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Prizren, in Kosovo, is a city of mosques and monasteries dating to the 14th century.

[edit] Get in

The best way to get to Prizren is by bus from Pristina. You can also catch a bus from Skopje. Most bus companies that run from Istanbul to Pristina continue onward and terminate in Prizren. There are several direct buses from Belgrade (7hours, 1 day bus & 2 night busses, run by Kosovo Albanian companies, cost about 10Euro, stops depending on the route in Nis or Krusevac, Pristina and other towns on the road, information dates from february 2005). Additionally, on a very questionable road through the mountains you can arrive from Tirana.

[edit] Get around

From the bus station everything is within walking distance

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• The Turkish baths - the Hammam - The Prizren Hammamm is located near the center of town, just up from the main post office. It is a distinctive complex of low brick domes. Obviously no longer used as public baths, the building is occasionally used for art exhibits.

• The mostly destroyed Serbian Quarter above the city - from the center of the city, start heading up hill. You will see the remains of the walls on the crest of the hill - head up paths in that direction. There are no signs along the way. You will pass an Orthodox Cathedral in the center of town that is being guarded by armed KFOR soldiers. The Cathedral was badly damaged during the ethnic riots of March 2004, but has largely been repaired. As of July 2007 however it was still not open to the public. There are other Serbian Orthodox Churches in Prizren including a small chapel across the street from the Cathedral which was also destroyed in March 2004.

• There are numerous mosques around town, but the largest, dominating the town center is the Mosque of Sinan Pasha.

• The city castle - has a wonderfull view over the town. The castle dates from Roman era.

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There is much more going on in Prizren during the Summer than any other time of the year. The main square in town, a stone piazza known as Shatervan, is the gathering point on most evenings. The piazza is surrounded by cafes, bars, restaurants and ice cream parlors. During the day this is an excellent place to sit and have a coffee, or have lunch and watch the town go about its business. The fountain in the center of the piazza is safe to drink from and is a central gathering point during hot summer afternoons. From about 9:30pm to midnight on almost every night in the summer the streets around Shatervan are crowded with locals walking the corso, meeting, chatting and drinking. In August the town hosts the Dokufest International Documentary and Short Film Festival www.dokufest.com. During the Festival the town is full of people and various parties go late at night in the bars.

The area around Prizren, particularly to the east and southwest is also scenic. Heading east from town toward the old Yugoslav ski resort of Brezovica takes you through the Zupa valley. There are numerous restaurants following the river along this route. The ski slopes at Brezovica are open and for skiing during the winter. The runs were once considered some of the best in Yugoslavia, and the site was a back-up for the Sarajevo Winter Olympics in 1984.

To the southwest, toward the Albanian border the landscape is also dramatic. About an hour's drive from Prizren is the mountain town of Dragash. Although there is no skiing in the mountains surrounding Dragash, the area is beautiful. Friday is market day in Dragash.

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There are few traditional crafts that are still practiced in Prizren and the surrounding area. In Prishtina, there are some women's cooperatives selling carpets and embroideries, and there may be one or two in Prizren as well. Ask around and someone will be able to direct you. The most traditional craft for Prizren itself has always been filigree. Very ornate pieces are made for traditional local wedding feasts, but more simple pieces are available in any of the shops that line the road leading into town. Poke around and ask to see the older pieces.

Market day is Wednesday. The town fills up with merchants from all of the surrounding villages. In addition to crafts such as wordworks, there are also cheap mass produced tchotckas and knick-knacks.

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The center of the town is full of meatball shops (qebaptore). Prizren is well known in Kosovo for its meatballs. In the dowtown or in Shadervan you can get plenty of these restaurants.

One of the best lamb and traditional pastry (flia) Restaurant Sharr above 10 mile from Prizren tore Brezoviza in National Park Sharr.

Similarly in the downtown you can get sweets such as baklava, tullumba which are traditionally made in Prizren.

Restaurant Ambienti is in the center and offers a nice view to the town.

Restaurant ODA offer menu food and is situated right next to the Stone Bridge.

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There are plenty of coffee shops, bars, and pubs located in the downtown Shadervan. Also, various bakeries exist in the area with the most outstanding pastries and fresh daily specials. There is a nice coffebar "La Linea" just behind the Sinan Pasha's Mosque.

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There are a number of places to stay in Prizren. The most prominent was the Hotel Therande in the center of town, which as of July 2007 appears to be closed for renovations. The Prizreni is on the road toward Albania, but is not recommended. It had been used as a collective center for internally displaced after the 1999 conflict and does not seem to have recovered.

There is also a small hotel / pensione around the corner from the Catholic Church in the center, called Pension Oltas. Someone should be able to direct you from the church. Single rooms are 20euro per night, with private bath. The rooms are very clean and quite nice. The all have cable television and internet access, although not wireless so you'll have to plug your laptop in directly.

Hotel Pik-Nik is very reasonable, and the owners and staff are more than willing to cater to your every whim. Hotel Pik-Nik also has a beautiful restaurant and upstairs rotunda and seating for privacy. The restaurant menu is filled with traditional Balkan cuisine, and serves the best calzone in Prizren.

Hotel Tirana is in the downtown and it costs around 35 euro per night.

Only during the Film Festival Dokufest might be hard to find places in hotels.

[edit] Get out

There are mini-buses to Pristina leaving from the main road out of town. To get to the main bus station take the road along the river and turn right at the traffic circle. The bus station is on the left. There are a couple of travel agents in the area. Buses are available to almost anywhere in Kosovo, usually via Pristina or Gjakova, Macedonia and Albania. Closer to summer you can get also get buses to Ulcin in Montenegro. The bus to Albania is generally considered safer than it once was, although it is not recommended to take a Taxi to Albania unless you are traveling with a known and trusted local.

Get a bus to Zhupa National Park Sharr nice restaurants pretty nature. A suggested Restaurant sharr in village Mushnikova about 10 miles from Prizren one of best food in Kosovo.

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