{"id":188,"count":2,"description":"<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h1>Prizren, a fusion of cultures<\/h1>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Prizren, Prizreni in Albanian, (\u041f\u0440\u0438\u0437\u0440\u0435\u043d in Cyrillic Serbian) is the most culturally and ethnically diverse city in all of Kosovo. Albanian, Serbian, Bosnian, Romani and Turkish voices can be heard here. The city lies against the flanks of the \u0160ar mountains on the banks of the Bistrica River. If you follow the cobblestone paths uphill, you will come to the Prizren Fortress. From here you can see the entire city, with its hundred minarets and church towers, the river, and, of course, the mountains. An idyllic scene.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2>In short<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Prizren has just under 100,000 residents  <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The municipality of the same name has almost double the population, some 200,000  <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Municipality borders with Albania and northern Macedonia<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/dokufest.com\/\">Dokufest<\/a> film festival takes place every year in Prizren<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2>In the long<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The beauty of Kosovo (among many other things) is that you have such a variety of cities and places within a stone's throw. Especially now that borders are easing. Thus, Prizren is located some 99 km northwest of Skopje, 85 km south of Pristina and 175 km northeast of Tirana.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Most of the residents of Prizren speak Albanian. There is also a prominent Turkish community. They speak an ancient Turkish (going back to Ottoman rule) that is linguistically distant from the Turkish spoken in <a href=\"https:\/\/rycetravel.com\/location\/turkije\/\">Turkey<\/a> today.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The most popular (and most touristy) neighborhood is Schadervan. Here you will find a motley collection of Ottoman and Byzantine architecture, the famous old stone bridge and numerous terraces, squares and restaurants. In the middle of Schadervan you will find a fountain. According to legend, anyone who drinks from it will keep coming back to Prizren.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2>Prizren Fort<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The medieval fortress on top of the hills behind the city bears many names: the Kaljaja Fort, Du\u0161an Fort or simply Prizren Fort. The first stones were laid at the time of the Byzantine Empire. Stefan Du\u0161an, the powerful tsar of the Serbian Empire (14th century) further expanded the fortress. After his death and the fall of his empire, the Ottomans also did their bit (literally). Today, the ruins are used as a unique venue for various events. 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