CANTON

Geographical position

Sarajevo is situated close to the center of triangular shape of . It is situated in the area of Sarajevo Plain and sur- rounded by mountains. Average height above sea level of Sarajevo plain is 500m.

Area City of Sarajevo: 141.5km2 : 1,280km2

Population

Since 2013 census, only preliminary results have been published, but the population of the city’s four municipalities is estimated to be 291,422, whereas the Sarajevo Canton population is estimated at 438,443.

Climate

Sarajevo Canton is characterized by two larger climate areas: conti- nental climate (below 600m above see level) and alpine climate (above 600m). The average annual temperature in Sarajevo is 9.5°C, with Janu- ary (−4°C avg.) being the coldest month of the year and August (24°C avg.) the warmest. At the same time, on the mountains surrounding Sarajevo, average temperature is only 0.7°C, whereby highest tempera- ture in summer time is only about 24°C, and the lowest winter tempera- ture can go down to the minus 41°C. Basically, all four seasons exist in Sarajevo Canton: from beautiful springs, warm summers, charming autumns and snowy winters.

Tourism Association of Sarajevo Canton: www.sarajevo-tourism.com

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Accommodation

Wide range of accommodation can be found In Sarajevo. In last few years some excellent hotels (including Marriott, Marriott Residency, Hotel Eu- rope and Hotel Bristol) have been opened. There are over dozen smaller local hotels all around the city and Canton as a whole and numerous guesthouses and hostels. Private accommodation is becoming more and more popular in Sarajevo. You can find hundreds of options for short term rentals using popular web- sites like Airbnb. If you are looking for cheap lodging for 10€ per night or all the way to exclu- sive accommodation you will have no problem finding what you’re looking for. Administrative Getting there organization

By air Roads in Bosnia are often only a Sarajevo is the capital of Bosnia Sarajevo International Airport, also single lane in either direction, and and Herzegovina and Federation known as Butmir Airport, is located due to the mountainous topogra- of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Can- 6.1km southwest of the Sarajevo phy tend to be very windy so speed ton Sarajevo includes municipali- bus station in the suburb of But- limits are lower (mostly 80kph). ties: Center, Hadžići, Ilijaš, New mir. Only in the last year 838,966 There are many tunnels, and you Town, New Sarajevo, Old Town, passengers travelled through the must always drive with your lights Trnovo and Vogošća. The center airport using regular scheduled ON (day or night). of the Canton is City of Sarajevo flights, charter flights and cargo At the moment, the motorway is that includes only four city mu- services. under construction and it is con- nicipalities: Center Sarajevo, Novi necting Sarajevo with Zenica and Grad, and Stari By road part of the motorway towards Her- Grad. The main bus station is located zegovina has been put into use, Canton has it’s own government very close to city center and it also. Toll rates can be paid in cash (as all the rest of the cantons) serves Austria, Belgium, , (BAM or EUR) or by credit card. and City of Sarajevo has a Denmark, France, Germany, Koso- Governor and City Council with vo, Macedonia, , Neth- By rail 28 councilors. erlands, and , as Bosnia’s rail infrastructure was bad- well as destinations within Bosnia ly damaged during the war and has and Herzegovina. yet to return to pre-war levels of op- It is also possible to arrive to the eration. Currently it is mostly used bus station in Eastern Sarajevo, as for travel inside the country with it is located on the outskirts of the the exception of the train to Zagreb city. (Croatia). Sarajevo’s train station is right next the main bus station.

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OLD TOWN SARAJEVO The Sarajevo Museum

