Statue of Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg and a helm fitting art Installation

War Memorial for all the people that are still missing (and probably dead)

King Mosque (or Sultan Mehmet Fatih) is the biggest in Pristina

Monument of Brotherhood and Unity (8 figurines in front = 8 countries of Yugoslavia)

"Cross-legged" by local artist Eliza Shala, inspired by Faik Rexhepi who protested in 1990

Dua Lipa, a heroine for Kosovo, as she represents Albania and them (her parents are from Pristina)

Art Installation showcasing the independence of Kosovo and the youngest capital of Europe

Memorial for the 20k sexually abused/raped women during the Kosovo War in 1998/99

Interior of the Entrance Hall of the National Library

Unfinished Serbian-Orthodox Church of Christ the Saviour

The Youngest European Capital - Pristina

June 30 in Kosovo ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

I woke up early, as usual, and made myself some more sandwiches for breakfast and for the day. Then I left my very lovely little apartment in Pristina behind, and parked nearby the main square for the walking tour.
The guide came 5 min late, which wasn't the best first impression, let's be honest. With me, only 2 other women attended, one retired with 50 (!) from Alabama, the other an Australian who wanted to find a job in Germany. It was a weird vibe with such a small group and the guide (I wanna say his name was Ashtrid, but I'm not entirely sure anymore), but I think that was mostly due to the guide. I read that if there are less than 4 people attending, the guide has the right to cancel the tour, which is definitely fair. But he didn't use that right, so we started our tour.
Pristina is the youngest capital of Europe, being "born" in 2008, when Kosovo declared its independence. Before that,Read more