'You're not here just to sleep', says Zero-One, a siege survivor, who answers the door of his family home in a bulletproof vest. Engaging in the wartime experience is the whole point; if you're just after a place to crash, look elsewhere. Some of the mattresses are on the floor but there are hot showers. Two-night minimum stay. Unforgettable.
War Hostel
Sarajevo
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This affecting museum had its genesis in a 2013 book edited by Jasminko Halilović, in which he asked a simple question of survivors of the Sarajevo siege:…
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This gallery uses stirring photography, video footage and audio testimonies of survivors and family members to create a powerful memorial to the 8372…
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During the 1992–95 siege, when Sarajevo was surrounded by Bosnian Serb forces, the only link to the outside world was an 800m-long, 1m-wide, 1.6m-high…
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