Parts of Italy, Kosovo, Nth Macedonia, Greece, Albania, Poland and Germany.

[RB]

Skyline Apartment Peja Skyline Apartment 1, Peje (updated prices 2025)

Really enjoyed our 3 nights stay in this near new apartment. In a big block but serviced by a lift. Big (90sqm) two bedroooms, 1.5 bathrooms, air conditioned, big balcony, washing machine, dishwasher, good wi-fi. Only a minutes walk to markets that sold fruit & veggies, beer, wine & basic essentials & a 10 minute walk to downtown & the Old Bazaar. Very generous with kitchen & bathroom supplies and the 7th floor balcony gave us excellent 180 degree views of the city and mountains.











Surprised at the lack of light fittings given the overall quality. We had very comfortable beds during the holiday


Found that you are supplied with slippers in Kosovo, so shoes should be left at front door


Extra toilet

 

[RB]

On board! Very interested in your report as we just recently visited some of these places and are are interested in visiting some of the others.

Have been reading your posts and enjoyed your perspectives

 

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Have been reading your posts and enjoyed your perspectives

Thanks @RB. I've been MIA for a few weeks (I think I just ran out of energy!) but am now home and will finish up the report.

 

[RB]

Around Peja

There are plenty of food choices, an apparent oversupply of pharmacies, mobile phone shops, gold & silver shops and many glamorous dresses are in shop displays. Great coffee was readily available at 1 Euro . Toni helped us source an e sim set up that included Kosovo Macedonia Greece & Albania. All shops we saw were individual shopfronts with no modern shopping centre as we know it.
We organised with Toni to take us on a day trip to cover the sites. It was a very leisurely pace but spaced out locations meant it filled our day.

Our first night we just wandered into town




The Bazaar was all packed up-has been rebuilt a few times




Still trying to turn a dollar-excellent variety of fresh produce


Peja - Wikipedia

Our first call was a drive through parts of the Rugova Canyon that is pretty close to town. Next was The Patriarchate of Pec Monastery, Radaci Cave and finally the Visoki Monastery.

Rugova Canyon-one of Europe's longest (25km) & deepest canyons (1,000m). The Accursed Mountains are a natural border to Montenegro & we see the similarities from our 2019 visit. The mix of decidious trees & evergreen forests hold the key to seasonal colours & there are plenty of dramatic cliffs. It is early in the tourist season so the ziplinners, mountaineers, skiers & hikers are thin on the ground. We see people collecting water from the natural springs for their bottled water business and there are a few roadside stalls but no customers.

 

[RB]

A few more photos of Rugova Canyon












A climbing rope in centre of photo

 

[RB]

On the way back to town from the canyon was our next stop the Patriachate Of Pec. The monastery is set back off the road and a first for us, we had to pass a check point & show our passports for entry- no other signs of enhanced security once we were past here. As with every attraction we visited in Kosovo there was no monetary charge.

Bit of background
Patriarchate of Pec
Patriarchate of Peć (monastery) - Wikipedia

Road between security check & the complex








Bell Tower-relatively recent 20th century


I believe parts of the 14th century palace








Some detail of the frescoes The Patriarchate of Pec: The Narthex