The Sharr Mountains of Kosovo

Europe's youngest country, and one of its last great secrets.

Mountains and monasteries, café culture and open valleys. One of Europe's safest and best-value countries to travel.

Welcome to Kosovo

Europe's youngest country, and one of its last great secrets.

A small country with big landscapes. In a morning you can drink a macchiato in a buzzing capital, walk through a medieval monastery, and stand beneath 2,500-metre peaks by afternoon.

Kosovo is warm in the way that matters most. People invite you in, prices are gentle, and the roads are short. It is the kind of place you leave already planning to return.

Why Kosovo
2nd
safest country in the world
Gallup Law & Order Index
€35
comfortable daily budget
Food, stays and travel
4
UNESCO World Heritage sites
Medieval monuments
90 days
visa-free for most visitors
EU, US, UK and more

Things to do

A country made for slow, curious travel

Mountains & trails

Outdoors

Mountains & trails

The Accursed Mountains and the Sharr range, the Peaks of the Balkans trail, glacial lakes and via ferrata.

Coffee & the table

Food

Coffee & the table

Macchiato is a way of life here. Long lunches of flija, burek and grilled meat, wine from Rahovec.

Heritage & faith

Culture

Heritage & faith

UNESCO-listed medieval monasteries, Ottoman mosques and hammams, layers of empire in every old town.

Rivers & waterfalls

Nature

Rivers & waterfalls

The Mirusha canyon and its chain of falls, Rugova's cold springs, swimming holes and quiet gorges.

The Rugova valley

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Everything you need to get here

When to visit, how to arrive, what things cost and how to move between the cities and the mountains.

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