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What to do and see in Kosovo, Kosovo: The Best Sights & Landmarks
Coordinates: 42°35′N 21°00′E / 42.583°N 21.000°E / 42.583; 21.000
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1. Visoki Decani Monastery
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 115 reviews
Dating back to the 14th century, this is the best-preserved Serbian monastery that represents an exceptional synthesis of Byzantine and Western medieval styles.
Reviewed By lazarodzak - Durham, United States
Located near the ancient town of Peć in the southern region of Kosovo, monastery Dečani was built in 1327AD by Serbian King Stefan Uroš III [1285-1331]. While the imposing, domed stone exterior is impressive, the interior is just breathtaking. Interior walls of the Monastery, from floor to its highest parts of the domed ceiling, are covered by exquisite and colorful frescoes and iconography, depicting biblical scenes, saints, and canonized members of the then ruling Serbian royal dynasty. Current Abbott, Father Sava, our gracious host and guide, informed us that the several thousand scenes and individual figures were painted by numerous iconographers and only completed in 1348. Later, the height of the monastery’s dome, especially when viewed from the central interior, earned it the adjective “Visoki” [high] – Visoki Dečani. Over the years, Visoki Dečani also collected an exceptionally valuable treasury of icons, ornamented liturgical artifacts, manuscripts, and furniture decorated with wood inlays. While Visoki Dečani is nearly seven centuries old, the monks’ quarters ["konaks"] and other auxiliary buildings that surround it, date to various periods – some are quite modern and comfortable for current visitors. Visitors are welcomed warmly and we felt even more welcome as some of the monks, including Abbott Father Sava, speak very passable English. For this visitor, it was exciting, stimulating, and moving to see and enjoy this place of living history .
2. Rugova Mountains
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5.0 based on 61 reviews
Reviewed By BexDep - London, United Kingdom
A Swiss friend admitted that it was just as stunning as the mountains in Switzerland, which is a big admission. Great for trekking and seeing amazing views across the mointain peaks of the 'Cursed Mountains' as they are called in Albanian (Bjeshkët e Nemuna). Very friendly locals and great prices.
3. Memorial Complex Adem Jashari
4. The Sinan Pasha Mosque II
5. Turb of Sultan Murad
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4.5 based on 48 reviews
Reviewed By kosovolocalguide - Pristina, Kosovo
If you want to get more information about Kosovo battle of 1389 and also about past and recent history of Kosovo and Balkans in general, this is definitely the place. Guide is knowledgeable and funny at the same time.
6. Sinan Pasha Mosque
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 141 reviews
Reviewed By nevenjerkovic - Dubrovnik, Croatia
Sinan Pasha Mosque and nearby old bridge over local river are the landmark of this very interesting oriental town in Kosovo.
7. Kalaja Fortress
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4.5 based on 329 reviews
Reviewed By Zararahmed - Bengaluru, India
It's amazing place once to climb up for City view.. best time would be early morning as sun set will make difficult to capture photos of the city
8. Patriarchate of Pec
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4.5 based on 129 reviews
Reviewed By kevins684 - Pontypridd, United Kingdom
At the entrance to the site off the main road is a barrier and a small guard hut. You could park off road here and walk 0.6km. Or ask the guards to let you drive to the large parking lot but they'll only do this by retaking a personal document like passport or driving licence. We drove in. The site itself is quite large with attractive gardens and some walls of ruined buildings and the church, well three churches combined as a single building . It isn't too impressive from the outside ,unlike say Sopocani, but inside it is absolutely amazing. The narthex, with its large pillars with centuries old frescoes covering every surface, the pillars, walls, ceiling is absolutely stunning. This area is an entrance hall through which you have access to the differently styled, as they were built at different times, three churches. One, the original Church of the Holy Apostles, to which the others were later added ,with its heavy brickwork and darker interior and brilliant ceilings. And the others, similarly stunning but in different ways all add up to a completely amazing collection.
9. Gracanica Monastery
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4.5 based on 133 reviews
Reviewed By kdh1716 - Lexington, United States
A few miles outside of Pristina is a World Heritage site that is worth visiting. The Gracanica monastery is located in a Serbian enclave just four miles from Pristina. Beautifully preserved, the monastery can be reached by taxi quite cheaply. The church is filled with well-preserved frescos from the 14th and 16th Centuries.