According to the archeological findings, first settle- The Sarajevo Museum consists of the main building, with depots, and five ments in Sarajevo appeared in Bronze Age. One of dependencies: Svrzo’s House, the Despić House, the Jewish Museum, the those settlements was Gradac, situated in the area of Old Town munici- Brusa Bezistan, and the Museum of Sarajevo 1878-1918. pality in Sarajevo. In the area of the Old Town, the town of Sarajevo was The Svrzo’s House represents the founded by Isa-beg Ishaković in 15th century. lifestyle of an urban Muslim family Besides being the oldest of four city municipalities, Old Town is highly in the late 18th and throughout the interesting because of very evident mixture of cultures visible in both 19th century. It is a typical example architecture and dynamics of daily routines. of the architecture of that period, Area: 57.07km2 with its division into the selamluk or public quarters and the harem- Population: 42,509 luk or private, family quarters. It was purchased from the Svrzo fam- ily, refurbished and opened to the public in the 1960s. It was used as a shooting location for WALTER DE- FENDS SARAJEVO (1975) by Hajru- din Šiba Krvavac. The Despić’s House belonged to the wealthy Orthodox Christian Despić family, which donated the house to the City. The oldest part of the house dates to the 17th century, but it was built in several stages at three different periods. The Old Jewish Temple (Il kal gran- di) was built in 1581 when Sephardic Bridges Jews moved to Sarajevo. The oldest synagogue in Sarajevo is three-sto- Starting at the eastern entrance into the ried square building surrounded by city, eight bridges are built over the river cobbled yard and hight walls. After in the city center: Šeher-ćehaja’s 1966 restauration, the Old Temple Bridge, Tzar’s Bridge, Latin Bridge, became the Jewish Museum. Ćumurija, Drvenija, Čobanija, Festina Lente and Eiffel’s Bridge. Most of them are built in different styles ranging from Ottoman stone and wooden bridges, to industrial style constructions and its lat- est bridge Festina Lente built in 2012.

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Old Orthodox Church

The Church of the Holy Archan- gels Michael and Gabriel, also known as the Old Orthodox Church, was first mentioned in Ottoman sources dating from 1539, but was built on older foundations. It has interesting layout solution, as the width is greater than the length and central part of the church is sur- rounded by arches and a gallery.

Brusa Bezistan was erected in 1551 by Rustem Pasha and was used for selling the silk that Rustem Pasha him- self produced in Bursa. It is rectangular in plan, stone built, and roofed with six domes plus two smaller domes. The massive piers within the bezistan are structural; above them are the small domes used to house The bell tower was erected in archive documents and 1883 and reconstructed in 1960, sicils (court records). when it acquired its present ap- Sarajevo Museum 1878- pearance. The church, together 1918 houses the perma- with churchyard and Museum nent exhibition of Sara- building with valuable collec- jevo from 1878 to 1918, tion of icons dating from 13th to displaying Sarajevo dur- 19th century and different types ing the Austro-Hungarian of manuscripts, was named Na- period. tional Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2006.

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Baščaršija Vijećnica

Baščaršija, the most Vijećnica is the most charming part of the lavish building con- city, has been trading structed in Sarajevo and mercantile center during the period of since its foundation in Austro-Hungarian rule. 1462. Today it is one It was designed in 1891 of the most popu- by the Czech architect lar parts of the city Karel Parik in a stylis- amongst the tourists tic blend of historical and in 1972 it was one eclecticism, predomi- of the main locations nantly in the pseudo- for the shooting of Moorish expression. It WALTER DEFENDS SA- was burned down in RAJEVO (1975) by Haj- 1992 by Serbian forces rudin Šiba Krvavac. surrounding the city. Restoration and re- building of Vijećnica was finished in 2014. THE DAY THAT SHOOK THE WORLD (1975) by Veljko Bulajić was part- ly shot in Vijećnica.

The Goat’s Bridge

The Goat’s Bridge is a large 16th cen- tury stone bridge that crosses the Miljacka River to the east of Sarajevo. It can be reached by the walk- way that stretches for 8km along what was once the rugged Mil- jacka Canyon.

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Emperor’s Mosque Franciscan Church of St. Anthony of Padua

The founder of Sarajevo, Isa-beg The church was built Ishaković, ordered the building of the in 1914 in the Neo- mosque in 1460 to honor the Sultan Gothic style, based Mehmed II. It served as one of the on designs by Josip first places of worship for Sarajevo’s Vancaš. The Church Muslims. complex includes a monastery an 43-me- ter-high bell tower.

Sarajevo Brewery

The Sarajevo Brewery was founded in 1864 and it is be- lieved to be the first industrial production in Bosnia and Her- zegovina. The present location of the Brewery dates back to 1881. It was built at the source of the best Sarajevo water pumped from the depth of 300m. During the war the spring in the Brewery was one of the most important water sources in the town. In 2004, the Saraje- vo Brewery opened Pivnica HS Restaurant within its building.

