Sarajevo (Bosnia-Herzegovina)

In 1984 Sarajevo hosted the Winter Olympics; just over a decade later, the world watched as Sarajevo burned and the sites of the games became cemeteries for those killed in the siege, at four years the longest in modern warfare. Before the war Sarajevo was often described as the “European Jerusalem” in reference to the mix of cultures who happily lived alongside each other; today an invisible line divides the city separating Bosniaks from Bosnian ...
...and the Siege of Sarajevo very well, it was an earlier event that ignited my interest in Sarajevo: a postcard from a family friend, who was in Yugoslavia on business, captured my imagination and I suppose this was the start of my “Yugophilia”. The postcard showed a famous wooden fountain that stands in BašÄaršija square; it was damaged during the Bosnian War but has since been restored and stands in its original location once more. I dreamed of seeing ...

fizzytom 18.10.2009 (20.10.2009) · Read full review
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Review of Sarajevo (Bosnia-Herzegovina)

My first visit to Sarajevo in Bosnia was a few years ago,- to think this place is twinned with Coventry! At the time, it was hardly a tourist desitination, and I made a Lada Riva shift like a Ferrari as my skin tone turned a whiter shade of pale due to the onslaught of bullets falling around me. Fortunately, I, and said Lada made it out of there in just about one piece (The exhaust fell off as I hand break turned around a corner to come face to ...
...your friendly neighbourhood sniper. Sarajevo is the capital city and largest urban center of Bosnia, It is also the capital of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity, and the de jure capital of the Republika Srpska entity, as well as the center of the Sarajevo Canton. Sarajevo is located in the Sarajevo valley of Bosnia, surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated around the Miljacka river. The city is famous for its traditional religious ...

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Review of Sarajevo (Bosnia-Herzegovina)

...student tells me. Sarajevo is a beautiful city, surrounded by mountains which played host to the 1984 Winter Olympics. "Come skiing in Sarajevo this winter", tour guide Sunny encourages. "We have world class facilities, you just have to slalom between the landmines." Bosnia has a real need for tourism, to attract investment and move on from its past. It has a lot more to offer travellers besides a standard sand, sea and fish and chips type of break. ...
...of UK prices. Sarajevo has obvious Turkish influences, from the Ottoman period. Calls to prayer from the towns mosques compete with one another, echoing off the surrounding hills. Approaching the centre of Sarajevo, through its sprawling suburbs, I was greeted by the sight of rows of communist blocks peppered with bullet holes, neighbours to a former government building now just an empty shell. Daily "war, history and tolerance" tours are run in ...

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...Keeping Force and lived in Sarajevo for the whole time. Although ravaged by war, the city is still a beautiful place. The people, although poor and still coming to terms with rebuilding the city, are excellent. A short 15 minute drive out of the city and you find yourself in the mountains of Igman and Jahorina. During the winter the skiing is excellent and really cheap. 2 weeks in a lodge on the mountain next to the ski resort is around £200 ...try ...
...Cinemas, clubs and two Irish Bars help you to relax. There are a number of hotels ranging from the luxurious Holiday Inn 5 star to lots of 2 star but still comfortable. If you ever want a cheap holiday with something different....choose SARAJEVO and help rebuild this once fine city. ...

batman6393 30.09.2000 · Read full review
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Review of Sarajevo (Bosnia-Herzegovina)

...Keeping Force and lived in Sarajevo for the whole time. Although ravaged by war, the city is still a beautiful place. The people, although poor and still coming to terms with rebuilding the city, are excellent. A short 15 minute drive out of the city and you find yourself in the mountains of Igman and Jahorina. During the winter the skiing is excellent and really cheap. 2 weeks in a lodge on the mountain next to the ski resort is around £200 ...try ...
...Cinemas, clubs and two Irish Bars help you to relax. There are a number of hotels ranging from the luxurious Holiday Inn 5 star to lots of 2 star but still comfortable. If you ever want a cheap holiday with something different....choose SARAJEVO and help rebuild this once fine city. ...

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Review of Sarajevo (Bosnia-Herzegovina)