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Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour
HORSCHECK Says: The Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour (Katedrallja e Zonjes Ndimetare) is Prizren's main Catholic church. The history of the Italian inspired church dates back to 1870 when it was commissioned by the Archbishop of Skopje.Inside the church, just above the main door a...
HORSCHECK Says: The Gazi Mehmet Pasha Mosque, which is also known as Bajrakli Mosque (Bajrakli Xhamia) was built in 1561 and is therefore one of the oldest Islamic buildings in Prizren.The mosque is surrounded by a large garden area. Among other buildings also a hexagonal mausoleum for the...
HORSCHECK Says: The Ottoman style Sinan Pasha Mosque (Xhamia e Sinan Pashes) was completed in 1615. It is said that the stones for the mosque were taken from the nearby Holy Archangels' Monastery, which was out of use at the beginning of the 17th century.With a ground area of 14 m by 14 m...
HORSCHECK Says: The Gazi Mehmet Pasha Hamam (Hamsmi i Gazi-Mehmet Pashes) is a typical early-Ottoman Turkish bathhouse. It was probably constructed in the second half of the 16th century.The building was designed with separate sections for men and women, who also had their own entrances....
HORSCHECK Says: The Suzi Celebi Mosque (Xhamia Suzi Celebise) was founded in 1513 and is one of the oldest mosques in Prizren. It was named after Suza Celebi (1455-1534), who was a well known local poet. His mausoleum and a half ruined library can be found just next to the mosque.
HORSCHECK Says: The history of the Arasta Minaret dates back to the end of the 16th century when a large mosque complex, named Arasta was built. In the 1960's most of the mosque except the minaret was destroyed by socialist town planners.The minaret was renovated in 2007 and it is now even...
HORSCHECK Says: The Maksut Pasha Mosque ((Xhamia Maksut Pasha) is one of the smaller mosques in Prizren. It was built in oriental style in 1833, whereas the histroy of other structures in the vicinity date even back to the middle of the 17th century. A mausoleum of the Saadi Order and some...
HORSCHECK Says: Bea's is a local fast food chain with two restaurants in Prizren. It seems to be frequented mainly by the younger crowd.We once chose their riverside restaurant for a quick lunch break and some people watching. They have some tables right at the river bank from where both...
HORSCHECK Says: Restaurant Alhambra used to be called Te Syla; both names still seem to be well known among the local people. It is one of the traditional Balkan riverside restaurants, which is specialised in local grilled meat dishes.They have s few outside tables right by the river bank...
maykal Says: Prizren has many many cafes and bars. Actually, there's not much difference between the two, as both seem to stay open late and serve both alcohol and hot drinks. I tried out several, in the name of research, and arrived at my favourite...Cafe Haus, in the alleyway leading...
HORSCHECK Says: We arrived in Prizren by bus from Pristina, where we got to by bus from Tetovo in Macedonia. The route between Pristina and Prizren is served about every 30 Minutes and a single ticket cost 4 Euro. The trip takes around 2 hours.We also used a bus from Prizren's bus station...
HORSCHECK Says: Although Prizren has a population of around 130.000, it is still small enough to be explored exclusively on foot. All sights are located within walking distance from the city's main square Shadervan.Also a walk uphill to the fortress (Kalaja), which is probably the farthest...
International organisations in Kosovo
HORSCHECK Says: When we wandered around the streets of Prizren we recognised many cross country vehicles of all sorts of international organisations, such as the OSCE or the Red Cross. These are all stationed in the area to support the country and the local people to manage their daily life...
HORSCHECK Says: Kosovo's most popular local beer is Birra Peja, which is brewed in Peja, a city in north-western Kosovo. The brewery was established in 1968 and brews beer since 1971.The brewery produces a Pilsner style beer and since 2010 also imports beer of the Slovenian Union...
maykal Says: For the moment, most tourists visiting Prizren are local...either Kosovans or "internationals" based in Kosovo, or off duty KFOR troops. So tourist traps don't really exist yet. If things remain calm and stable, and Kosovo loses its bad image, I'm sure this will change, and...
HORSCHECK Says: I must admit that I am a huge fan of the "In Your Pocket" guides.They are usually an excellent resource for information about travels to Eastern and Central European cities. So I was more than happy to download the Prizren guide from the In Your Pocket website, especially...
HORSCHECK Says: From Prizren we took a half-day trip to Gjakova by bus. The route is served almost half hourly and a bus ticket costs only 2,50 Euro. Unfortunately we missed the last bus back to Prizren and therefore had to take a taxi for 15 Euro, which was still a reasonable price. The...
maykal Says: If you've got time at your disposal, and fancy escaping the city for a while, make your way past the Maskut Pasha Mosque and head towards the big blue and white striped sports tent. Behind this, a path follows the river for some kilometres upstream through the Zhupa Valley,...
HORSCHECK Says: Prizren is a city of mosques. I can't remember having seen a town with as many mosques as Prizren.The Sinan Pasha Mosque in the historic old town is probably Prizren's most famous mosque. This and some more are listed in the "Things to do" section of my Prizren page.Other...
City Hall - Recognition of Kosovo
HORSCHECK Says: At the time of writing this page (September 2011) more than 80 countries have recognised Kosovo as an independent state, but many other countries are still undecided about this subject. Serbia regards Kosovo as a part of their territory. Also the VT database lists Prizren...
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A little man lurks just inside the door, and shouts "Tickets! Tickets!" in a rather menacing voice to anyone who happens to wander in. We were sent to the...
9 members live in Prizren
Q: Hello everybody, After this years VT Euromeet in Ohrid we would like to get to Prizren in Kosovo by public transport. What...
A: Same here - I too, want to see both Tetovo and Prizren. However, luckily, I have a fairly large (by European standards) minivan and I am driving it. Last year this...
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Prizren - Kosovo's cultural capital
When the idea of holding the "7th official VT Euromeet" in Ohrid and Bitola (Mazedonia) in May 2011 came up, it was our idea to us to combine the meeting with a few days in Kosovo. We finally went......
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Prizren with its Ottoman buildings was the main reason I became interested in Kosovo, and it certainly lived up to expectations. It was a cold, grey day when we boarded a bus from Prishtina, hoping...
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My husband visited Prizren and the surrounding region with a group from the Pristina University summer school. . It is a town with 70,000 inhabitants and is considered one of the most beautiful towns...
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Prizren-Kosova's 2. largest city
Prizren has 150.000 population. Mostly Turk but you can see 3 languages on manything. (Albanian, Sirbian and Turkish) There any manythings from ottoman period. Turkey is repairing Sinan pasha mosque...
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