Alice and I climbed quite the way to the top (it wasn't awful to be fair, I've climbed worse) but the view was so worth it. We sat and stared from the top for quite a while, taking in the view. It was a great place to catch the sunset, and we could see so much from the top: the mountainous backdrop, the graveyards, the skyscrapers, the Old Town, the hilltop villages...wow.

It was 11am when we decided to go up, it was hot and we had no idea that we had quite a hill to climb, but when we started, giving up was not an option. And it was worth sweating a little...that view, that peace, nice coffee, classical music from the cafe... Perfect! It was hard for us to leave.

More like a walled outpost/defense tower. Great views of the city. Also has cafe. If you enjoy panoramic views, definitelly a must. Uphill walk from the Sarajevo City Hall. You pass some interesting neighborhoods and a cemetery.

4/7/24 Thursday late afternoon (& cafe) We three middle aged guys from London we wandering around the old town and decided to go uphill a bit to work off a hearty late lunch. We found the profound and moving muslim cemetery, containing many of the casualties from the 92-96 seige, climbing up the hill. I searched for a cafe with a view higher up and found one on gglmps so the climb would have a drink at the end. I saw this mini for from below and headed up along the cemetery path and steps to find they peterred out and there was no gate at the top just under the fortress! We managed to get over the railings with no difficulty and met an Irish couple coming down who said there was a cafe above in the fort. Hurrah! But it was nowhere near the one on gglmps. Up we went, round the back and up the ramp into the 'fortress' which was quite small but there were about ten tables by the edge and a plain cafe set back. I grabbed a table as it was quite busy, my friends joining me. The views were worth beers climb I went on to ask the young man what the prices were and he said 5 for coffee and soft drinks, 4 for espresso and water. He gave me the wifi password to use to look up the qr code on the tables for the detailed prices. Unfortunately the website was very very dark with a faint coca-cola advert. It was useless as no further links possible. I ordered two Bosnian coffees and a sparkling water and paid the 14 by card which was useful (as ATMs are so expensive if you go to the worst ones - Union is the best at 10 per transaction). He said he would deliver the drinks. I took the small fizzy water back to the table for my friend and we enjoyed the view and ambiance, whilst checking home on the net. A group of Chinese tourists arrived and suddenly it all got much busier, they did not stay for drinks though. There was a steady flow of people to see the view and a few to drink. There was no alcohol. The coffees came served in the traditional way with a very hot copper plate underneath. The waiter offered to clean the table and returned with a cloth. Unfortunately the plates were so hot I could not pick them off the table and as he scrubbed the table the coffee spilt over my fresh on shorts...oops! He apologised, all was forgiven as I rinsed the stain with some of the water. The coffee was good and supplied with large glasses of tap water which was good too. We tried to log into the WiFi but it did not work at all. At 16:55 there was the amplified cacophony of Call to Prayers from the surrounding mosques, the first time we had heard them properly in two days here. We were in the suburbs. There was no music supplied by the cafe which actually meant you could hear the nearby bird song. We left happy and content to return to town down the long and winding road.