Useful Links
A small collection of useful links, to be expanded - suggestions welcome!
More links under "Things to do" and "Festivals & Events"
Travelling to and in Kosovo
Flights to Pristina (Prishtina) airport: http://flyksabook.com, http://info.airprishtina.com, https://www.flyrbp.com/ and (from Basel and Geneva) http://www.easyjet.com
How to travel from London to Pristina (Prishtina) by train: http://www.seat61.com/Serbia.htm#London to Macedonia
Length of queues and waiting times at the land borders: https://mpb.rks-gov.net/
Bus schedule Kosovo: https://gjirafa.com/autobus
Train schedule Kosovo: http://www.trainkos.com/sherbimet/transporti-i-udhetareve/orari-i-trenave/
Bus & train schedule Kosovo & region: http://www.polazak.rs/en
"State geoportal" with access to satellite photos as well as topographical maps 1:25'000 of all Kosovo
Tours and Sightseeing
11 sustainable tourist sites in Kosovo: https://sustainabletourisminkosovo.wordpress.com/
Gracanica tourism website: http://www.togracanica.org
Walking tours, daily excursions, prepackaged tours: Destination Kosovo
Travel tips by "The Blonde Gypsy": "Promising Pristina: what not to miss in Europe's youngest capital"
Tips by Valerie Hopkins on what to do in Pristina: Greetings from Prishtina
Tips by locals on what to do in Pristina: Spotted by Locals
Guided tours in German with journalist Xhevdet Kallaba: https://www.kosovo-tourism.ch/
Everything about tourism and hiking in the Peja area: http://www.pejatourism.org/en/index.html
Bike and hiking tours in Kosovo and Albania: http://butterflyoutdoor.com/
Bike and hiking tours in Western Kosovo: http://www.catun.net
Lonely Planet: How to plan a cross-border treck (Kosovo, Albania and Montenegro on the "Peaks of the Balkans" Trail)
Lonely Planet: A guide to outdoor adventures in Kosovo
Hiking guide book for Dragash: The Mountains of Dragash/Dragaš, Kosovo: Hiking and Nature Tourism Guide
Travel tips by "Wanderlust": Kosovo Travel Guide
Hiking, climbing (Via Ferrata) and paragliding in Western Kosovo, incl. the "Peaks of the Balkans": Balkan Natural Adventure
Tourism offers (hiking, mountain biking, paragliding, via ferrata, kayaking, fishing, free climbing) in Zubin Potok: Ibarski Kolašin
About Kosovo
Nine things to know about Kosovo: http://www.roughguides.com/article/nine-things-to-know-about-kosovo/
The personal website of Elizabeth Gowing, author and NGO activist, with many tips for Kosovo: www.elizabethgowing.com
Online magazine in English: Prishtina Insight
Kosovo's top magazine for culture and politics: Kosovo 2.0
Collection of articles (in German) about different aspects of life in Kosovo: http://www.reporterreisen.com/apropos-kosovo/ueberblick.html
Database of Cultural Heritage of Kosovo: dtk.rks-gov.net
About copper, lead and silver mining in Ulpiana/Gracanica (in German): http://www.bergbaumuseum.de/index.php/de/forschung/forschung-aktuell/483-ulpiana
About Kosovo's female art scene: https://www.calvertjournal.com/features/show/10956/kosovo-women-culture-photography
Shopping
Art galleries in Pristina:
- LambdaLambdaLambda, Rr. Johan F. Hahn, http://www.lambdalambdalambda.org/
- Motrat, Rr. Shaban Polluzha 3, http://www.motrat.org/
- Dada Art Gallery, Rr. Ahmet Krasniqi, http://www.dadarts.com
- Monet Art & Books, Rr. Fehmi Agani, https://www.facebook.com/monetartandbooks/
- Art Gallery Llalloshi, Rr. Nazim Gafurri, https://www.facebook.com/shpata16/
- Galeria Qahili, Rr. Richard Holbrooke, Veternik, https://www.facebook.com/GaleriaQahili/
Fashion designers in Pristina:
Open air market for everything from live animals to cars, every Sunday morning next to the ETC supermarket on the road Pristina-Fushe Kosove
Natural health products: Herbarium
Roma
Great NGO's doing projects with Roma, Ashkali and Egyptians:
- The Ideas Partnership: http://www.theideaspartnership.org
- Balkan Sunflowers: http://balkansunflowers.org
- Voice of Roma, Ashkali and Egyptians: http://www.vorae.org/
The Roma painters Bajram und Farija Mehmeti whose paintings were exhibited at the hotel in 2013: http://bajramandfarijamehmeti.jimdo.com/.
Photos of Kosovo Roma by Danica Dakic: http://danicadakic.com/works/la_grande_galerie.php
Photos of Kosovo Roma by Nathalie Mohadjer: http://www.nathaliemohadjer.com
Marko Muir's blog about his experiences as a teacher for Roma children in Preoce, Gracanica: http://plaincore.wordpress.com/
Photos by Kosovo Roma from Gracanica and the surrounding area: http://www.flickr.com/photos/50689588@N02/with/4657378784/ and http://www.flickr.com/photos/25698426@N04/
Travelling in Neighbouring Countries
Hotel Tutto in Mavrovo National Park in Macedonia, recommended by Andreas Ernst in the "Neue Zürcher Zeitung"
Gypsy Music from Kosovo
Website of the Jimmy Mustafa Band that regularly plays at our Sunday brunch: https://jimmymustafaband.wordpress.com
Gypsy Groove of Bajram Kafu Kinolli
More
Andrea Lorenzo Capussela: Eulex's Performance of its Executive Judicial Functions
Big Deal. Civil Oversight of the Kosovo-Serbia Agreement Implementation
Web-platform of contemporary art venues in and from Central and Eastern Europe: http://footnotesonart.com/
Foundation dedicated to improve the situation of stray dogs in Kosovo: www.straycoco.com
About the cultural scene in Kosovo and opportunities for the mobility of artists and cultural professionals: http://on-the-move.org/files/mobility%20funding%20kosovo%202017.pdf