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BAŠCARŠIJA

Centred on what foreigners call Pigeon Square, with its gazebo-like Sebilj fountain from 1891, Bašcÿaršija (‘bash-char-shi-ya’) is the heart of old Sarajevo. Named after the Turkish for ‘main market’, the area is lined with stalls, lively (if tourist-centric) coppersmiths’ alleys, grand Ottoman mosques, caravanserai (inn) restaurants and lots of inviting little cafés.

GALERIJA 11/07/95

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