Kosovo

Highlights

• The Ottoman architecture of Prizren
• The city of Peja and the Visoki Dečani Monastery
• Traces of the past in the capital city, Pristina
• Gračanica Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site
• Hiking in the Rugova mountains
• The city of Mitrovica and the Church of Saint Demetrius

Fun facts

• Kosovo is the youngest country of the 21st century which declared independence from Serbia onin 2008.
• Kosovo, literally translated means ‘field of blackbirds’.
• More than 25 % of its territory is covered by rainforests.
• Kosovo was ruled by the Ottoman Empire from the mid-15th to the early 20th century.