- Centred on what foreigners nickname Pigeon Square, with its ornate gazebo-like Sebilj drinking fountain (built in 1891), Baščaršija is the very heart of old Sarajevo.
- Today Baščaršija is the major tourist attraction of Sarajevo that earned a place on UNESCO’s tentative list of World Heritage SItes.
- Sarajevo finds its expression and its history in the Baščaršija, a quarter in Ottoman style which has proudly survived time and the troubled history of the Balkans.
- Photo taken at Baščaršija by Abdullah on 7/14/2024. Photo taken at Baščaršija by Munta Rain on 7/3/2024.
- The beating heart of a most vibrant city, the Baščaršija will almost certainly be your first port of call in Sarajevo. ... Wait, what were we saying? Ah yes, Baščaršija.
- Baščaršija. Walking west from Baščaršija, the Ottoman-era old trading quarters, toward the center of the city, is a walk through time.
- The word Baščaršija derives from the Turkish language. The word "baš" which is "baş" in Turkish literally means "head", but in some contexts also means "primary"...
- If Sarajevo is indeed Bosnia and Herzegovina’s heart, the baščaršija (pronounced baash-char-shiya) is its shining historic, and cultural heart within a heart.
- This article aims to analyze different aspects related to Baščaršija, from its importance in the global economy to its influence on individual decision making.