Bike tour Salvation Route is a war bike route

Bike tour Salvation Route is a war bike route

This is a new concept of biking tour in Sarajevo and this is a different way to get to the streets that are otherwise inaccessible.

The Salvation Road is the network of streets that were used during the siege of Sarajevo. These streets were artery for all the citizens of Sarajevo, who lived under these unbelievable circumstances and endeavored to do their daily duties. Work duties in hospitals, bakeries and other institutions required the daily movement of thousands of people within the besieged Sarajevo. Moving around the city was almost impossible because all crossroads and streets were under sniper fire, and the indiscriminate shelling caused people to die every day..

It is certain that you will experience another perspective of Sarajevo through this tour with guides that have witnessed the siege of city and experienced this.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Serbian Orthodox Cathedral, Zelenih beretki 1, Sarajevo 71000 Bosnia and Herzegovina

It is dedicated to the children who were killed during the siege of Sarajevo. A year after the presentation of the memorials, on the plateau behind the monument, there is seven posters with the names 521 children from the total of 1,621 who were killed during that period. The monument consists of a ring made of bronze in the middle of which there are two glass sculptures of height of 5 and 3 meters. On the bronze ring 10 and 0.7 meters high, made of shells of shells and other ammunition fired on Sarajevo. The ring symbolically represents the ring that Sarajevo held for almost four years in the siege. Glass sculptures inside the ring, of varying heights, separated but still vertically inclined to each other, symbolize a mother who wants to protect her child.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Sarajevo Meeting of Culture, Ferhadija, Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Bosnian Cultural Center is located in the very center of Sarajevo, in the immediate vicinity of the National Theater. The center is located in a building that was originally the Great Sephardic Temple - the largest synagogue in Sarajevo, which could accommodate about 2,000 believers.

The Temple was built from 1926 to 1930 in a pseudo-Moorish style, according to the Rudolf Lubinsky project, and was characteristic of its ellipsoid copper dome, which was the third largest dimension in Europe at that time. During the occupation of the Second World War Templ and the accompanying buildings were demolished, and in 1948, the Jewish municipality of Sarajevo donated the building to the City of Sarajevo.


Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Sarajevo Meeting of Culture, Ferhadija, Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina

By the city government decision and the contributions of the wealthy citizens in 1896, it was decided to build a Social House (which is today's National Theater building) It was opened on January 2, 1899. During the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the building was the Social Club, the Herrenclub and the Clubhaus Hall, where theater performances could be held. Today's function is given to this building with opening on October 22, 1921, since they begin to operate ballet, drama and operas.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Sarajevo Memorial for Children Killed during Siege, Veliki Park Marsala Tita, Sarajevo 71000 Bosnia and Herzegovina

It is dedicated to the children who were killed during the siege of Sarajevo. A year after the presentation of the memorials, on the plateau behind the monument, there is seven posters with the names 521 children from the total of 1,621 who were killed during that period. The monument consists of a ring made of bronze in the middle of which there are two glass sculptures of height of 5 and 3 meters. On the bronze ring 10 and 0.7 meters high, made of shells of shells and other ammunition fired on Sarajevo. The ring symbolically represents the ring that Sarajevo held for almost four years in the siege. Glass sculptures inside the ring, of varying heights, separated but still vertically inclined to each other, symbolize a mother who wants to protect her child.

Duration: 7 minutes

Stop At: Sarajevo Meeting of Culture, Ferhadija, Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina

The BiH Presidency building is located in the Sarajevo municipality of Centar, it was built at the time of the Austro-Hungarian administration, as a building of the Land Government for BiH, and it was designed by architect Josip Vancaš, after approval for the construction that was bestowed by Benjamin Kallay, head of the Finance Ministry. Since the end of the works in 1886, key bodies of government and various state institutions have been operating in the building, both for Austro-Hungarian authorities and for the time of the latter regime. Several times it was built and restored, the last time after the war in 1992/95. years.

It is BiH National Monument since 2009


Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Sarajevo Meeting of Culture, Ferhadija, Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina

Alipašina's mosque is located near the Presidency building, it was built in 1561. The mosque was built by Hadim Ali-pasha, the begler-beg, he was governing Bosnian pashaluk. The mosque was built in a classical Istanbul style. Ali-pasha, born in Sarajevo field, wrote in his will that a mosque should be built from the funds of his vakuf. He died in 1557, and within 4 years this building was built.

Ali-pasha mosque with harem was proclaimed a national monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2005.


Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Sarajevo Meeting of Culture, Ferhadija, Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina

Further the tour continues to the mosque of Sheikh Magribiya or Magribi, the mosque is located on the former extreme west of old Sarajevo. There is no accurate construction data, there are only the assumptions that the Maghribi has given the construction of Sheikh Magribi, who came to Sarajevo along with Isa-bey, the founder of the city. According to some sources, the original Magribia, which burned down in 1459, was built at the time of the founding of Sarajevo near the present mosque. Today's building built is between 1538-1565. year, when it is first mentioned in the documents. Magribia was heavily damaged, In a fire in 1697, only walls and stone minares are preserved. The final, today's appearance gets in 1766.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Sarajevo Meeting of Culture, Ferhadija, Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina

The former military Hospital was the point at which the wounded and dead were most often brought. At the very beginning of the war, it was occupied, and it was also shot at by people. But after 40 days, the army left this building and from that moment it served the purpose for which it was intended.

Bicycle ride through the streets and crosroads of the original part of the Salvation route with notes where there were points most affected by the death of a sniper.


Duration: 5 minutes