Sarajevo has always been known for its beautiful bridges.

They are the source of inspiration since they have been created, and each of them has a wonderful legend.

Kozija ćuprija

Not far from Baščaršija, upstream along the river Miljacka, is one of the most beautiful Sarajevo bridges. Kozja ćuprija is one of four old stone bridges preserved in the Sarajevo area. According to legend, a poor shepherd was built by him. As he kept the goats, he noticed that they stayed for a long time at one of the bushes along the river. He decided to take a closer look at what was happening, so he found a golden coat below the bush. He paid for his money, and when he became respectable and wealthy, he built the bridge where he found the gold coins. Today, however, it is considered that the bridge was built at the time of Mehmed-pasha Sokolović, during the great action of building road communications.

Latinska ćuprija

The Latin Quarter has been named after the nearby Latin or Dubrovnik merchant colony. Now it stretched to the coast of Miljacka where the Catholic population lived, in the people known as Latinluk. Since 1914 the Latin Quarter is known as the Princip Bridge. Right on this bridge 28.6.1914. Gavrilo Princip executed an assassination attempt by Austro-Hungarian eponzor of Franjo Ferdinand and his wife Sofia. This event was the cause of the First World War, and Sarajevo has long been known in the world just by the assassination.

Šeher-Ćehajina ćuprija

Many legends are connected to the bridge near Vijećnica. It is assumed to have been built in 1619. It was built by Hadeeth Hussein, who at that time was a Sarajevska shea butter. ie city manager. He installed a diamond in the bridge that would later be used if needed, to rebuild the bridge. Where the diamond was built, only his closest associates knew, but one young man went by the hand to steal it and crush the bridge. Sarajevo was then just a small kasaba, so the culprit was easy to find. A poor young man stole a diamond to give it to his beloved. When he went to court, the young man appologize, and the cadio he faced was mild, so he ordered him to return the diamond to the owner, after which he was rebuilt into the bridge.

The Roman Bridge

The Roman Bridge was not built by the Romans, although the name may be inferred to the contrary. The bridge was built in the Ottoman period at the beginning of the 16th century. It is located in Ilidza, in the area of ​​the former Old Town settlement. It connects the banks of the river Bosna, and it is built by Rustem-pasha, Zet Sulejman Magnificent. This nice bridge is known for very little, but has been carefully guarded for years. Today it is under the protection of the National Commission of BiH and is considered one of the most demanding Sarajevo buildings.