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38 places
Sarajevo & Surroundings · Baščaršija
Point-and-eat Bosnian home cooking: bamija, sogan-dolma, begova čorba, slow-cooked stews behind glass.
Banja Luka & RS West · Banja Luka
The green, riverside capital of Republika Srpska — Kastel fortress, leafy boulevards, a famous nightlife and the Vrbas canyon's rafting on the doorstep.
Sarajevo & Surroundings · Baščaršija
A cosy courtyard bar tucked behind Baščaršija specializing in house rakija (try the walnut or honey) plus tavern food — a relaxed local spot for a long…
Sarajevo & Surroundings · Bjelašnica
The signature day hike near Sarajevo — across open highland between the ancient villages of Lukomir and Umoljani along the rim of the Rakitnica canyon, past…
Sarajevo & Surroundings · Konjic
The largest glacial lake in Herzegovina's mountains, below Prenj — a popular summer swimming, camping and rafting base near Konjic on the Neretva.
Sarajevo & Surroundings · Baščaršija
Coiled pita baked under the sač the traditional way — meat (burek), cheese (sirnica), spinach (zeljanica), potato (krompiruša). Crisp, oily, perfect.
Sarajevo & Surroundings · Skenderija/Wilson
Yugo-nostalgia café-bar plastered with Tito memorabilia and old partisan iconography, with a garden of military relics. A only-in-the-Balkans hangout.
Sarajevo & Surroundings · Ciglane
A lively terraced market above the centre — produce, cheese, honey and a row of grills and stalls loved by locals.
Sarajevo & Surroundings · Ilidža
A Sarajevo knifemaker turning out handmade blades from a workshop in Ilidža — practical kitchen and outdoor knives made by hand, one at a time.
Una-Sana (Bosanska Krajina) · Various rivers
The clear, cold rivers of the northwest — the Una, Pliva, Sana and Ribnik — are renowned for grayling and trout fly fishing, with permits and guides…
East Bosnia & the Drina · Foča
A Drina-and-Tara town that's the undisputed base for Tara/Drina rafting and Sutjeska National Park — the gateway to the wildest corner of the country, with…
Sarajevo & Surroundings · Baščaršija
Baščaršija's goldsmiths' street — a glittering row of jewellers and zlatari working gold, silver and filigree just steps from the Gazi Husrev-beg mosque.
Banja Luka & RS West · Banja Luka
Banja Luka has a deserved party reputation, and pedestrianized Gospodska Street is its heart — café-bars by day that spill into a buzzing bar-hop by night,…
Sarajevo & Surroundings · Centar
Traditional Bosnian fare in the famous "house of spite" — the Ottoman home its owner had moved brick-by-brick across the Miljacka rather than let the…
Sarajevo & Surroundings · Jablanica/Konjic
A long turquoise reservoir on the Neretva between Konjic and Jablanica, lined with little beaches, floating cafés and weekend houses — a favourite summer…
Sarajevo & Surroundings · Centar
A beloved basement live-music club where local jazz, funk and blues acts play to a packed, dancing room — a cornerstone of the city's music scene.
Sarajevo & Surroundings · Baščaršija
The coppersmiths' lane of Baščaršija — workshops hammering coffee sets, dishes and ornaments by hand, as they have for centuries.
Sarajevo & Surroundings · Centar
A gloriously faded old cinema turned legendary kafana — its Monday/Tuesday live sevdah nights, when a house band plays old Bosnian songs and the whole…
Herzegovina · Livno
A western highland town famous for its wild-horse plateau, its cheese (Livanjski sir), Buško Lake and a striking minaret-and-fortress skyline — frontier…
Sarajevo & Surroundings · Bjelašnica
A handful of village houses in the country's highest settlement offer simple summer beds and home-cooked meals on the Bjelašnica plateau — the rare chance…
Sarajevo & Surroundings · Bjelašnica
BiH's highest and most remote permanently-inhabited village (~1,495 m), a cluster of stone-and-shingle houses on the Bjelašnica plateau above the Rakitnica…
Sarajevo & Surroundings · Centar
Sarajevo's central open-air green market — stalls of local honey, ajvar, cheese, fruit and vegetables, and a place of solemn memory.
Sarajevo & Surroundings · Centar
Sarajevo's specialty-coffee flag-bearer — proper espresso, pour-overs and good breakfast, named for "ćejf," the untranslatable Bosnian art of unhurried…
Central Bosnia · Travnik
A broad pastoral highland above Travnik, famous nationwide for its sheep's cheese (Vlašić/Travnički sir), with a small ski centre at Babanovac and wide-open…
Sarajevo & Surroundings · Baščaršija
The Željo rival and, for many, the better grill — denser ćevapi and consistently good somun. Family-run, brisk, no frills.
Sarajevo & Surroundings · Baščaršija
A snug cellar jazz-and-blues bar in the old town with live music, low light and a devoted regular crowd — the soulful end of Sarajevo nights.
Central Bosnia · Fojnica
A glacial lake at ~1,635 m on Vranica mountain ringed by traditional shepherds' huts (katuni) and grazing horses — one of the most postcard-perfect highland…
Sarajevo & Surroundings · Centar
Beloved no-nonsense local restaurant doing daily Bosnian standards extremely well at fair prices. Where Sarajevans actually eat lunch.
Sarajevo & Surroundings · Baščaršija
Bosnian coffee is a ritual, not a drink — served in a džezva with rahat lokum and a sugar cube to bite, sipped slowly in the bazaar where the copper džezvas…
Sarajevo & Surroundings · Ferhadija
Old-school sweet shop on the main promenade — house ice cream, baklava, tufahija, šampita. A Ferhadija institution for a stroll-and-scoop.
Herzegovina · Trebinje
Southern Herzegovina's mellow wine town — plane-tree squares, a walled Ottoman quarter, monasteries on the hills and wineries all around, just 30 km from…
Herzegovina · Trebinje
A laid-back Herzegovinian town of plane-tree squares, a walled Ottoman old quarter, and the relocated 16th-century Arslanagić (Perovića) Bridge —…
Herzegovina · Trebinje
Small hotels and guesthouses around Trebinje's plane-tree squares make a mellow, wine-soaked base for exploring southern Herzegovina — close to Dubrovnik…
Northeast Bosnia · Tuzla
The north's biggest city, built on salt — home to Europe's only inland salt lakes (with beaches in summer), a lively student scene, and the birthplace of…
Sarajevo & Surroundings · Bjelašnica
A pretty Bjelašnica highland village famous for the little stone mosque a wartime legend says was spared from burning, plus the Studeni Potok stream,…
Central Bosnia · Zenica
The industrial heart of central Bosnia on the Bosna river — better known to locals for steel and football than tourism, but a useful hub with the Vranduk…
Sarajevo & Surroundings · Centar
A jewel-box café crammed with antiques, oddities and curiosities — the bill arrives with a small gift. Equal parts bar, museum and time machine.
Sarajevo & Surroundings · Baščaršija
The ćevapi benchmark every Sarajevan argues about.