Places to visit
The Shatërvan Square - stands between two Dokufest cinemas, “Lumbardhi” and “Nënkalaja”. It’s the place where most of the restaurants, bars and pubs are located.
The Castle - it dates from Roman era stand at the top of the town. You can walk to the castle for 15 minutes from the center of the town. The castle offers you a great view on the city.
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’s and women’s 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’s protection.
The Catholic Church - stands at the top of the stone street that leads from the “Shadërvan Square”.
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 “Marash” - 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’s a surprise! Follow the narrow white line!
Venues:
Lumbardhi cinema
Lumbardhi open air cinema
Pro Credit Cinema
Culture House
