Peja: Sightseeing
Places and attractions in the Sightseeing category
Visoki Dečani
The Visoki Dečani Monastery is a medieval Serbian Orthodox Christian monastery located near Deçan, Kosovo. It was founded in the first half of the 14th century by Stefan Dečanski, King of Serbia.
Patriarchate of Peć Monastery
The Patriarchate of Peć Monastery or the Patriarchal Monastery of Peć, is a medieval Serbian Orthodox monastery located near the city of Peć, Kosovo. Built in the 13th century, it became the residence of Serbian Archbishops.
Bazaar of Peja
Bazaar of Peja or Peja market is a market place in the center of the city of Peja, in Kosovo. It was established during Ottoman rule and is located near the Pećka Bistrica river, between parallel residence zones.
White Drin Waterfall
The White Drin Waterfall is a waterfall in the western part of Kosovo. It is located in the Zhleb mountain in the Bjeshkët e Nemuna in the village of Radavc, 11 km away from the town of Peja.
Banja of Peja
Banja of Peja is a township located in the municipality of Istok, Kosovo. To many people it is known by the name Ilixhe. It is a tourist health center with services in Istok and in the region, offering quality for inhabitation, highly developed infrastructure and services.
Architecture of Peja
The architecture of Peja, Kosovo, describes a large mixture of architectural structures which are a reflection of the influential foreign rule all across the city.
Bajrakli Mosque
The Bajrakli Mosque is the main mosque situated in the center of the Bazaar of Peja. It was built in 1471 by Sultan Fatih Mehmet Hani and is an Ottoman-style single-domed mosque with the oldest and highest dome in the city.
Hamam of Peja
The Peja Hamam or Old Bath is an Ottoman-Turkish bath in Peja, Kosovo, built in the second half of the 15th century. The building consists of an asymmetric "double" bath. According to some sources the bath was reconstructed in 1861 for unknown reasons. The bath was damaged during war and was reconstructed after.
Medieval Monuments in Kosovo
The Medieval Monuments in Kosovo are a World Heritage Site consisting of four Serbian Orthodox Christian churches and monasteries which represent the fusion of the eastern Orthodox Byzantine and the western Romanesque ecclesiastical architecture to form the Palaiologian Renaissance style.
University “Haxhi Zeka”
Haxhi Zeka University is a public university located in Peja, Kosovo.