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Inat kuća / The House of Spite Konak

Konak (tur. Konaka – home, This house became castle, lodging...) is three-story famous during Aus- residential building built in 1869 tro-Hungarian Occu- for Turkish governor Topal Os- pation, when new rul- man Pasha. Besides Ottoman, ers decided to build it was used in Austro-Hungarian the City Hall. To do it, and later regimes as a residen- they had to demol- cy for politicians and visiting ish the house, but the diplomats – guests of the city, owner wouldn’t allow for meetings and seminars. Af- it and demanded the ter the Second World War, the house to be moved building became the personal to the other side of Sarajevo residence of Yugoslav the river in its original president and form. Today it works since 1992 has been used by as a restaurant of the the Presidency of Bosnia and national cuisine. Herzegovina for holding state receptions and accommodat- ing senior foreign delegations Alifakovac Cemetery while visiting the country. There is a beautiful garden in front of the building and interior is func- Cemeteries in Sa- tional, furnished with superbly rajevo are often in- crafted furniture and high value corporated in city artifacts. landscape. One of the most beautiful is Alifakovac Cemetery known for its Otto- Museum of Literature and man turbes (dome- Performing Arts of Bosnia like tombs with four and Herzegovina pillars) and splendid view of the City. The Museum was established in 1961 as the Museum of Lit- erature, and sixteen years later the Performing Arts part was added. The museum is housed in Despić’s House.

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At Mejdan / Music Pavilion Ashkenazi Synagogue

Ashkenazi Synagogue is the third gogue. It was designed by Karl largest synagogue in Europe and Paržik in 1902 and built in Pseudo- Sarajevo’s only operational syna- Moorish style.

Bistrik Railway Station

Bistrik Railway Sta- tion is located in Bistrik, it was part of the so-called Eastern Railway to Ustiprača, , Višegrad and later to . The station was built in 1906 and it was in use until the abolition of the railway in 1973. It is a two-story build- Located on the left ings built out of brick bank of the Miljacka following the same River in the heart of old project as a several Sarajevo, At Mejdan is a other stations in Bos- 2,500km2 park. A music nia and Herzegovina Film: “Smell of Quinces” pavilion built in 1913, inspired by “alpine” in the accordance with style typical for Aus- Josip Pospilš’s design, tro-Hungarian Em- railroad. Bistrik Rail- dominates the center pire, and designed by way Station appeared of the complex. The unknown architect. in several partisan pavilion was destroyed Station is in a pretty films, including the during the Second World bad shape, partly be- famous scene from War and then totally cause of the war and WALTER DEFENDS rebuilt in 2004. After the partly due to the neg- SARAJEVO when Ger- reconstruction it has ligence. Busy transit man officers try stop- been turned into a café street is standing in ping the train Walter and it still serves as one. the place of the old took control of.

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Kovači Film: “Summer in the Golden Valley”

Kovači is a neighborhood in Sa- rajevo, located on the right bank of the Miljacka River between Baščaršija and . Cemetary Kovači dates back to 15th century. It had about 400 graves when it was turned into park in 1878, during the Austro-Hungarian occupation. It was put into use once again dur- ing the 1992-1995 war as a burial site for Bosnian Army fighters. First president of Bosnia and Herzegov- ina, Alija Izetbegović, is buried in Kovači cemetery.

Film: “Bridges of Sarajevo”

Jajce kasarna

Jajce kasarna was a military barrack and a hospi- tal for the Austrian-Hungarian soldiers stationed in Bosnia and Herzegovina built between 1912 and 1914 on top of the hill in the old town of Sara- jevo. During the 1992-1995 war, Jajce kasarna was used by Army of RBiH and was badly damaged, the state it remains in till today.

Film: “Sevdah for Karim” Jajce kasarna

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Congregational Church

of the Holy Mother Bijela tabija (White Fort) is a 16th century Built in 1868 by the Macedonian fort overlooking his- architect Andrija Damjanov, Con- toric core of Sarajevo. gregational Church is the largest It is a protruding part Orthodox Church in Sarajevo. The of the wall of what was interior features elaborate orna- historically known as mentation and paintings. the old Vratnik City. It is made of stone and it used to house a gun- crew and an ammuni- tion storage. Its thick walls have openings for cannons.

