PEJA - Tourist Capital of KOSOVO? (Western Balkans by Motorhome)

We wake up in Peja, the 'tourist city' of Kosovo. We spend the day exploring this compact city on foot. Peja is also known by its Albanian name Pejë or Serbian name ‘Peć,’ which means ‘cave,’ presumably after the nearby canyon or caves, which you can still visit today. Peja was ruled by the Serbs for 300 after a Serbian Grand Prince liberated the city from the Byzantine Empire in the late 12th century. Serbian archbishops then built homes and churches in the city, which later became a major religious center. The city was conquered by Montenegro, beginning a rapid succession of changing hands from Montenegro to Austria-Hungary to Serbia before becoming part of Yugoslavia until its dissolution in 1992. It remained a part of Serbia until 2008, when Kosovo declared its independence.
The Old Long Bazaar Street is an interesting bazaar with a typical oriental architecture where you can still find some original artisan shops such as the Albanian plis (cap-makers), gown-makers, sixhade (carpet) makers, shoemakers, watchmakers, and goldsmiths. The most preserved part of the “Çarshia e Gjate” is the part called “Rrethishtja” (circle) in the middle where there is an old fountain. Patriarchate of Pec The church consists of three domes and comprises three separate churches, with a fourth adjoining on the south side. All were built between the 13th and 14th centuries. The compound also includes modern living quarters for the nuns, ruins of an old monastery and a cemetery.
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