Bosnia and Herzegovina · Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina · Sarajevo
Vraca, Sarajevo — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Vraca is a hillside neighbourhood of Sarajevo, part of Novo Sarajevo, known for its memorial complex to the victims of the Second World War.
Hotel 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
Where to stay in Vraca
How the choice of base plays out on the ground.
Vraca is a hillside address first and foremost. The ground climbs from Grbavica I and Grbavica II into a slope of houses and gardens, so a room up here buys quiet, air, and a long look down over Sarajevo rather than shops at the door. The slope holds few rooms.
Many people walking up to the memorial complex sleep downhill in Grbavica II or further into Novo Sarajevo, then climb in the morning.
Find hotels in Vraca
Direct booking searches for these neighbourhoods.
Vraca
The slope itself, garden streets inside Novo Sarajevo with the Second World War memorial complex a few minutes uphill. Lodging is scarce in this area; reserve in advance.Find hotels in VracaReaching Vraca on foot without sleeping on the climbGrbavica II
The flatter streets that Vraca's slope rises out of, the closest everyday shopping to the memorial hill.Find hotels in Grbavica IIHill air with the Vraca memorial approach still within a short walkGornji Kovačići
A neighbouring hillside community sharing Vraca's perimeter, one street grid further round the same slope. Few places to stay nearby — book ahead.Find hotels in Gornji KovačićiHotel 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
About Vraca
What are the main landmarks in Vraca?
One monument carries the neighbourhood's name beyond Sarajevo. The memorial complex to the victims of the Second World War occupies the Vraca slope, and it accounts for almost every visit made here from outside the surrounding streets. Everything else is residential.
Houses and gardens run downhill toward Grbavica I and Grbavica II, so a few minutes on foot separate a place of remembrance from ordinary neighbourhood errands.
What is the history of Vraca?
The Second World War is what this hill records. Vraca's memorial complex was raised for the victims of that war, and it is through that ground, rather than through any older civic centre, that the neighbourhood became known beyond its own streets. It sits on an administrative edge.
Its perimeter meets Grbavica I, Gornji Kovačići, and Hrasno Brdo inside Novo Sarajevo, and then Miljevići, a local community of Istočno Sarajevo rather than of Sarajevo itself.
Where is Vraca?
Vraca covers about two square kilometres of hillside ground in Novo Sarajevo, bordered by Grbavica I, Grbavica II, Gornji Kovačići, and Hrasno Brdo.
Common questions
What is the best area to stay in Vraca?
Vraca: Quiet nights on the hillside and a first walk to the memorial before anyone else arrives. Grbavica II: Reaching Vraca on foot without sleeping on the climb. Gornji Kovačići: Hill air with the Vraca memorial approach still within a short walk.
More areas in Sarajevo
Updated September 2026