Kosovo Tourism Guide

Friday, March 18, 2016

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We welcome, accommodate, arrange trips in the best touristic places in Kosovo, Albania.

Here's a photo of a couple in a famous touristic place ( Brezovica ) in Kosovo.

The conditions ain't a problem.

The Mirusha waterfalls (Albanian: Ujëvarët e Mirushës;) are a series of waterfalls found in the Mirusha Park, in central Kosovo. The waterfalls have, over time, created canyons and caves, which are famous throughout the country. The river has carved a 10 kilometres (6 mi) canyon and created 13 lakes with waterfalls between them, which has earned them the name of "Plitvice of Metohija", referring to the more famous waterfalls in Croatia. The waterfalls are one of the most visited attractions of the area and people often swim there. The walls around the waterfalls are white in colour, whereas the water from the Mirusha river is a dirty brown. The waterfall's caves are also popular with visitors. The highest waterfall, between the sixth and seventh lake, is 22 metres (72 ft) high.

Saturday, March 5, 2016

Gadime Cave

The following explanation is made by an U.S. tourist :

The Gadime caves are about 1260 meters, with about 5oo meters open to the public since 1976. They are marble caves, with many stalactites and stalagmites. It is beautiful!

There is a small office right outside a coffee shop next to the cave. For 2.50 euro each, a guide will walk you around the cave and point out what the rock formations look like. We saw Romeo and Juliet, the eagle, a map of Kosovo in the rocks. We were offered a tour in English, German, or Albanian. By several accounts, tours are available every two hours, but no one is quite sure when they start or stop. We took a tour at 10AM. There were just the three of us on the tour, which was really nice. We walked around for just under one hour underground.

The cave was all paved, suitable for a small umbrella stroller. The temperature was quite cool even when it was 90 degrees outside, so kids may want a light jacket. The cave is lit with electric lights, but we’d heard stories of them flickering out, so throw a flashlight in the bag for peace of mind.

There is a nice coffee shop just outside the cave with a menu of pizzas and salads. Great little day trip for adults and kids alike.

Price: 2.50 euro per person

Directions: (You must drive.) From U.S. Embassy Bravo gate, drive down the one way street to the main road (Ahmet Krasniqi). Turn right on the road. You will quickly come to the first traffic circle. Go toward Ferizaj/Skopje/Shkup (3rd option). You will again come upon another traffic circle. This one you are essentially going straight through, again toward Ferizaj/Skope/Shkup. After that second circle, stay on this road (E-65/M2) for about 12 km, being sure to keep with the same road. You will see a blue sign for Gadime on the right that points left; turn left (Rte 209). Stay on this road for about 3 km. The road will turn, or you can go straight into a parking lot. Go straight into the lot and park in the lot of the coffee shop. You can buy tickets for the cave in the small office in that parking lot. The entrance to the cave is around back of the coffee shop. The whole trip is 20km; it took us about 30 mins with normal traffic.

Thursday, March 3, 2016

Bogë of Peja

Bogë is a small mountainous village and also a holiday resort village in western Kosovo. Bogë is located in the Cursed Mountains which the range on an altitude of about 1,300m - 1,400m. Nearby the village is located the peak of Hajla at 2,403m and the Bistrija e Pejës which has its source not far from the village. The village is nestled in by surrounding mountains many of which are picturesque.Bogë is fastly becoming a popular holiday resort in Kosovo. Many Holiday huts have been built and the presence of the ski resort has attracted many visitors.

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Prizren

Drini i Bardhë River

Prizren (Albanian: Prizren / Prizreni) is a historic city located in Kosovo. It is the administrative center of the eponymous municipality and district. The city has a population of around 178,000 (2011 census preliminary results), making it the second largest city in Kosovo. The residents of Prizren are mostly ethnic Albanians. Prizren is located on the slopes of the Sharr Mountains (Albanian: Malet e Sharrit) in the southern part of the Republic of Kosovo The municipality has a border with Albania and the Republic of Macedonia.

Prizren Fortress is located in the south-east of the city of Prizren , it is considered to be the symbol of the city and an important element in the cultural identity of Kosovo . Built high on a hill, in a picturesque setting and in a very strategic position, the castle rises above the city as well as the deep valley and Dukagjin Valley Lumëbardhit. The castle has its beginnings in the first civilization of this region, in prehistory, with a continuous development in the Byzantine and Ottoman . Is used exclusively as a fortress until 1912. The castle is now significantly damaged and is in the list of World Heritage sites in Danger (World Heritage in danger). A city center alley leads to the castle, takes about 15 minutes walking, and you can enjoy the full view of the city, to capture or simply to see the sun setting.

Prizren Fortress contains a significant part of the history of the ancient city. Its topographic position, dominating the city, very attractive natural landscape and architectural configuration of thought well make this object value undisputed archaeological, historical and tourist.

It is located in the eastern part of the city on a hill conical shape, height 525 m. above sea level. Fortification walls follow the ground contour line, covering an area of about 1.5 ha in approximately oval shape with a north-south extension.

Text speak very little resources to Prizren Castle. These began Byzantine chronicler Procopius of Caesarea with his work "De aedificiis" - On Construction. In this work among the fortifications repaired in Dardani, recorded for the first time this Petrizen Kala name, that name belongs to Prizren today.

Brezovica

Brezovica (Albanian: Brezovicë) is a settlement in the Shtërpc municipality in Kosovo, known for its ski resort. According to the 2011 Census in Kosovo, Brezovica's total population is 68.

Wide ski terrains of the Ski Centre Brezovica are made of a system that includes: 5 chair lifts and 5 ski lifts, connected with 16 km of ski slopes of the average length 3,000 meters. On Brezovica FIS slopes for slalom, giant slalom, downhill race and “Super G” simultaneously could ski 50,000 skiers.A number of successful national and international competitions are held at the resort. A number of Kosova winter sport teams train at the resort. As far as history goes on this region still exist Byzantine forts.

Monday, February 29, 2016

Kosovo

Kosovo ( Albanian: Kosovo ) is a country in Southeastern Europe that declared its independence from Serbia in February 2008 as the Republic of Kosovo. While Serbia recognises governance of the territory by Kosovo institutions, it still continues to claim it as its own Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija, even now that it is a country. It has a population of 97% Albanians and 3% Serbs and others minority ( romans, etc ). Kosovo is landlocked in the central Balkan Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Prishtina. It is bordered by the Republic of Macedonia and Albania to the south, Montenegro to the west, and the uncontested territory of Serbia to the north and east. In antiquity, the Dardanian Kingdom, and later the Roman province of Dardania was located in the region, they were identified as albanians with the geg dialect. After being part of the Ottoman Empire from the 15th to the early 20th century, in the late 19th century Kosovo became the centre of the Albanian independence movement with the League of Prizren. Pulations left Kosovo ethnically divided, resulting in inter-ethnic violence, including the Kosovo War of 1998–99.The war ended with a military intervention of NATO, which forced the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to withdraw its troops from Kosovo, which became a UN protectorate under UNSCR 1244. On 17 February 2008 Kosovo's Parliament declared independence. It has since gained diplomatic recognition as a sovereign state by 111 UN member states. Serbia refuses to recognise Kosovo as a state, although with the Brussels Agreement of 2013 it has accepted the legitimacy of Kosovo institutions. The agreement solidified that public institutions in Kosovo are exclusively operated by Kosovo's elected government, and not Serbia's, and this means that Kosovo is a fully operative country.