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Pristina In Your Pocket city guide
Kosovo's capital city Pristina has been through some pretty rough times and as a result we can't really hype it as the next Prague.
But all you travellers who are willing to look behind the grey facades and who are willing to deal with the frustrating lack of reliable information concerning pretty much everything, there are enough interesting sights to keep you busy, some very good restaurants and bars and last but not least there's the friendliness and curiosity of the local population.
OUR Pristina HIGHLIGHTS
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A fantastic little French-style bakery café with a varied selection of cakes, tarts, sandwiches and pastries. Sit down and have them with a coffee or take away. Open longer in the summer mo
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A modern hotel on a quiet city-centre road. Apart from simple and elegant rooms, it also boasts a restaurant, bar and a garden terrace. An improved indoor pool was under construction at time of
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Opposite the clock tower, the Fatih or Imperial Mosque was built in 1461 under Turkish Sultan Mehmed II Fatih ('the conqueror'), as witnessed by the Arabic engraving above the main door. Insi
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Run by a friendly local who spent years in the UK, the 'small café' is a very relaxed place for a coffee, beer and chat. Visited by an alternative crowd of young students and foreigners,
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Latest Pristina Comments
Albi has Springfield , Tom Tailor, Celio*, Jack & Jones... all really quality brands and all of them original. This is really helpful, especially when living in Kosovo, a country that is filled with low quality clothing from China and Turkey.[...]
Avoid this place until they release (or sadly put down) the two bears they keep in a cage next to the playground. It's disgusting.[...]
The store is great, I wish they had an online purchase site. Just great deals everywhere. Needed more time to look at everything.[...]
Very nice place indeed.[...]
A very nice shop. You can find almost everything. Definitely the only place in Kosovo. Owners speak English, very professional. I enjoy buying there.[...]
Bravo to DHL for their fast service.
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Very nice, cosy restaurant. Just be careful for the delicious food - you can eat too much :)[...]
No, it is the best one :D[...]
I slept in Hotel Real.They have 12 rooms.And they have satelite Tv and they are very friendly.They have big rooms and with the beautiful background.All the best.[...]
It's a very nice place. I have had the chance to preform there and it was very good, nice people indeed.There's a need - and opportunity - for more acts to be touring Eastern Europe and get to discover new places with willing peopl[...]
I do remember this restaurant, this was the place where I sat for the first time with my ex-girlfriend, and we came to terms at that time. Now we are not together anymore, only the memories are left behind.[...]
I heard it's like a blues club in Jackson, MS, called the 930 Blues Club, www.jesdablues.com.[...]
This monument Is not about the brotherhood between Albanians, Serbs and Turks because there are no Turks in Kosovo. Its about the supossed brotherhood and unity between Albanians, Serbs and Montenegrins.[...]
The best staff ever! The location and price are also OK. This is a good place to stay while being in Prishtina. Cleanliness is also satisfactory and bedrooms are spacious. I can only highly recommend this place.[...]
Be careful, you may book the table and when you get there find that the table is given to others. Waiters don't care to show respect in that regard.[...]