Free walking tours in Sarajevo
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Baščaršija and old Sarajevo with a local guide, for a tip
There is no ticket for a free walking tour in Sarajevo. Booking on GuruWalk is free and needs no credit card, and the guide is paid with a tip at the end, whatever you decide the walk was worth.
Most walks keep to the old town, around the Sebilj fountain in Baščaršija, the Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque, the Latin Bridge and the Catholic cathedral. A typical route is about 2.7 kilometres long and takes about two hours on average. 11 local guides lead these walks, and Sarajevo's tours have earned 4.9 out of 5 in more than 7,385 reviews.
From the bazaar to the Austro-Hungarian streets: Sarajevo's old-town walks
The essential walk from Baščaršija to the Latin Bridge
Sarajevo's essential tours, whose 5,388 reviews average 4.9 out of 5, follow the old town's own arc, from the Ottoman bazaar of Baščaršija to the Austro-Hungarian streets. On the way they usually pass the Sebilj, the Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque and its madrasa, Morića Han and the City Hall, and the Latin Bridge is rarely left out. Since the 8 free walking tours of this kind share broadly similar routes, choosing one is mostly about the meeting point, the time and whether you want a small group.
How a Sarajevo walk moves from the Sebilj to the Austro-Hungarian centre
A free walking tour of Sarajevo's old town covers about 2.7 kilometres in an hour and three quarters to two and a quarter hours. Each guide has their own order, but the walks keep coming back to these twelve places, more or less in this sequence:
- The Sebilj is the wooden fountain in the middle of the old town. Locals say that if you drink from it, you will come back to Sarajevo.
- Baščaršija was the main trading centre and is still the core of the city.
- Sarajevo City Hall was built in Moorish style under Austria-Hungary, later became the National Library, burned during the war and has been restored.
- The Emperor's Mosque by the river is one of the oldest in Sarajevo, built in honour of the Ottoman Sultan.
- The Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque is the biggest mosque in the city, built in the 1500s and still in use. No stop comes up more often.
- Sarajevo Meeting of Cultures marks the spot on one street where Ottoman buildings give way to Austro-Hungarian ones.
- The Latin Bridge is the small Ottoman-style bridge known for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914.
- The Jewish Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina occupies the oldest synagogue in Sarajevo, from the 1500s.
- Inat Kuća means House of Spite: its owner made way for the City Hall only once his house was moved brick by brick to the other side of the river. Today it is a restaurant.
- Sarajevo Cathedral is the biggest Catholic church in the city. In front of it is a Sarajevo Rose, a mark left by the war.
- The Clock Tower, or Sahat Kula, stands next to the Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque and shows lunar time.
- Tašlihan is what remains of a stone caravanserai built in the 1500s for traders and travellers.
Some Sarajevo routes also visit Kazandžiluk, the coppersmiths' street, as well as Morića Han, the Gazi Husrev-beg Madrasa and Library, the Old Orthodox Church or Hotel Europe.
Meeting by the Vijećnica and other answers for Sarajevo walkers
What guideline does GuruWalk give for tipping in Baščaršija and old Sarajevo?
Free tours in Sarajevo don't have a fixed price. At the end, each person contributes to the guide the amount they consider fair based on their satisfaction. As a guideline, GuruWalk recommends between €15 and €50 per participant.
Is two hours enough for a walk through Sarajevo's old town?
Plan for about two hours for a free walking tour in Sarajevo. The shortest take an hour and three quarters and the longest two and a quarter hours.
What times can you book a walk through Baščaršija?
Sarajevo's departures in November run from 9:45 AM to 6:00 PM. Sarajevo's walks are mostly in English, with the odd one in Spanish or Italian, and some keep to small groups.
Where in Baščaršija and around it do Sarajevo walks meet?
Sarajevo walks meet at the City Hall (Vijećnica), at Inat Kuća, on Mula Mustafe Bašeskije street, at the cathedral or on Pozorišni trg, depending on the guide. The exact spot comes with your booking.
Exploring Baščaršija and the Latin Bridge without a Sarajevo guide: is it possible?
Yes, you can reach Baščaršija and the Latin Bridge on your own in Sarajevo. The stories are harder to find alone: why the House of Spite stands across the river, or what happened at the bridge in 1914. A local guide is free to book, and since groups are limited, it is worth reserving ahead.
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