Europe’s newest country, Kosovo is a fascinating land at the heart of the Balkans rewarding visitors with welcoming smiles, charming mountain towns, incredible hiking opportunities, and 13th-century domed Serbian monasteries brushed in medieval art – and that’s just for starters.
Remains of the Ancient City of Ulpiana lie just 7 kilometers southeast of Pristina. The ancient city is located in a fertile land that is bordered by a river on one side. There is evidence that the site was inhabited during the Neolithic period, about 9000 BC, and that the area was...
We spent two days in the fast-changing capital of Kosovo. We found a nice parking location within short walking distance from downtown (1,50 EUR / 24 hrs). The city is full of mismatched architectural styles and doesn’t look like an obviously attractive place. But Pristina is a place...
The unique sanctuary houses European brown bears in a remote, forested spot beyond the Pristina since 2013 (entrance 2 EUR). There are 20 bears that were rescued from captivity by the charity Four Paws. All the bears here were once kept in tiny cages as restaurant mascots, so although...
We made a short stop in Gračanica Monastery (it’s not allowed to take photos inside). The monastery, which is set on large, grassy grounds, was built by the Serbian king Stefan Milutin in 1321 on the ruins of a 6th-century basilica. The medieval-era paintings here are impressive enough...
Again, don’t trust Google navigation, as usually, it’s totally wrong 😊. We walked around 200 meters to the Mirusha waterfalls from our parking location. It is a series of waterfalls found in the Mirusha Park, in central Kosovo, where the river has carved a 10 kilometers long canyon...
Beautiful Prizren, with its charming mosque- and the church-filled old town lies in the foothills of the Šar Mountains. As the capital of Serbia in the 14th century, Prizren was a large cultural and trading center and minted its own coinage. The town is very picturesque, with churches...
The old bridge was erected probably at the end of the 15th century by the Ottomans, and then modified in 1730 by the stonecutters’ Terzijski guild from Gjakova. The bridge, which was for a long time one of the longest in Kosovo, facilitated the passage of merchants on the road...
The city is centrally located in the Dukagjin Valley of western Kosovo, with equal distance between the cities of Prizren to the south and Peja to the north. It also has a historic link to the Gjakova Highlands, now across the border in northern Albania. It was established as a trading...
Leaving Peja was a nightmare, because Google navigation brought us deep into downtown, literally just in the main square, it was not easy to turn back and find the correct road, but we made it. After thirty minutes Google brought us again to the totally wrong location in Dečani, so if you...
Peja is a small city in Western Kosovo near the Rugova Canyon. The city is located in a strategic position on Peja’s Lumbardh, a tributary of the White Drin to the east of the Accursed Mountains. The medieval city was possibly built on the ruins of a Roman Siparant. The city became...