Prizren

Destination 》Europe 》Central and Eastern Europe 》Kosovo 》Prizren

Year Visited: 2018 – September

I visited Prizren with my younger Son during our backpacking journey through the Balkans. After few days in Peja, we continue our journey south by taking a bus to Prizren, the second largest city of Kosovo.

Prizren is the most historic city with the oldest preserved ancient town in Kosovo. This quaint town with its cobbled streets and Ottoman-style architecture, crisscrossed by medieval stone bridges, Prizren is the prettiest city in Kosovo.

The Bistrica River wends it’s way down the Sharr mountains and through the center of Prizren’s old town, where bustling restaurants and cafe’s line its banks.

Our Lady of Ljeviš, a 14th-century Serbian Orthodox church, inscribed in UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2006. The site was heavily damaged during the 2004 unrest in Kosovo and has been going through several phases of restoration since then.

Dominating the skyline of Prizren is the Sinan Pasha Mosque. Built in the 16th Century, it is the largest mosque in Prizren. The interior walls have been painted with beautiful floral patterns and verses from the Qur’an.

Ura e Gurit, a Stone Bridge, a symbol of the city, with Sharr mountains in a back-drop. The bridge is located in the center of the old town, based on the material, style, construction technique, it is assumed that the bridge was built towards the end of the 15th century, or the beginning of the 16th century.

The stone bridge and the Sinan Pasha Mosque, two most iconic monuments of old town of Prizren.

The Stone Bridge in very early morning.

The Stone Bridge after Sunset.

The Hammam (Turkish Baths) of Prizren, an early Ottoman-era monument. It was built in the heart of the city in 1564 by Gazi Mehmet Pasha, at the time when he was also building the nearby mosque.

Prizren has its own Love Lock Bridge. Just down from the famous Stone Bridge, you’ll find an array of locks that have been attached by lovers and travelers alike.