Points of interest Kosovo: Tourism & Monuments

Practical information : Sightseeing Kosovo

Timetable

National museums are open from Monday to Saturday. Municipal museums and government offices are closed on weekends. All are closed on public holidays: New Year's Day (January¹ and 2), Orthodox Christmas (January 7), Independence Day (February 17), Constitution Day (April 9), Catholic Easter Monday (date varies: April 18, 2022, April 10, 2023, April^1, 2024), Orthodox Easter Monday (date varies: april 25, 2022, April 17, 2023, May 6, 2024), Labor Day (May¹ ), Europe Day (May 9), Eid al-Fitr (variable date: May 2, 2022, April 21, 2023, April 10, 2024), Eid al-Adha (variable date: July 10, 2022, June 29, 2023, June 17, 2024), and Catholic Christmas (December 25). When a holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday is a holiday.

To be booked

Nothing special is required in terms of reservations. The principle is perhaps subject to an exception if you choose to visit the wine cellars, in the Rahovec/Orahovac region for example. These visits including a tasting, expensive for the country (from 5 to 10 € per person depending on the cellar), require a reservation.

Budget & Tips

Entrance to museums is inexpensive and often free. Visits to monasteries, churches, mosques and tekkés are also free, as is access to national parks

Main events

Officially, Kosovo has the following eleven public holidays:
New Year's Day (Viti i Ri):¹ January
Eid el-Kebir (Bajrami i Madh): feast of sacrifice for Muslims, date varies according to the Muslim lunar calendar
Aid el-Fitr (Bajrami i Vogël): sugar festival, celebrates the end of Ramadan, date varies according to the Muslim lunar calendar
Kosovo Independence Day (Dita e Pavarësisë): february 17
Kosovo Constitution Day (Dita e Kushtetutës RK): April 9
Easter (Festa e Pashkeve): date varies according to the Gregorian calendar
Labor Day (një Maj): May¹
Europe Day (DitaeEuvropës): May 9
Liberation Day (Dita e Clirimit): June 12
Flag Day (Dita e Flamurit): November 28
Christmas Day (Krishlindjet): December 25 in the Gregorian calendar

What's very local

Visits to places of worship should be made in accordance with local customs and religious rules. For all, it is advisable to be correctly dressed. That is to say, as many parts of the body as possible should be covered, avoiding in particular bare arms and legs. It is also a question of attitude: do not make noise, do not speak loudly, do not touch. For mosques, you must take off your shoes before entering the prayer hall and women must cover their heads. Unless otherwise indicated, you can visit them, but outside of prayer hours. These vary from day to day. However, mid-day is the time when the congregation is most numerous: prefer the other times of the day. You should also avoid entering a mosque on Friday, the day of the main prayer, unless you want to pray too. The same applies to tekkés: Sufi dervishes have rules that vary according to the brotherhood, but you must take off your shoes, sometimes cover your head for women and avoid visiting on Fridays, the day reserved for private collective ceremonies. In Serbian Orthodox places of worship, it is also imperative to show respect and to be properly dressed. Photographs are generally not permitted. In some monasteries, women are required to cover their heads and legs (veils and long skirts are provided in this case). Catholic churches are more flexible on the dress code. Like the Orthodox churches, they welcome the largest number of worshippers on Sunday mornings (visit before or after the ceremony).

Tourist Attractions & Monuments Kosovo

GRAČANICA MONASTERY

GREAT SHARIA

DEČANI MONASTERY

BOULEVARD MÈRE-TERESA

PATRIARCHAL MONASTERY OF PEĆ

OLD STONE BRIDGE

HANI I VJETËR

GREAT MADRASAH (MEDRESA E MADHE)

SAINT-GEORGES CATHEDRAL

BEAR SANCTUARY

UNIVERSITY OF PRISTINA CAMPUS

TRADITIONAL OTTOMAN HOUSES (SHTËPIE/KUĆA)

MUSÉE ETHNOLOGIQUE

CENTRE D’INFORMATION DE LA VALLÉE DE RUGOVA

DOWNTOWN

PRIZREN FORTRESS

OLD SHARIA

MAUSOLEUM OF SULTAN MOURAD

IBAR BRIDGE

SAINT-PAUL-AND-ST. PETER'S CHURCH

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