A country · 28 places · 4 regions

Kosovo, all of it.

28 curated places across 4 regions — photographed, mapped, and noted with the season each is best in.

Decani Monastery, Kosovo
Decani Monastery · via Wikimedia Commons

Kosovo reads below in 4 chapters — Prishtina District, Peja District, Prizren District and Gjakova District — in any order you like.

Chapter I · Prishtina District · 4 places

Prishtina District

A Serbian Orthodox monastery near Pristina noted for its five-domed church and richly painted medieval interior. It stands as one of the finest examples of late Byzantine architecture in the region.

Patriarchate of Peć, Kosovovia Wikimedia Commons

Chapter II · Peja District · 2 places

Peja District

A medieval Serbian Orthodox monastery complex at the mouth of the Rugova gorge, its churches joined under a common narthex. Frescoed interiors span several centuries of painting.

✦ April to October · $

Chapter III · Prizren District · 2 places

Prizren District

A historic city below a hilltop fortress in southern Kosovo, layered with Ottoman mosques, Orthodox churches, and a stone bridge over the Bistrica river. Its old bazaar remains the heart of town.

Decani Monastery, Kosovovia Wikimedia Commons

Chapter IV · Gjakova District · 1 place

Gjakova District

A fourteenth-century Serbian Orthodox monastery known for its extensive medieval frescoes. Its marble church stands in a chestnut-shaded valley.

✦ May to September · $

Every place in Kosovo

28 places, one country.

Decani Monastery, Kosovo

Decani Monastery

Gjakova District, Kosovo

✦ May to September · $

Skanderbeg Square, Pristina, Kosovo

Skanderbeg Square, Pristina

Pristina, Kosovo

✦ April–June, September–October · $

Prizren, Kosovo

Prizren

Prizren District, Kosovo

✦ April to October · $

Rugova Canyon, Kosovo

Rugova Canyon

Peja, Kosovo

✦ May to October · $

Gračanica Monastery, Kosovo

Gračanica Monastery

Prishtina District, Kosovo

✦ April to October · $

Patriarchate of Peć, Kosovo

Patriarchate of Peć

Peja District, Kosovo

✦ April to October · $

Germia Park, Kosovo

Germia Park

Prishtina District, Kosovo

✦ April to October · $

Mother Teresa Cathedral, Pristina, Kosovo

Mother Teresa Cathedral, Pristina

Pristina, Kosovo

✦ April–June, September–October · $

Imperial Mosque, Pristina, Kosovo

Imperial Mosque, Pristina

Pristina, Kosovo

✦ April–June, September–October · $

Kosovo Museum, Kosovo

Kosovo Museum

Pristina, Kosovo

✦ April–June, September–October · $

Bill Clinton Boulevard, Kosovo

Bill Clinton Boulevard

Pristina, Kosovo

✦ April–June, September–October · $

Sultan Murad Türbe, Kosovo

Sultan Murad Türbe

Prishtina District, Kosovo

✦ April–June, September–October · $

Jashar Pasha Mosque, Kosovo

Jashar Pasha Mosque

Pristina, Kosovo

✦ April–June, September–October · $

Clock Tower of Pristina, Kosovo

Clock Tower of Pristina

Pristina, Kosovo

✦ April–June, September–October · $

Emin Gjiku Ethnographic Museum, Kosovo

Emin Gjiku Ethnographic Museum

Pristina, Kosovo

✦ April–June, September–October · $

Church of Christ the Saviour, Pristina, Kosovo

Church of Christ the Saviour, Pristina

Pristina, Kosovo

✦ April–June, September–October · $

Brezovica, Kosovo

Brezovica

Šar Mountains, Kosovo

✦ December to April

Newborn Monument, Kosovo

Newborn Monument

Pristina, Kosovo

Gadime Cave, Kosovo

Gadime Cave

Lipjan, Kosovo

Mirusha Waterfalls, Kosovo

Mirusha Waterfalls

Klina, Kosovo

Great Hammam of Pristina, Kosovo

Great Hammam of Pristina

Pristina, Kosovo

Peja Patriarchate, Kosovo

Peja Patriarchate

Peja District, Kosovo

University of Prishtina, Kosovo

University of Prishtina

Pristina, Kosovo

National Theatre of Kosovo, Kosovo

National Theatre of Kosovo

Pristina, Kosovo