History Museum
Sarajevo Tunnel
31 locals recommend
Tips from locals
Benjamin
February 8, 2020
The Sarajevo Tunnel, also known as Tunel spasa, English: Tunnel of rescue) and Tunnel of Hope, was a tunnel constructed between March and June 1993 during the Siege of Sarajevo in the midst of the Bosnian War. It was built by the Bosnian Army in order to link the city of Sarajevo, which was entirely…
Tihana
October 7, 2019
When the idea of building a tunnel under the runway of Sarajevo airport was born, in order to connect the besieged Sarajevo with the rest of Bosnian territory, it seemed to be a very strange idea to many people. However, these were times when everything was more than strange. The city found itself…
Mirza
September 25, 2019
Historic tunnel of life from the war where people and life necessities were managed to go in and out of the 4-year besieged city.
Vesna
June 27, 2019
From July 1993 until the end of the Siege in late February 1996, the Sarajevo War Tunnel was the only connection besieged Sarajevo had with the outside world.
Damir
February 10, 2019
Tunel used in war in 1992-1995 to bring food to Sarajevo, now recriated as a museum.
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