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Sarajevo
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Sarajevo
Haunting memorials, provocative museums, and a surprisingly hopeful
outlook.
Despite the highly visible scars of war, Sarajevo is today a town that
bursts with energy. Even so, a stroll along Sarajevo's Miljacka River
can be sobering, given the obvious destruction that so recently took
place here. Walk long enough and you'll be depressed enough to handle
what you'll find on the wall of the one-room City Museum: a plaque,
probably attached to the wall (it gets stolen from time to time),
commemorating an event that will never be forgotten. On this corner, WWI
began.
The agreeable climate, burgeoning bar-and-café scene, and cutting-edge
galleries suggest that Sarajevans expect to welcome cosmopolitan
Westerners interested in the many facets of Balkan and Bosnian culture.
Every August, the city hosts the Sarajevo Film Festival, one of the most
important cultural events in southeastern Europe. While visiting
Sarajevo, take an easy day trip to nearby Mostar, famous for its
sixteenth-century Karadzozbeg Mosque and Turkish House, but also worth
visiting for its personable cafés and charming cobblestone streets.
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