The September edition of the prestigious modern magazine Marie Claire in Italy published an article on Sarajevo and its ‘exit out of 20 years of anonymity’.
Author of the article Laila Bonazzi begins the article by saying that the capital city of B&H has found at least ten ways to win the hearts of tourists and visitors, which lists museums, fashion collections, underground bunkers, food…
‘’Try to find one of the oldest bakeries in Sarajevo, located in a secret backyard near one of the biggest mosques on Baščaršija and try sweet rolls in the shape of a crescent. Google Maps, which arrived to B&H months ago, will not help you find this place with hidden streets. It will be difficult to find anything without firsthand information. Therefore, interaction with the locals is necessary’’, said in the article.
The surrounding hills from where aggressors held siege to the city for nearly four years have today a nicer role and show a beautiful view of the city.
‘’Climb up to the restaurant Biban and try polenta with cream, or klepe at restaurant Kibet. Lovers of healthy food will be satisfied here because there is no mass production and most of the healthy products are made by families. So, in the store of Malka Alić, located nearby the ‘saddest’ market in the world, you can find organic cheese, honey, oil, as well as natural creams’’, says Laila Bonazza.
She mentions Women’s Associations, such as Insieme from Bratunac and Orhideja from Stolac that, thanks to their persistence and work, contribute to the social development and promotion of eco-tourism.
She admiringly writes about the director of Ars Aevi Enver Hadžiomerspahić, and that he leads a museum that does not exist and dreams to turn Sarajevo into a Balkan Bilbao. In the last 20 years, Hadžiomerspahić gathered works for Ars Aevi by artists such as Michelangelo Pistoletto, Luigi Pecci, Marina Abramović, Anish Kapoor, Janis Kounellis…
‘’In Tito bar, a photograph of Josip Broz Tito on the wall will bring you back to another era. However, you will not see patriots here in uniform, but rather students who are nostalgic for Yugoslavia, even though they were not born during that time. Ultimately, it is a passion for old times such as those for Vučko, the mascot for the 1984 Winter Olympics. 50 kilometers from Sarajevo, in Konjic, Tito’s undgerground bunker was given new life thanks to the Biennial of Contemporary Art ‘’D-0 Ark Underground’’.
For this journalist, among the things for which Sarajevo stands out is the Association of Fashion and Costume Modiko. In an interview with B&H designer Gash Miladinović, Bonazzi brings a short story on the Association and their exhibiton Hang On in London. In an article, Modiko is described, as a personal act of collective resistance that wants to resist the negative atmosphere of fashion in B&H. Sarajevo Film Film is also inevitable, which is the best time to be on the ‘hunt’ for those who are well known.
‘’In a bar sits Danis Tanović, winner of the Oscar for ‘No Man’s Land’, and at the last Berlinale Festival the film won a Silver Bear. There are those who swear that they drank beer with Morgan Freeman, and neither Bono nor Brangelina hid their love for the anonymity that the city permits’’, writes Bonazzi, conveying a statement by her fellow Italian Giulia Levi who spent one year in Sarajevo.
“I would like for people to have the desire to visit Sarajevo and to forget the need to understand the city. This city is like no other, but the right approach will help you to overcome prejudices’’, said Levi, who made a documentary called ‘Sarajevolution’, which is about the cultural institutions with an emphasis on Vijećnica that was burned during the siege.
The ‘Sarajevolution’ team says that Sarajevo is a modern city, and not a skeleton trapped in the past. They confirm the saying that whoever comes to Sarajevo once, will always want to come back. Therefore, do not miss out on drinking water from the fountain in front of the main mosque in Baščaršija because that is a guarantee that you will come back’’.
Bonazzi spoke with the actress Zana Marjanović, who spoke about Magacin Kabare, whose actors entertain the Sarajevo public every week in the packed club Gogo. We are overwhelmed every day by negative news. So we have made a cabaret that also has social engagement because we choose current topics that are often controversial’’, said Marjanović.
(Source: klix.ba)
