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Baščaršija, Sarajevo
Sarajevo's enchanting Ottoman-era old bazaar quarter where East meets West, filled with copper workshops, mosques, and ćevapi restaurants.
12 km · about 25 min drive
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Pale
Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina · Europe
About Pale
Pale works well as a base: 15 minutes from Hreša, 24km from Vrelo Bosne.
Pale is in Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, with about 7,500 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Hreša, about 9 km away.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Pale?
Within an hour or so of Pale: Baščaršija, Sarajevo (12 km), Latin Bridge (12 km), Skakavac Waterfall (18 km), Sarajevo Tunnel of Hope (19 km).
Are there any good drives near Pale?
The nearest famous roads are Neretva Canyon Road (M17), Piva Canyon Tunnel Road and Piva Canyon.
Where is Pale?
Pale is in Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, about 9 km from Hreša.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 7,458
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Region
- Srpska
- Timezone
- Europe/Sarajevo
- Coordinates
- 43.8166, 18.5695
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Worth the detour from Pale
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Latin Bridge
The historic Ottoman bridge where Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914, triggering the start of World War I.
12 km · about 25 min drive
waterfall
Skakavac Waterfall
A 98 m waterfall, among the highest in the Dinarides: hidden in forest above Nahorevo, a half-hour drive plus walk from central Sarajevo. A beloved local picnic escape that few visitors to the city ever find.
18 km · about 20 min drive
museum
Sarajevo Tunnel of Hope
A preserved section of the underground tunnel that served as the only lifeline for besieged Sarajevo during the 1990s war, now a powerful museum.
19 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
Vrelo Bosne
A landscaped park at the spring source of the Bosna river below Mount Igman, reached by a tree-lined avenue on Sarajevo's western edge.
24 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Lukomir
Bosnia's highest permanent village at 1,469 m on the Bjelašnica plateau: stone houses with cherry-shingle roofs, medieval stećci tombstones, and a dramatic view into the 800 m Rakitnica canyon. Gravel road passable in summer.
37 km · about 45 min drive
bridge
Konjic Old Bridge
A graceful six-arch Ottoman stone bridge from 1682 spanning the jade-green Neretva in Konjic, a natural leg-stretch stop on the celebrated Sarajevo-Mostar drive.
52 km · about 60 min drive
national park
Sutjeska National Park
Bosnia's oldest national park featuring the pristine Perućica primeval forest and the dramatic 73-meter Skakavac waterfall.
54 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Pale
- 52 kmKonjic Old BridgeA graceful six-arch Ottoman stone bridge from 1682 spanning the jade-green Neretva in Konjic, a natural leg-stretch stop on the celebrated Sarajevo-Mostar drive.
- 58 kmMehmed Paša Sokolović BridgeOttoman master architect Sinan's 16th-century, 11-arch bridge over the Drina at Višegrad, a UNESCO site immortalised in Ivo Andrić's novel 'The Bridge on the Drina'.
- 67 kmNeretva Canyon Road (M17)Between Jablanica and Mostar the M17 hugs the turquoise Neretva through a deep limestone canyon: the scenic heart of the classic Sarajevo-to-Adriatic drive.
- 67 kmNeretva Canyon at JablanicaA deep river canyon followed by the M17 between Konjic and Mostar, passing the wartime Bridge on the Neretva museum site.
- 67 kmPiva Canyon Tunnel RoadA road threaded through more than fifty short tunnels along the wall of the Piva canyon above a startlingly green reservoir.
- 72 kmPiva CanyonA reservoir canyon north of Plužine followed by a road with dozens of short rock tunnels cut into the cliff face.
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