There is much more going on in Prizren during the Summer than any other time of the year. The main square in town, a stone piazza known as Shatervan, is the gathering point on most evenings. The piazza is surrounded by cafes, bars, restaurants and ice cream parlors. During the day this is an excellent place to sit and have a coffee, or have lunch and watch the town go about its business. The fountain in the center of the piazza is safe to drink from and is a central gathering point during hot summer afternoons. From about 9:30pm to midnight on almost every night in the summer the streets around Shatervan are crowded with locals walking the corso, meeting, chatting and drinking. In August the town hosts the Dokufest International Documentary and Short Film Festival www.dokufest.com. During the Festival the town is full of people and various parties go late at night in the bars.
The area around Prizren, particularly to the east and southwest is also scenic. Heading east from town toward the old Yugoslav ski resort of Brezovica takes you through the Zupa valley. There are numerous restaurants following the river along this route. The ski slopes at Brezovica are open and for skiing during the winter. The runs were once considered some of the best in Yugoslavia, and the site was a back-up for the Sarajevo Winter Olympics in 1984.
To the southwest, toward the Albanian border the landscape is also dramatic. About an hour's drive from Prizren is the mountain town of Dragash. Although there is no skiing in the mountains surrounding Dragash, the area is beautiful. Friday is market day in Dragash.
The Hammam of Prizren is an early Ottoman-era monument in which oriental and local traditions combine. It was built in the heart of the city in 1563/4 by Gazi Mehmet Pasha, at the time when he was also building the nearby mosque. The hammam has two large and nine small domes and is separated into men_fs and women_fs sections. As one of the most precious hammams in South-East Europe, it embodies special architectural, historical, cultural and social values. Integrated for centuries in the lives of the citizens, it has become a symbol for the spiritual and cultural heritage of Prizren and its region. The building functioned as a hammam until 1944. It then served for cheese production, as a warehouse, and later the entrance area was used for cultural events. In state protection since 1954, the hammam was repaired and maintained until 1981 when it was left at the mercy of time. After the NATO intervention in Kosovo in 1999, some limited measures were undertaken for the monument_fs protection.
Bajrakli Mosque- the 14th century Mosque of Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror, can be reached on the first left street infront of The Hamam.. Bajrakli mosque dates from 1566 and is possibly the most beautiful mosque in Prizren with ornate wood work and detailed blue-and-white paintings.
The Sofi Sinan Pasha Mosque-The Mosque of Sinan Pasha is one of the most important monuments from the occupation of Ottoman Empire in this territory. According to the inscription inside themosque Sofi Sinan Pasha, built it for his co-citizens, on hijrij year 1024 (1615). The mosque was built with walls over 2 m thick, it contains more than 50 windows, and the minaret is one of the highest in the city. The mosque is very rich in ornaments of many colors and shapes. The interior of the mosque is decorated by arabesques and other decorations of flora and fauna in the baroque style. There are two layers of paintings in it, the paintings of the time when the mosque was built (17th century) and a second layer of paintings (19th century). In the entrance the mosque has a fountain, built by the founder. The mosque also used to have a madras and a library with numerous books of different contents.
The Prizren league house- old complex where Albanian political organization founded on June 10, 1878 in Prizren. Albanian Prizren League officially started with gathering of 300 representatives of all Albanian regions. In the meeting there were also Bosnians from Bosnia and Sanxhak. The aim of the meeting was to form an autonomous Albanian state that would cover the otoman regions (vilajets) of Prizren, Shkodra, Manastir and Janina. The league was the first serious effort to create united Albanian region since the failure of Skenderbeg forces in medieval.
The River-side walk place _gMarash_h- follows the line of bars on the river-side. It leads to the Dokufest Camp place and if you follow the white stone passage you will find a perfect jogging ground along the astonishing nature and will be enchanted with where it takes you at the end of it! It_fs a surprise! Follow the narrow white line!
The Catholic Church- stands at the top of the stone street that leads from the _gShadervan Square_h.
Market day is Wednesday. The town fills up with merchants from all of the surrounding villages. In addition to crafts such as wordworks, there are also cheap mass produced tchotckas and knick-knacks.
One of the best lamb and traditional pastry (flia) Restaurant Sharr above 10 mile from Prizren tore Brezoviza in National Park Sharr.
Similarly in the downtown you can get sweets such as baklava, tullumba which are traditionally made in Prizren.
Restaurant Ambienti is in the center and offers a nice view to the town.
Restaurant ODA offer menu food and is situated right next to the Stone Bridge.
There are plenty of coffee shops, bars, and pubs located in the downtown Shadervan. Also, various bakeries exist in the area with the most outstanding pastries and fresh daily specials. There is a nice coffebar "La Linea" just behind the Sinan Pasha's Mosque.
There are a number of places to stay in Prizren. The most prominent was the Hotel Therande in the center of town, which as of July 2007 appears to be closed for renovations. The Prizreni is on the road toward Albania, but is not recommended. It had been used as a collective center for internally displaced after the 1999 conflict and does not seem to have recovered.
There is also a small hotel / pensione around the corner from the Catholic Church in the center, called Pension Oltas. Someone should be able to direct you from the church. Single rooms are 25 euro per night, double rooms 35 euros. All rooms have their private bath. The price includes breakfast and laundry. The rooms are very clean and quite nice. They all have cable television and internet access, although not wireless so you'll have to plug your laptop in directly. Also,computers with internet access are available in rooms and reception.
Hotel Pik-Nik is very reasonable, and the owners and staff are more than willing to cater to your every whim. Hotel Pik-Nik also has a beautiful restaurant and upstairs rotunda and seating for privacy. The restaurant menu is filled with traditional Balkan cuisine, and serves the best calzone in Prizren.
Hotel Tirana is in the downtown and it costs around 35 euro per night.
Only during the Film Festival Dokufest might be hard to find places in hotels.
Oltas Pension Address: oltas_pension@hotmail.com, +377 44 113 252, +381 29 231 628 Hotel Tirana (downtown) +37744216155 Hotel Alvida (10 minutes of walk) +37744217167 Hotel Residence (8 minutes of walk) +37744256774 Hotel City (10 minutes of walk/) +37744952392 Bujtina (downtown) +37744113252 Hotel OK (5 minutes of drive) +37744131761
Get a bus to Zhupa National Park Sharr nice restaurants pretty nature. A suggested Restaurant sharr in village Mushnikova about 10 miles from Prizren one of best food in Kosovo.