Sarajevo in Summer?

My family and I ( teenage son and husband) will be spending a week teaching english in a small italian village next summer (August). I%26#39;ve been told by many to avoid Italy in August, so am looking for an alternative destination to spend an additional 7 - 10 days.

I%26#39;m sure Italy is beautiful, but also hot and packed with tourists in the heat of summer. Is Sarajevo a reasonable alternative? Is it %26quot;all closed down%26quot; as I hear most of Europe is during August?

Any info on interesting things to do in either late July or mid-August in Sarajevo would be greatly appreciated. Other points of interest or things a teenager would be interested (besides girls!!) :)

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Hello again.

Sarajevo is not %26quot;closed down%26quot; at all. It%26#39;s alive 24/7, during the whole year.

There%26#39;s something for everyone here: night life is great (especially during the summer), cultural life blooms, there are nice places in nature nearby to visit (Skakavac waterfall, Vrelo Bosne [Source of river Bosnia], Olympic mountains [1984. Sarajevo was host of the Winter Olympic Games]), some places from the recent war (such as The Tunnel), The Old Town of Bascarsija, ...

I pressume that the first European pyramid in Visoko (near Sarajevo) could be interesting for teenagers, as well as adults. And, in August, SFF of course.

If you could tell me what kind of interests %26quot;your%26quot; teenager has, I might be able to give you more specific information.

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Than ks so much. I%26#39;ll keep your information handy as we work towards building our plan.

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