Žuta tabija

Gazi Husrev Bey’s Mosque Žuta tabija (Yellow Fort) is a smaller fort which was part of the protective wall of what was known as the old Vratnik city. It is the cannon fortress at Built in 16th century, historical mosque in Jekovac. It is still used as a cannon fortress during the Ramadan when Gazi Husrev Bey’s Bosnia and Herze- time for iftar (end of daily fast) is announced by a shot from the cannon. Mosque has been be- govina and one of the queathed to the city most representative by it’s founder, along Ottoman structures in with substantial build- the . ings. It is the largest

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Films shot here (selected SEVDAH FOR KARIM list): FRAME FOR MY LOVE (2010), Jasmin Duraković; (1968), Mirza Idrizović; THE ABANDONED (2010), WALTER DEFENDS Adis Bakrač; 1395 DAYS SARAJEVO (1972), Hajrudin “Skies Above the Landscape” “Nafaka” WITHOUT RED (2011), Šiba Krvavac; THE SMELL Šejla Kamerić; IN THE OF QUINCES (1982), Mirza LAND OF BLOOD AND Idrizović; WHEN FATHER HONEY (2011), Angelina WAS AWAY ON BUSINESS Jolie; TWICE BORN (2012), (1985), ; Sergio Castelitto; BODY TIME OF GYPSIES (1988), COMPLETE (2012), Lucas Emir Kusturica; WELCOME Sturm; CHILDREN OF TO SARAJEVO (1997), SARAJEVO (2012), Aida Michael Winterbottom; THE “The Abandoned” “Welcome to Sarajevo” Begić; KRIVINA (2012), PERFECT CIRCLE (1997), Igor Drljača; WITH MOM Ademir Kenović; REMAKE (2013), Faruk Lončarević; (2003), Dino Mustafić; BRIDGES OF SARAJEVO SUMMER IN THE GOLDEN (2014), Aida Begić, Leonardo VALLEY (2003), Srđan Di Costanza, Jean-Luc Vuletić; Godard, Kamen Kalev, (2004), Pjer Žalica; TOTALLY Isild Le Besco, Sergei PERSONAL (2005), Nedžad Loznitsa, Vincenzo Marra, “Remake” “” Begović; WELL TEMPERED Ursula Meier, Vladimir CORPSES (2005), Benjamin Perišić, Cristi Puiu, Marc Filipović; GO WEST (2005), Recha, Angela Schanelec, Ahmed Imamović; GHOSTS Teresa Villaverde; OF SARAJEVO (2006), NINE POSITIONS OF Dejan Radonić; GRBAVICA LONELINESS (2014), Enver (2006), Jasmila Žbanić; Puška; POLITICS AND MUM’N’DAD (2006), Faruk OTHER CRIMES (2014), Lončarević; NAFAKA (2006), “When Father Was Away on Business” “Twice Born” Kenan Musić; RACKET Jasmin Duraković; SKIES (2014), Admir Buljugić; ABOVE THE LANDSCAPE SABINA K. (2014), Cristobal (2006), Nenad Đurić; THE Krusen; OUR EVERYDAY HUNTING PARTY (2007), LIFE (2015), Ines Tanović; Richard Shepard; IT’S HARD TO BE NICE (2007), Srđan (2016), Danis Tanović; MY Vuletić; NIGHTGUARDS AUNT IN SARAJEVO (2016), (2008), Namik Kabil; Goran Kapetanović. “The Smell of Quinces” “Time of Gypsies”

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National Theatre Metalac

The building of the The- ater was built in 1897, and, although it was planned as a theater building from the beginning, during the Austro-Hungarian rule it was used as “Gentle- men’s Club” in which theatrical performances

Metalac is a school could be held. Stylistically, it is historicist yard of First Gymnasi- neo-Renaissance building, inspired by um. During the school Prague National Theatre and Vienna Stock year it is used by the Exchange building. It was designed by Czech Gymnasium and has architect Karlo Paržik, who redecorated it football, basketball once again in 1921 when “Gentlemen’s Club” and volleyball fields was turned into National Theatre. Today, be- drawn on it. During sides being the central theatre in Bosnia and the rest of the year it is Herzegovina, it is known as one of the main used for concerts and venues of Sarajevo . similar events. In the last 20 years it became famous as Open Air Cinema where more than 2,500 people watch films under the stars during the 10 days in August.

