was severely damaged in several fires that struck Sarajevo.

    Admission included
  13. 13

    Hotel positioned in the heart of the Sarajevo city, just a few steps away from the tourist Old Town core, this Austro-Hungarian building with its external splendour alone will have you captivated.

    Admission included
  14. 14

    The Cathedral Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos is the largest Serbian Orthodox church in Sarajevo and one of the largest in the Balkans.

    Admission included
  15. 15

    TMonument to the ''Multiethnic human" celebrating multiethnicity is positioned in the center between three major religious symbols - Catholic cathedral, Muslim mosque and the Christian Orthodox church - just few steps away of each. "The multicultural man is constructing the world", is carved in Italian and Bosnian language.

    Admission included
  16. 16

    A Sarajevo Rose is a type of memorial in Sarajevo made from concrete scar caused by a mortar shell's explosion that was later filled with red resin.

    Admission included

Meeting point

Ferhadija 19, passaggio accanto alla cattedrale del Sacro Cuore di Gesù.

Useful information

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

Free cancellation available
  • More than 1 day before100% refund
  • Between 0 and 1 days before0% refund

Prices by age band

  • Neonato0-3 anni
  • Bambino4-14 anni
    15
  • Adulto15-99 anni
    15

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Available options

  • Guided in other languages

    Specifications of the tour: If You would like a private tour in any other language but English, this is an option for You.

  • Guided in English

    Specifications of the tour: Sarajevo full city tour guided in English language.

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