The story of Baščaršija
Isa-beg Isaković founded Sarajevo in the 1460s, and Baščaršija grew as its main market. Each street belonged to a craft: coppersmiths, goldsmiths, saddlers and leather workers.
At its heart is the wooden Sebilj fountain, rebuilt in 1891. Around it, lanes lead to mosques, caravanserais, old covered markets and coffee houses serving Bosnian coffee in copper sets.