Film: “Krivina”

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Cathedral of Jesus’ Sacred Heart

Veliki park

Veliki Park (The Big Park) is the larg- est green area in the center of Sara- jevo. It is crisscrossed by little paths and centuries-old nišans (tomb- stones), which provide evidence of the fact that a Muslim graveyard used to be here. Monument dedicat- ed to the who The Cathedral was were killed during the 1992-1995 war designed by Josip in BiH was built at the lower side of Vancaš and built in the Park. the Neo-Gothic style. It has been the seat of the Archbishop of Vrh- since its foun- dation in 1889.

Old Jewish Cemetery

The Old Jewish Cem- etery, that lies on the slopes of Trebević Olympic Museum / The Mandić’s House mountain, is the sec- ond largest Jewish Founded with the Czech Architect, Karl cemetery in Europe. aim of preserving the Paržik, for Nikola It was in use from the memory of the orga- Mandić, a Sarajevo beginning of the 16th nization and realiza- lawyer and politician. th or 17th century until tion of the XIV Winter On April 27 1992 the 1966. It contains more Olympic Games, The Olympic Museum was than 3,850 tomb- Olympic Museum of hit by grenades and stones and covers an BiH was housed in it still hasn’t been re- area of 31,160m2. prominent villa de- constructed. signed by the famous

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Historical Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Museum was founded in 1945 as “National Liberation Museum in Sarajevo.” In 1994 it was renamed Historical Muse- um of Bosnia and Herzegovina. National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina The building of the Museum was designed in 1959 by Boris National Museum in Magaš, Edo Šmidihen and Ra- Sarajevo was estab- dovan Horvat and it represents lished in 1888, during unique example of the interna- the Austro-Hungarian tional style in architecture. With rule, but the construc- its dominant cube-like building tion of the building and minimal clean forms it is hasn’t begin until 1909, distinguished in the panorama when the first sketch of the city of Sarajevo. of the museum was a facade in the Italian middle. This is the only made. The architect Renaissance Revival purpose-built muse- Karlo Paržik designed style, linked by ter- um building from this a structure of four sym- races, with a beautiful period in the Region. Hotel Holiday metric pavilions with botanical garden in the For years Hotel Holiday Inn used University Campus / to be a symbol of Sarajevo – first Marshall Tito Army Barracks during the 1984 Olympic Games and then during the 1992-1995 war when it was used as a base for foreign journalist. After the war it was used as a base for many film productions includ- ing IN THE LAND OF BLOOD AND HONEY (2011) by and DEATH IN SARAJEVO (2016) by Danis Tanović, which was University Campus with secession ele- being repurposed as also shot there. Hotel was strug- is located on the ments during the Aus- a University Campus, gling for years and even went grounds of ex-army tro-Hungarian rule. It part of the Marshall into bankruptcy at one point, barracks named af- was heavily damaged Tito Army Barracks but in 2016 it was bought by ter Marshall Tito. Karl during the 1992-1995 has been sold and Group, renamed Paržik and Ludwig war and some parts of turned into US Em- Holiday and is continuing with Film: “Death in Sarajevo” Huber designed it in it still haven’t been re- bassy in BiH. work. neoclassicist style constructed. Besides

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Wilson’s Lane Gorica and Zetra Olympic Hall

The most popular Gorica is a residential neighbor- walking avenue in the hood on the Koševo hill partially center of Sarajevo, the populated by Roma population. It Wilson’s Lane, stretch- was the shooting location of many es along the Miljacka films including the cult film DO YOU River and was laid out REMEMBER DOLLY BELL (1981) by during the Austro- Emir Kusturica. It consists of nar- Hungarian period. row streets going down to the Ali Both sides of the Lane Paša’s Mosque on one and Marijin are lined with thick Dvor on the other side and over- rows of trees, planted looks Sarajevo and Zetra Olympic as “ultramodern, angular edifice” at the beginning of the Hall, which was constructed for with a copper roof, was completely 20th century, making 1984 Olympics. Zetra, once known destroyed at the beginning of 1992- it a green oasis in the 1995 war and the remaining areas center of Sarajevo. of the building, predominantly basements were put into service as a morgue. Zetra has been recon- structed in 1999, but a graveyard, established in what was once part of the Olympic Sports Complex, is standing as a reminder of the trag- edy the building was part of. Grbavica Film: “Perfect Circle”

