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daily at 16:30);
Times of Misfortune,
detailing the siege (€27, includes entrance to War
TunnelMuseum,3hours,dailyat11:00);atourofthe
War Tunnel Museum
(€15,includes
museum admission, 2 hours, daily at 14:00); a
food tour
called “Eat, Pray, Love” (€30, 4
hours, daily at 10:00); and other tours available on request (such as their Jewish tour, €25,
4 hours; and their Grand Tour, €30, 4 hours). They also offer excursions to other parts of
Bosnia (including the Srebrenica massacre site, a river-rafting trip, Mostar, and the Bosni-
an pyramid). Call ahead to reserve and confirm the details (mobile 061-190-591, tel. 033/
534-353,
www.sarajevoinsider.com
)
.TheirofficealsohasamodestmuseumabouttheSiege
of Sarajevo, with an eight-minute film and exhibits outlining a brief rundown of the history
(3 KM).
Adventure Excursions
Sarajevo's spectacular setting lends itself to adventure travel—hiking, mountain biking,
river rafting, skiing, and so on.
Green Visions
offers eco-friendly excursions into the Bos-
nian countryside (tel. 033/717-291,
www.greenvisions.ba
).
Below I've outlined two different walks that, when taken together, provide a useful spine
forvisiting virtually all ofthesightsmentioned under“Sights inSarajevo,” later (except the
War Tunnel Museum, which is farther out). The first walk covers the historic core of town,
including most of the museums. The second (which begins an easy 10-minute walk from
where the first leaves off) focuses on the Siege of Sarajevo.
▲▲▲
(See “Sarajevo Self-Guided Walk Old Town Section” map,
here
.)
This walk begins where most tourist visits do, in the Ottoman-influenced Old Town—the
Baš
č
aršija—thenstrollsthroughhistoryasittraversestheHabsburgquarter.Architecturally,
it moves more or less forward through history (though the sights jump around a bit).
I've split the walk into three parts. If you're in a hurry and want to focus on the Old
Town, you can just do Parts 1 and 2; Part 3 takes you deeper into the urban part of town, in-
cludingsomesightsrelating tothesiege,andisworthwhile ifyoucansparethetime. Doing
the entire walk without entering any of the sights could take as little as two hours—but with
sightseeing stops, it can fill an entire day or more.
