Lukavica: Memorial Sites, Culture and Regional Mountains

A permanent cultural venue in Lukavica is KUD Slavija at 100 Vojvode Radomira Putnika Street. The KUD Slavija folklore ensemble performs Serbian dances and songs, particularly from the wider Sarajevo area as well as from other parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. Its collection includes six sets of traditional costumes, including several original and authentic examples from the Sarajevo area that are around one hundred years old. KUD Slavija works to preserve traditional dances, songs and customs. The ensemble has presented its work at concerts, showcases and festivals in the former Yugoslavia and abroad.

In the municipality of Istočno Novo Sarajevo, the Istočno Novo Sarajevo Cultural Centre is the leading institution for culture and the arts. It is located at 6 Stefana Nemanje Street in Lukavica and hosts festival programmes featuring competitive monodramas. The traditional fifth book fair also brings together numerous publishers and booksellers from Republika Srpska and includes literary gatherings and book presentations. The book fair takes place from 18 to 21 August as part of the “Ljeto u Istočnom Novom Sarajevu” event at Trg Republike Srbije.

The Lukavica–Tvrdimići–Jasik regional road directly connects the municipalities of Istočno Novo Sarajevo and Pale. The municipality of Istočno Novo Sarajevo is also connected to Sarajevo Canton via urban roads towards Vraca over the Second Transversal and towards Dobrinja over the Tenth Transversal.

In the wider regional area around Lukavica, the Istočno Sarajevo area offers opportunities for mountain biking on Jahorina, Trebević and Romanija, paragliding, as well as numerous properly marked hiking trails in the region’s mountain ranges. Also in the wider regional area around Lukavica, the municipality’s tourism planning highlights the proximity to the Olympic mountains of Jahorina, Trebević, Bjelašnica and Igman.

The Lukavica sports hall is located at Trg Republike Srbije. The “Dječiji sajam Istočno Sarajevo” was held there in 2023. The 2024 edition brought together numerous exhibitors from the food, children’s cosmetics, toys and baby equipment sectors and focused on learning and sports activities for children. A traditional children’s masquerade ball was also held at Trg Republike Srbije in Istočno Novo Sarajevo as part of the “Ljeto u Istočnom Sarajevu” event.

More destination pages: Ugljevik, Nevesinje, Jablanica, Trebinje, Bijeljina, Vlasenica, Jahorina, Prijedor.

To the overarching travel overview: Republika Srpska.