Peja, hometown of an olympic champion

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Published in Albania - Social interactions and entertainment - 9 - 23 Feb 21 05:55

PEJA CITY

Peja is the third city of Kosovo. The municipality has around 100.000 inhabitants. The majority of the people have an Albanian ethnic background.Â

The city is the hometown ofÂ Majlinda Kelmendi, who was the most successful judo player in world in 2014. The young lady is a big star in Kosovo. In 2016, she won a gold medal at the Olympics.
Peja is the gateway to theÂ Rugova Valley, an amazing nature park that is worth visiting. The park, free to visit, contains high mountains, waterfalls, streams, and a ski area.

But also the city itself is nice to visit. Especially the old town in summer time is nice to walk through. Small streets, a bazar full of market stalls, and a beautiful old mosque are waiting for you.

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The â€˜newâ€™ center has a wide square, full with terraces, and a park.Â Parking you car is cheap, with an average of one euro a day. This is also the amount of money for a cup of coffee or a beer.
A town close by isÂ Gjakova, which is easy to access by car. Also neighboring country Montenegro is close. You can drive to this country via the mountain Rozaje. The border stations are on top of the mountain.

A day trip to Peja is a must for anyone visiting Kosovo. The mountains rise up behind and spread below it is the fertile plain of Dukagjini. Cutting into scenic mountains the Rugova Gorge offers great opportunities for hikers, skiers and cave explorers. There are numerous one day and half day trips you can do around the city. Starting from climbing, hiking and even, Via Ferrata.Â By size of population Peja is also Kosovoâ€™s second-largest city. Despite its near total destruction in 1999, you can still get a flavour of the Ottoman market town and discover beautiful towers.Â Â ï»¿ï»¿ï»¿

What to visit in Peja

Ã‡arshia e GjatÃ«

What used to be the main street of the old bazaar. In the past, both sides of the street were lined with traditional houses, small jewellery ateliers and little shops. Much of the hard cash earned abroad by Albanians working in Switzerland or Germany found its way here to pay for expensive gold jewellery for prospective brides.

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Bajrakli Mosque

Also known as the Ã‡arshia or Market Mosque. The precise date of its construction is not known. It is believed to have been built in the second half of the 15th century. At the time when Peja was the centre of the Peja sanÃ§ak (an Ottoman military district).Â

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Regional Ethnological Museum of Peja

The permanent collection presented in three rooms includes traditional costumes, cloth, musical instruments and Illyrian handicrafts. Allows about half an hour to visit the museum.Â

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AND LASTLY

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Taste some traditional food
It is time to look for a traditional restaurant where you can try typical Kosovar delicacies.Â Kulla e Zenel BeutÂ is one of the best restaurants in town that serves traditionalÂ Albanian-Kosovar foodÂ (menus start from 7â‚¬). The restaurant is located inside an historicalÂ kulla (tower), a tower made of stones typical of Kosovo and Northern Albania, and has a small lovely garden.

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Comments (9)

23 Feb 21 06:07

Buldozer

o kshyre Flijen .......

23 Feb 21 06:46

FireWaLL

FLI BY DESA

23 Feb 21 07:24

Destroyeer

A ka bujrum ka Peja? o7

23 Feb 21 07:28

KRIMIKO

Po rakia ku asht?

23 Feb 21 07:43

Dritero The Great

Peje o lule dukagjini Buze bistrices anes drinit Vale e vale por si flori Plot me vasha djem te ri My hometown

23 Feb 21 09:35

Bradonja

Since this is also my hometown, I have to say that it is not fair to leave out the other side of the citys history. You missed (probably on purpose) to add the PeÄ‡ Patriarchate (Monastery), a 13th century monastery that is today a part of UNESCO World Heritage Site (I cited this information for people who possibly donâ€™t know it). Everything else in the article is nicely and fairly accurately written, and therefore I am glad I read this article

23 Feb 21 10:58

Qendresa

@Bradonja Im sorry that i did not mention that, i was mainly focusing on the Albanian side, my bad. Next time ill make sure to include both sides :)

23 Feb 21 15:24

Deflection

The food looks amazing.

23 Feb 21 16:28

Dritero The Great

@bradonja Murri rethues i patriarkanes i ndertum mbas luftes nuk i ka sherby askujt e aq ma pak vet patriarkanes, aj murr eshte politik, dhe jo vetem ne banoret e Pejes po edhe vizitort qe kalojn skaj murrit nuk e verrejm ekzistencen e saj, pra murri politik eshte veq ne dem te saj dhe te gjith tjerve pasi nuk eshte pasuri kulturore vetem e religjionit por eshte pasuri kultorore e trashegimise boterore, ani pse ajo eshte ndertuar nga shqiptaret skaj rrenojave te kishes se vjeter Ilire dhe eshte rruajtur nga vet shqiptaret me fanatizem deri shume vone qka deshmohet edhe ne shume foto sepse ato kan qene kisha te shqiptarve ortodoks dhe vet jan quajtur shki- nga emri shkiptar, e me vone asimilimi i tyre ka bo me humb edhe gjuhen e ne fund edhe kombin. Patriarka e Pejes eshte trashigimi kulturore boterore pa murrin politik qe duhet te rrenohet sa ma shpejt. Faleminderit!

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