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the region. with the historic Latin Bridge—site of the
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During our time in Mostar, we’ll enjoy an _SL_ ^P_ _SP ^[L]V QZ] BZ]WO BL] 4
included lunch of traditional Bosnian fare at
a local restaurant before we continue on to After the tour, we’ll gather for an included
Sarajevo, arriving late this afternoon. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. Then, you’ll have
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dinner on your own. [P]SL[^ _Z aT^T_ _SP [TN_`]P^\`P ?`]VT^S
bazaar, or just to mingle with the locals.
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Dinner is on your own this evening.
Breakfast, Lunch
Day 7 Explore Sarajevo
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tour of Sarajevo. Founded by the Ottomans Day 8 Sarajevo Tunnel •
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a multicultural haven for Muslims, Serbs, ,Q_P] M]PLVQL^_ bP QZN`^ ZY >L]LUPaZɪ^
.]ZL_^ ?`]V^ 5Pb^ LYO Z_SP]^ QZ] S`YO]PO^ more recent past, including the events that
of years. By the late 17th century, Sarajevo ZNN`]]PO QZWWZbTYR _SP aTZWPY_ M]PLV`[ ZQ
was considered the most important city in former Yugoslavia in 1992. More than 10,000
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the only city in the world where prayer calls year siege of the city by Bosnian Serbs,
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synagogues, and churches. After hosting the famous Sarajevo Tunnel (also called the
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descended into chaos during the Yugoslav supplies into the beleaguered city.
wars of the early 1990s. Although Bosnian
Serb artillery pounded the city during a After lunch on your own, your afternoon is at
three-and-a-half-year siege—the longest WPT^`]P ;P]SL[^ dZ`ɪO WTVP _Z SPLO Z`_ _Z _SP
in the history of modern warfare—most of National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo has since been rebuilt, and the city _Z aTPb _SP ]PXL]VLMWP TWW`XTYL_PO 5PbT^S
is rapidly reclaiming its spirit of religious NZOPc ]PYZbYPO _S]Z`RSZ`_ _SP bZ]WO L^ _SP
tolerance. Sarajevo Haggadah. Later this evening, we’ll
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In Bascarsija, or Old Town, we’ll see we gather for an enlightening discussion
^STYTYR PcLX[WP^ ZQ _SP NT_dɪ^ :__ZXLY LYO on the region’s present and past and then
,`^_]Z 3`YRL]TLY TYʮ`PYNP^ TYNW`OTYR split up into even smaller groups to visit the
L !_S NPY_`]d XZ^\`P NZX[WPc _SL_ T^ homes of some local families. Many families
NZY^TOP]PO ZYP ZQ _SP ʭYP^_ PcLX[WP^ ZQ in Sarajevo have vivid memories of living
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copper-smiths still ply their trade and enjoy
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