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Alipašino polje, Sarajevo — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Alipašino polje is a planned housing estate in western Sarajevo, laid out in phases A, B and C inside the municipality of Novi Grad.
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Where to stay in Alipašino polje
Where the beds are, and what that means for the visit.
The three phases do not feel alike. Blocks at the A end stand nearest Otoka and the Olimpijski Bazen Otoka, while the C end runs west toward Stup and the open ground before Ilidža. Beds are flats, not hotels.
What makes the estate workable for a visitor is the corridor east toward Baščaršija, which lines up the far side of Sarajevo along one straight run.
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Alipašino polje A
The A-phase towers stand closest to Otoka, so the Olimpijski Bazen Otoka is a walk rather than a ride. Beds are limited here, so book early.Find hotels in Alipašino polje AStays that want the estate's inner courts and its local centresAlipašino polje B
Phase B holds the middle of the estate, where pedestrian courts between the slab blocks carry the local centres. Lodging is scarce in this area; reserve in advance.Find hotels in Alipašino polje BArrivals driving in past Stup from the Ilidža sideAlipašino polje C
The C end faces Stup and the Church of the Assumption in Stup, with the westbound road out of Novi Grad alongside. Rooms are few around here — worth securing early.Find hotels in Alipašino polje CHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
Things to do in and around Sarajevo
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Museums & Galleries
1- Sarajevo Tunnel
Churches & Religious Sites
3- Church of the Holy Trinity, the historic building Heritage
- Church of the Assumption in Stup Heritage
- Saint Basil of Ostrog church (Istočno Sarajevo)
Stadiums & Sports
1- Olimpijski Bazen Otoka
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About Alipašino polje
What are the main landmarks in Alipašino polje?
Landmarks here sit at the edges. Olimpijski Bazen Otoka, the swimming complex at the Otoka end, is the closest large public building, and the Church of the Assumption in Stup stands west along the corridor. The Sarajevo Tunnel lies further out again on the Ilidža side, well beyond the estate's own courts.
Inside the phases the register stays domestic, with towers, courtyards and local centres in place of monuments.
What is the history of Alipašino polje?
Phases, not streets, ordered the build. Alipašino polje came out of Sarajevo's late-socialist expansion westward, and the work was set out in three phases labelled A, B and C. Six local communities sit inside them: A-I, A-II, B-I, B-II, C-I and C-II. High-rise towers went up beside mid-rise slab blocks, grouped around internal pedestrian courts and the local centres that face the corridor.
Where is Alipašino polje?
The estate fills a stretch of western Novi Grad: Otoka lies at one end, while the road past Stup runs on toward Ilidža.
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What is the best area to stay in Alipašino polje?
Alipašino polje A: Swimmers and early risers pointed at the Olimpijski Bazen Otoka. Alipašino polje B: Stays that want the estate's inner courts and its local centres. Alipašino polje C: Arrivals driving in past Stup from the Ilidža side.
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Updated October 2026