Kosovo - UNESCO sites - Day Tour

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Patriarchate of Pec

  Patriarchate of Peja constructed in the XIII century. It is composed of four small churches with beautiful frescoes. The Church of the Holy Apostles was the first church to be built by Archbishop Arsenije (d. 1266). For its architectural and cultural values it represents is part of UNESCO.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 2
  Visoki Decani Monastery

  Monastery complex of Decan considered the largest medieval church in the Balkans. It contains the most extensive beautifully preserved fresco decorations, and is deservingly part of UNESCO for its importance in the preservation of World Heritage. This monastery was constructed by king Stefan Urosh buried in the chapel and his son Stefan Dushan. Interesting is the fact that the catholicon has striking similarities to a roman catholic church which is explained by the fact that its architect was a Franciscan monk from the Montenegrin town of Kotor, with obvious influences from Venice and Ragusa.

  45 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 3
  Gjakova

  Gjakova which has a Grand Bazaar thought to be the oldest in Kosovo also known as Carshi, full of old houses & shops, a Turkish Bathhouse or Hamam and the 16th century Hadum Aga Mosque which we will visit. Return to Pristina In the same location

  2 hours • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Tour duration of 8 hours includes the travel time

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