Sarajevo Essential Full Walking Tour

5.0
(198 reviews)

1 to 2 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: German and 3 more

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!

What's Included

Local guide
Professional guide
Food and drinks

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

Meeting point is BH Spirit City Tours and Excursions Office. If required in advance, we can organize a hotel/apartment/hostel pick up.

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Meeting point
Spirit Tours

Passage next to the Cathedral of Jesus' Sacred Heart.

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 1 to 2 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    Sacred Heart Cathedral, Sarajevo

    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.

    10 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 2
    Museum of the Jews of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

    5 minutes Admission ticket not included
  • 3
    Sarajevo Meeting of Culture

    ''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.

    5 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 4
    Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque

    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.

    10 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 5
    Sebilj Brunnen (Fountain)

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

    5 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 6
    Kazandziluk

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

    10 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 7
    Sarajevo City Hall

    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.

    10 minutes Admission ticket not included
  • 8
    Cumurija Bridge

    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.

    5 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 9
    Emperor's Mosque

    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”.

    5 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 10
    Latin Bridge

    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.

    10 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 11
    Gazi-Husrev Beg's Bezistan

    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.

    5 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 12
    Taslihan

    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.

    5 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 13
    Europe

    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.

    5 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 14
    Centar

    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.

    5 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 15
    Monument All Man Multicultural

    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.

    10 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 16
    Sarajevo Rose

    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.

    10 minutes Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • 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
Supplied by Spirit Tours Sarajevo

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Tags

Private and Luxury
Cultural Tours
Historical Tours
Walking Tours
Excellent Quality
Short term availability

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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