of Socialist , on the west back of the Miljacka river. Grbavica stadium, the stadium of Željezničar, Waterfall the older of the two Sarajevo Pre- Skakavac Waterfall is mier League football clubs, with the situated 12km away from capacity of 12,000 seats is located Sarajevo, above the Na- in Grbavica. During the 1992-1995 horevo village. It is 98m war, Grbavica was occupied almost high and it descends in from the start by the Army of the many small waterfalls, Republic of Srpska and remained drops and smaller water Film: “Grbavica” under Serb control throughout the particles, making it one siege. GRBAVICA (2006) by Jasmila of the most beautiful and Grbavica is modern residential Žbanić was inspired on events that highest waterfalls in Bos- neighborhood in Sarajevo built in happened in the city, especially in nia and Herzegovina. fifties and sixties by the authorities Grbavica, during the last war.

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Dobrinja Alipašino polje

Biggest part of New is a neighborhood in Town municipality Sarajevo, on the eastern out- was constructed dur- skirts of the town. First part of ing the communist the neighborhood was built for era. Alipašino Polje 1984 Olympic Games and it is (“Ali Pasha’s Field”) is walking distance from Sarajevo the best known ex- International Airport. Because ample of these kinds of it’s position, it was almost of neighborhoods completely surrounded and constructed between separated from rest of the city 1974 and 1979 in ac- during the last war. Between cordance with the March and June of 1993 Bos- 1964 general plan of nian Army constructed Sara- development of Sara- jevo Tunnel (known as Tunnel jevo. The lowest build- of Hope) in order to connect ings have 4 floors and Sarajevo, which was entirely the highest ones have cut off by Serbian forces, with 18 floors. the Bosnian-held territory on the other side of the Sarajevo Airport, an area controlled by the United Nations. The tunnel linked Dobrinja and Butmir, al- Vrelo Bosne is a public lowing food, war supplies, and park surrounding the humanitarian aid to come into spring of the Bosna the city, and allowing people River. It is situated at to get out. After the war, house the foothills of the that served as the entrence to Mount on the the was trans- outskirts of Sarajevo formed into Sarajevo Tunnel and is usually entered Museum where visitors can still by foot or by horse- walk down a small length of the carriage via the 3km tunnel (approximately 20m). straight main avenue (Velika Aleja) leading into it. The avenue it- self contains tradition- al buildings from the Austro-Hungarian era offering a peek into the luxuries of the past.

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Bjelašnica is found directly to Bjelašnica River Canyon the south west of Sarajevo, bor- dering Mt. Igman. Bjelašnica’s Rakitnica River Can- tallest peak rises to an eleva- yon is one of the deep- tion of 2,067m. Only 20 minutes est and most profound outside of Sarajevo, it is a popu- gorges in Europe lined lar tourist attraction for hiking with endemic types of and skiing. Bjelašnica’s base is flora and fauna the en- largely forested, however there tire length of the can- are no trees above the 1,500m yon. The crystal clear tree line. There are numerous water, fed by the high trails set up and maintained by mountains above, is local mountain clubs that lead potable for the whole to the bald peaks higher up. length of the canyon The mountain’s name stems region. from the root bijel, which means “white”.

Igman Situated directly to the south-west of Sarajevo, bordering Bjelašnica mountain and Ilidža, Igman is the shortest of the Sa- rajevo mountains (its highest point, Vlahinja Ridge, is 1,502m). It is a popular destination Hotel Igman The only remaining traditional semi- for hiking and skiing. Built for the 1984 Win- nomadic Bosniak mountain village in There are numerous ter Olympics this hotel Bosnia and Herzegovina, the village of structures on Igman with 162 rooms used to Lukomir, with its unique stone homes dating from the Olym- be a symbol of moun- with cherry-wood roof tiles, is the pic time, both func- tain tourism and lux- highest and most isolated mountain tional and in ruins as ury. It was destroyed village in the country, situated at al- a consequence of the during the last war and most 1,500m. It is impossible to access 1992-1995 war. Igman today it stands in ruins the village after the first snows in De- was the location of as a symbol of the dev- cember until late April and sometimes the lowest recorded astation caused during even later, except by skis or on foot. A temperature in the re- the war and siege of newly constructed lodge can receive gion, -43°C. Sarajevo. guests.

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