For most visitors where they want to experience the real feel of Sarajevo’s soul is Baščaršija. It’s in the heart of Sarajevo. The cobbled streets are alive with the charm of traditional Ottoman architecture, lined with shops offering handcrafted goods like copperware, ceramics, and beautiful textiles. It also holds some of the most important land marks of the city its self. When you get tired, you can take a break in a local cafe where you will get served our traditional Turkish coffee, and also try some of the best food a city can offer like ćevapi—grilled minced meat served with fresh bread and onions—or the flaky, savoury burek, a pastry filled with meat or cheese. Yugoslavia officials kept trying to implement a more modern concept to the city, but it stood its ground. It can get busy during the summer, but when the summer season is slowly fading away and a chilly wind from the mountains surrounding the city enters back to town there is nothing like walking through the streets of Sarajevo and experiencing the “soul” of it.
