Prizren is a city in Kosovo. A beautiful one to be exact!
Prizren is not Kosovo’s capital city, but it is declared as the Capital of Culture and History in Kosovo.
The whole city (which in fact is a small one) is all about history. It’s history is engraved in the every stone, every bridge and every wall in Prizren! It’s architecture has an Ottoman style, because the Ottoman Empire left it’s traces all around Prizren! It is the most important spot for tourism.
Prizren has a different feeling a different style from other cities in Kosovo. It is different in many ways. Even culture and language wise. They tend to be more traditional and in fact is home to many people with different ethnicities.
People there speak in Turkish! You can see the Turkish culture in Prizren and the people that come from there, having similar cultures and even clothing style. And all this is the impact that the Ottoman Empire left on this beautiful city!
This here is the view from the Castle of Prizren (Kalaja e Prizrenit) from where you can see and enjoy the wonderful view. This is a special remain from the Ottoman Era.
Another characteristic of Prizren is that it is a more religious city. Generally Kosovo is a secular state, does not have that much mosques even tho it has a population of 95% muslims, but Prizren is a very different story! Here you have a lot of Mosques and women in hijab (headscarf) are more common. The best times here are Ramadan nights, where it is the only city that has big changes for the Holy Month. It completely changes to a never sleeping city, where you can see everyone enjoying their time outdoors in the very late hours, even children playing around! It is amazing!
It is also known for the delicious restaurants and cuisine. Prizren’s Kebabs are very famous and people travel from different cities and even countries just to eat Kebabs in Prizren.
Prizren also has many schools, high schools and universities. Many go there for education.
In the video above we have a video that shows the beauty of Prizren briefly.
You may have a glimpse of it’s beauty, but living it is a completely different experience!
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