Pristina- a city on the move
You find Pristina very impressive with busy streets,
numerous small shops and shops, cafes and restaurants, which are all well
visited. The people here are very western. Especially the women are dressed up
nicely, wearing short dresses, high heels and lots of makeup.
Eating out is very cheap in Pristina. A big burger for just
€ 1, for babs there's the vegetarian option (ie without meat patty) for only 50
cents.
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New Born Monument of Independece |
Pristina on a walking
tour
We visit the Great Hammam, over the extensive local market,
to various mosques, to the Skanderberg place, to the architecturally unique
library and of course to the Newborn monument.
Three days in this lively and eclectic city come to an end.
From the inconspicuous Pristina station, our trip to Kosovo continues to the
extreme west of the country, very close to the Montenegrin and Albanian
borders, to Peja. For 3 euros you can travel comfortably by train for two hours
through the beautiful landscape.
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National Library of Kosovo |
Peja - city by the
green mountains
In Peja you can do a lot. In addition to the Patriarchal
Monastery Peć worth a trip to the Rugova Gorge. There is a Zipline, you can
climb and hike very well. I would even go so far as to say that the region is a
real Eldorado, especially for abseiling and via ferrata fans. Peja is also the
perfect starting point to go on the long-distance hiking trail Peaks of the
Balkans. The mountains here are really beautiful. You can also just try to
hitchhike and, with luck, have a local take you up to the mountains like we
did.
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Old Bridge in Peja region |
On another day we grabbed the two bicycles from the hostel
(5 Euro per person) and cycled to the White Drin Waterfall. The waterfall
itself is very impressive and offers a welcome cooling off on hot days. In the
cave we did a guided tour and climbed 90 meters down for 7 euros per person with
helmet and lamp. Pretty exciting. For this warm clothes are recommended, as it
is just 10 degrees in the cave.
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Landscape in Peja |
Prizren - Ottoman
architecture and oriental flair
After the beautiful and intense time we had in Peja, every
place would have had a hard time to please us. The first night in Prizren we
spend in the city hostel, which we unfortunately not recommendable, as it from
the - admittedly very nice - roof terrace at night incredibly loud. Then we
switch to Driza's House. This hostel is tucked away and exudes a family charm.
Prizren stands out for its Ottoman architecture. The
fortress, the Sinan Pasha Mosque and the stone bridge offer perfect photo
opportunities, but also attract many other tourists. That's why it's enough for
us to spend just one day in Prizren.
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Stone bridge in Prizren |
Mitrovica - the
divided city
Unfortunately we did not make it to Mitrovica. Above all,
the city is so interesting because the small northern part, bordering on
Serbia, is predominantly Serbian-speaking and the larger southern part is
Albanian-speaking. Administratively, the city divided by the river Ibar forms
independent municipalities.
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