Editing Sarajevo (section)

==Tourism and recreation==
[[File:Trebevićka žičara 2018 06.jpg|thumb|left|[[Sarajevo cable car]] taking visitors to mount [[Trebević]] from the city center]]

Sarajevo has a wide tourist industry and a fast-expanding service sector thanks to the strong annual growth in tourist arrivals. Sarajevo also benefits from being both a summer and winter destination with continuity in its tourism throughout the year. The travel guide series, ''[[Lonely Planet]]'' named Sarajevo as the 43rd best city in the world,<ref name="Lonely Planet 2006" /> and in December 2009, listed Sarajevo as one of the top ten cities to visit in 2010.<ref name="News.com.au" />

[[File:Sarajevo Wilsons-Promenade 2013-10-18 (2).jpg|thumb|''[[Vilsonovo Šetalište]]'' (Wilson's Promenade) along the [[Miljacka]]]]

In 2019, 733,259 tourists visited Sarajevo, giving 1,667,545 overnight stays, which was 20% more than in 2018.<ref name="fsz canton 2020"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rzs.rs.ba/static/uploads/saopstenja/turizam/mjesecna_saopstenja/2019/Turizam_Decembar_2019.pdf |title=Number of Tourist Arrivals and Nights |publisher=Republika Srpska Institute of Statistics |date=December 2019 |access-date=28 July 2021 |archive-date=27 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727020311/https://www.rzs.rs.ba/static/uploads/saopstenja/turizam/mjesecna_saopstenja/2019/Turizam_Decembar_2019.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Sports-related tourism uses the legacy facilities of the [[1984 Winter Olympics]], especially the skiing facilities on the nearby mountains of [[Bjelašnica]], [[Igman]], [[Jahorina]], [[Trebević]] and [[Treskavica]].

Sarajevo's 600 years of history, influenced by both Western and Eastern empires, makes it a [[tourist attraction]] with splendid variations. The city has hosted travelers for centuries, because it was an important trading center during the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] and [[Austria-Hungary|Austro-Hungarian]] empires and because it was a natural stop for many routes between East and West. Examples of popular destinations in Sarajevo include the [[Vrelo Bosne]] park, the [[Sacred Heart Cathedral, Sarajevo|Sarajevo cathedral]], and the [[Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque]]. Tourism in Sarajevo is chiefly focused on historical, religious, and cultural sites and winter sports.

[[File:Bridge on Vrelo Bosne.jpg|thumb|The [[Vrelo Bosne|spring]] of the [[Bosna (river)|Bosna river]] is located in [[Ilidža]], a chief suburb of Sarajevo]]

There are many parks throughout the city and on the outskirts. A popular activity among locals is street chess, usually played at [[Trg Oslobođenja - Alija Izetbegović]]. Veliki Park is the largest green area in the center of Sarajevo. It is nestled between [[Marshal Tito street (Sarajevo)|Titova]], [[Koševo]], [[Džidžikovac]], Tina Ujevića and Trampina Streets and in the lower part, there is a monument dedicated to the [[Siege of Sarajevo#Casualties|Children of Sarajevo]]. [[Nijaz Duraković Park|Hastahana]] is a popular place to relax in the Austro-Hungarian neighborhood of [[Marijin Dvor (Sarajevo)|Marijin Dvor]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.spottedbylocals.com/sarajevo/hastahana/ |title=Hastahana – Skate & relax |publisher=spottedbylocals.com |access-date=7 September 2015 |archive-date=1 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001232443/http://www.spottedbylocals.com/sarajevo/hastahana/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Goat's Bridge]], locally known as ''Kozija Ćuprija'', in the Miljacka Canyon is also a popular park destination along the [[Goat's Bridge#Dariva|Dariva]] walkway and river Miljacka.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://sarajevo.travel/ba/sta-raditi/dariva/136 |title=Dariva |publisher=sarajevo.travel/ba |access-date=19 September 2015 |archive-date=1 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001102322/http://sarajevo.travel/ba/sta-raditi/dariva/136 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://sarajevo.travel/ba/sta-raditi/kozija-cuprija/442 |title=Kozija ćuprija |publisher=sarajevo.travel/ba |access-date=19 September 2015 |archive-date=1 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001115539/http://sarajevo.travel/ba/sta-raditi/kozija-cuprija/442 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 24 December 2012, a park hosting two brass sculptures resembling two mourning mothers was dedicated as the Friendship Park, commemorating over 45 years of friendship between Sarajevo and [[Baku]], the capital of Azerbaijan.

Sarajevo is also famous for its city lookouts; including an observation deck on the [[Avaz Twist Tower]], Park Prinčeva restaurant, Vidikovac lookout (Mt. Trebević), Zmajevac lookout and Yellow/White fortresses lookouts (in [[Vratnik (Sarajevo)|Vratnik]]) as well as numerous other rooftops throughout the city (i.e. Alta Shopping Center, [[ARIA Centar]], Hotel Hecco Deluxe). A symbol of Sarajevo is the [[Sarajevo cable car|Trebević cable car]] which was reconstructed in 2018, also it is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the city taking visitors from the city center to Mount Trebević.

There is also a [[UNESCO]] tentative monument, the [[Old Jewish Cemetery, Sarajevo|Old Jewish Cemetery]], an almost 500 years old site that is the second-largest Jewish sepulchral complex in Europe, the one in [[Prague]] being the largest. It is also one of the most significant memorial complexes in the world. It represents the eternal proof of the coexistence of two or more different confessions under different administrations and rules, and the proof of mutual respect and tolerance.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/6334/ |title=Jewish Cemetery in Sarajevo |first=UNESCO World Heritage |last=Centre |website=UNESCO World Heritage Centre |access-date=22 July 2020 |archive-date=3 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703050943/https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/6334/ |url-status=live }}</ref>