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Take in a view from above in Sarajevo

Work began in 1729 on five fortifications built onto the old city wall,
but the uta Tabija, or the Yellow Fortress, is basically all that's left.
It looms above the city from Jekovac Cliff on the eastern end of the
old town, offering a fantastic view and a spectacular place to see the
sunset.
The red roofs and minarets of the old town give way to the
neoclassical heft of an Austo-Hungarian expansion during the late
1800s, and eventually to the skyscrapers of the modern city in the
distance. All of it is set against a backdrop of thick forested hills that
surround Sarajevo.
A basic cafe opened in the fortress last year, with picnic tables that
make the operation resemble a beer garden. Except no alcohol is
served, and in the middle of the tables, a red velvet rope circles a
cannon that's fired at sunset during the holy month of Ramadan.
Despite a few dry locations, the predominately Muslim city prides
itself on its secular attitude, and you're much less likely to see a
woman covering her hair than one click-clacking down the
cobblestones in high heels.

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