"Prizren, Kosovo" Prizren by Flatfoot

Prizren Travel Guide: 79 reviews and 226 photos

Prizren is a town in south-westish Kosovo. Or as VT displays it, it is a Serbian town, lying in the southern reaches of the newly-fangled association of Serbia and Montenegro. Either way you look at it, as a foreigner its probably best not to air your views too loudly in Prizren (see Warnings and Dangers section).

De facto, Kosovo is run by a troika of international organisations (UN, OSCE and EU) under the banner of - you guessed it - an acronym: UNMIK - United Nations Interim Administration for Kosovo.

I was in Prizren as an election supervisor for the OSCE during the November 2001 polls that decided the composition of the Kosovo Assembly. This body would produce a government that should eventually succeed the "internationals" at UNMIK.

It is a still a charming small town despite the hardships suffered by its Serb, Albanian, Roma, Turkish and other inhabitants during the war.

More photos will be displayed shortly once I find time to scan them!

Pros and Cons

Pros:Great food, pretty small town, interesting post-conflict environment
Cons:Hatred still palpable, difficult to get to, expensive
In a nutshell:One of the more charming towns in Kosovo, still recovering from the war

Last visit to Prizren: Nov 2001
Intro Updated Dec 7, 2003
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Reviews (5)

Crime and bombs Warnings and Dangers (3)

There did not appear to be much crime in the town, at least the place did not feel threatening. In case of bother, there... more travel advice

The best hotel in town? Hotels (1)

Hotel Theranda (or was it the Prizreni? Its the one in the town centre, by the river) was apparently the best hotel in... more travel advice

Curfew! Warnings and Dangers (3)

Kosovo is divided into military zones, each managed by a different country. When I was there Prizren was in the German... more travel advice

Politics Warnings and Dangers (3)

Kosovo's war is incredibly recent history and although most people you will meet in Prizren are friendly, don't push... more travel advice

Restaurants (1)
Great Italian Food

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Cooler_2505 May 1, 2009 at 2:20 PM

hi.aka mundesi kush ma jep numrin e telefonit te hotel theranda ne prizren,flm. Cooler_2505@hotmail.com
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tonya3000 Aug 13, 2004 at 3:05 PM

Hi, I am visiting prizren in Nov and would like to know if $1600 euro dollars would be enough for a 2 week visit. I am staying with a friend and his family so I just need enough monet for food and extras. Can you help me with this question plz?
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KonstantinII Mar 18, 2004 at 8:23 AM

Last night all Serbian monasteries (Orthodox University too), some more than 700 years old were burned to the ground. see www.b92.net for further developement