Church, mosque or temple
Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The city's main historic mosque, a 16th-century Ottoman landmark with a courtyard fountain.
Neighbourhood · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bascarsija
Sarajevo's old Ottoman bazaar quarter, with coppersmiths, coffee houses and cobbled lanes.
Free to enter about 2 h
For storytellers
Why Bascarsija matters
This is the old heart of Sarajevo. Narrow lanes are lined with small workshops where craftspeople hammer copper into coffee sets, and cafes serve strong Bosnian coffee in tiny pots. The smell of grilled cevapi drifts through the evening air. In the middle sits the wooden Sebilj fountain, a favourite meeting spot. Come early before the lanes fill up.
Talking points
- Coppersmiths still hammer coffee sets by hand.
- The wooden Sebilj fountain is the quarter's best-known landmark.
- Try cevapi in a small grill house.
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