The major shopping district in Sarajevo is located in Bascarsija, the picturesque Turkish Quarter. The cobbled streets are lined with small shops offering a variety of wares, including brass and other metalwork, jewelry, carpets, ceramic pieces, and even a variety of objects made out of shrapnel and spent shells.
When looking for the ideal souvenir in Sarajevo, you'll definitely want to pick up something made locally. Typical Bosnian handicrafts include:
items made of copper or brass
rugs
jewelry
ceramic items
Bargaining is to be expected, but if you are not an expert haggler, no worries, as prices throughout the shopping district are often quite reasonable to begin with.
Tourism
Sarajevo is a city in which even strangers can feel at home. Neither geographically expansive nor characterised by large buildings, the city retains a particular, arresting charm with its abundance of busy café's and abiding tradition of hospitality. The city's breathtaking backdrop of seemingly endless hills and towering mountains have in a sense always isolated the city, creating a timeless world, which despite its seclusion has always kept its doors open to the rest of the world. Although Sarajevo is a capital city typified by the hustle and bustle of everyday life, it also possesses a unique ambience that seeps into the soul.
Cultura
Sarajevo’s culture is represented in various ways. Numerous cultural festivals occur every year, such as the Bašćaršija Nights, Sarajevo Winter Festival, and the Sarajevo Jazz Festival. Numerous theatres are present in Sarajevo as well, such as the National Theatre of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The first ever Bosnian opera was held in Sarajevo in 2003. Historically, Sarajevo was home to several famous Bosnian poets and thinkers during the times of the Ottoman Empire. Nobel Prize winners Ivo Andrić and Vladimir Prelog are from the city, as was academy award winning director Danis Tanović.
Sarajevo is also home to the Sarajevo Haggadah, one of the oldest surviving such texts, originating from the 14th century and brought by Jews fleeing the Spanish inquisition. As of late, modern art has flourished in the city as well.
Sarajeva (Sarajevo) ir Bosnijas un Hercegovinas galvaspilsēta, kā arī šīs valsts lielākā pilsēta. 2007. gada jūnijā Sarajevā dzīvoja 315. 000 iedzīvotāji, bet pieskaitot klāt vēl piepilsētas - 641. 000. Tā ir arī Bosnijas un Hercegovinas Federācijas galvaspilsēta, kā arī Sarajevas kantona administratīvais centrs. Sarajeva atrodas valsts centrālajā daļā Miļackas upes ielejā kalnu ielokā.
Tā ir viena no svarīgākajām Balkānu pilsētām, un tai ir ilga un bagāta vēsture kopš tās dibināšanas 1461. gadā. 1914. gada 28. jūnijā Gavrilo Princips Sarajevā (toreiz Austroungārijā) nogalināja erchercogu Franci Ferdinandu, aizsākot 1. pasaules karu. Dienvidslāvijas karu laikā Sarajeva smagi cieta cīņās, jo no 1992. gada 5. aprīļa līdz 1996. gada 29. februārim tā bija karadarbības zonā.
Kulturāli Sarajeva ilgus gadsimtus ir bijusi Eiropas kontinenta punkts, kur satiekas un sadzīvo trīs kultūras - islāms, katolisms un pareizticība.
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