In the central tourist district there’s a grid of alleyways filled with small cafes and craft shops, selling things like rugs, pottery, knives, and tea pots and cups.
Small tables outside the restaurants are crowded with people drinking Turkish coffee in the mornings, or eating large slices of bureks (rolled, flaky pastry filled with cheese, spinach, and/or meat) and cevapi (kebab-like pita bread sandwich with lamb or beef chunks inside) in the afternoons and evenings.
Foodies might be interested in a Sarajevo “Eat Pray Love” tour, which takes you around to markets and restaurants to sample local delicacies.
We’re planning a road trip through the Balkans for this year or the next, and this guide spells out an itinerary so well! One thing we weren’t sure of was how much time we’d want, so I’m happy to read 5 days is enough time to do everything you include here!
The Balkan countries I would spend more than five days in are Croatia, Bulgaria, and Montenegro, in that order and if you have the time 🙂 Enjoy the Balkans!
Nice post about Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Thank you for promoting my country…and one notice, not Turkish coffe than Bosnian coffe.
Thanks for the note, I’ll correct that in the article!