Bascarsija is Sarajevo’s historic Ottoman bazaar and the beating heart of the old town, a warren of cobbled lanes lined with shops and stalls. Here visitors browse handmade copperware, jewellery, carpets, leather goods, Turkish-style lamps and sweets, interspersed with cafes serving Bosnian coffee. Centred on the wooden Sebilj fountain and busy with life from morning until night, it is both the city’s main shopping quarter and its most atmospheric quarter, essential for any visit to the Bosnian capital.