Vrelo Bosne (Ilidza) ★ 4.4
Vrelo Bosne in Ilidza 12 km west of Sarajevo is the Bosna river source park, with Restaurant Labud at the spring and Velika Aleja's kafanas.
Tip: Tram to Ilidza is cheap; the carriage down Velika Aleja is the family move.
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Tip: Pair with rafting on the upper Neretva; the river kitchens serve lunch after the morning paddle session.
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Travnik (cheese country) ★ 4.4
Travnik 90 km west of Sarajevo is Bosnian cheese country, with brined cow-milk Travnik cheese, vezirska corba soup and Plava Voda river-source restaurants.
Tip: Buy Travnik cheese at the green market; the Plava Voda kafana lunches anchor the visit.
Visoko (Bosnian pyramid valley) ★ 4.2
Visoko 32 km north of Sarajevo runs the Bosnian Pyramid Park claim and a valley of highland honey, pita and kafana lunches across the Fojnica valley.
Tip: Pair the pyramid claim with a Bosnian highland-honey tasting at the valley markets.
Mostar (Stari Most) ★ 4.7
Mostar 130 km south of Sarajevo holds the UNESCO Old Bridge rebuilt in 2004, with Bosnian-Herzegovinian Old Town dining and Neretva river fish.
Tip: Push it as a long day trip; pair with Pocitelj on the return for the Ottoman-Habsburg-Yugoslav arc.