--- title: "Pristina – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Pristina, Kosovo: Pristina is the capital and largest city of Kosovo. Nearby: Gračanica monastery, University of Pristina, National Library of Kosovo.…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/prishtina" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/prishtina.md" image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ad/View_of_Prishtina.jpg" --- Capital and largest city of Kosovo · Pristina # Pristina Pristina is the capital and largest city of Kosovo. ![Pristina](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ad/View_of_Prishtina.jpg) Pristina · Wikimedia Commons (see file page) The place Pristina is the capital and largest city of Kosovo. It is the administrative center of the eponymous municipality and district. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pristina), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## Worth seeing in and around Pristina 10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name. 1. Gračanica monastery The Gračanica Monastery is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located in Kosovo. It was built by the Serbian king Stefan Milutin in 1321. 7.9 km · cultural heritage monument of Kosovo · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gra%C4%8Danica_Monastery) 2. University of Pristina The University of Pristina is a public university located in Pristina, Kosovo. It is the institution that emerged after the disestablishment of the University of Pristina as a result of the Kosovo War. 1 km · public university in Pristina, Kosovo · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Pristina) 3. National Library of Kosovo The National Library of Kosovo is the highest library institution in Kosovo established by the Assembly and is located in Pristina. The mission of the library is to collect, preserve, promote and make accessible the documentary and intellectual heritage of Kosovo. 1.1 km · national library, cultural heritage monument of Kosovo · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Library_of_Kosovo) 4. Cathedral of Saint Mother Teresa in Pristina The Cathedral of Saint Mother Teresa is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Pristina, Kosovo. In 2007, the Government of Kosovo approved plans for the building. 1.3 km · church in Pristina, Kosovo · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_of_Saint_Mother_Teresa) 5. King's Mosque in Pristina The Imperial Mosque, also known as King's Mosque, is an Ottoman mosque located in Pristina, Kosovo. It was built in 1461 by Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror. 0 m · cultural heritage monument of Serbia · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Mosque,_Pristina) 6. Fadil Vokrri Stadium The Fadil Vokrri Stadium, previously known as Pristina City Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Pristina, Kosovo, which is used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FC Prishtina and the Kosovo national football team. The stadium has a capacity of 13,980. 900 m · Football stadium in the capital of Kosovo, Pristina · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fadil_Vokrri_Stadium) 7. Ulpiana Ulpiana was an ancient Roman city located in what is today Kosovo. It was also named Justiniana Secunda. 8.5 km · cultural heritage monument of Kosovo · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulpiana) 8. National Theater of Kosovo The National Theatre of Kosovo was founded in 1946 in the city of Prizren, Kosovo. It is the highest ranked theatre institution in the country, with the largest number of productions. 400 m · theatre in Pristina, Kosovo · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Theatre_of_Kosovo) 9. Newborn monument The Newborn Monument is a typographic sculpture and tourist attraction in Pristina, Kosovo. Located in front of the Palace of Youth and Sports, the monument was unveiled on 17 February 2008, the day that Kosovo formally declared its independence from Serbia. 1 km · 2008 monument to Kosovo independence · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newborn_monument) 10. Gazimestan Gazimestan is the name of a memorial site and monument commemorating the Battle of Kosovo, situated about 6–7 kilometres southeast of the actual battlefield, known as the Kosovo field. Gazimestan is accessible from the Pristina–Mitrovica highway, on a 50-metre-high hill above the plain, ca. 4.4 km · monument · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gazimestan) Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0. See ## What Wikivoyage says to see 1. The National Gallery of Kosovo 2. Kosovo National Museum 3. Pristina Ethnographic Museum 4. Independence Museum Enver Zymberi (beside Tiffany’s restaurant). 5. Pristina Prison Museum 6. Museum of American Art Zija Prishtina St., fax: +383 38 544472, info@stacion.org. From [Wikivoyage: Pristina](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Pristina), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Do ## Things to do Climb the Mother Teresa Cathedral. Climb or take an elevator up the cathedral for a magnificient view of the city. If you are bold, head up 5-10 min before the full hour, to enjoy the bells at first sight. €1.50. Hike to the Bear Sanctuary through Gërmia Park. It is a good 8 km from the city but with rewarding views on a good day. 1. National Theater of Kosovo 2. Dodona Theatre 3. ODA Theatre 111 (Luan Haradinaj?) (next to City Stadium), fax: +383 038 246 555, oda@teatrioda.com. 4. National University Library of Kosovo 5. Sunny Hill Festival Bërnicë e Poshtme village (From center of Prishtina, head 10 km towards Mitrovica). 6. Best Mid-Sized Festivals From [Wikivoyage: Pristina](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Pristina), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Eat ## Where to eat There is a variety of restaurants with something for everyone's taste. Radio taxi drivers will know the location of most major restaurants frequented by internationals. Try a traditional qebabtore (you can find one anywhere), or a Turkish doner shop (best ones around the corner from Pejton Place, near UNDP) for a real taste of the local food and great value. 1. Aurora Xhorxh Bush (across from RTK tower). 2. City Bakery Përmendorja e Nënës Terezë?, Bulevardi Nënë Tereza, 41 (Centre),. 3. Sarajevo Fast Food 4. Piccadilly – Burektore 5. Burektore Dini Crispy burek; cheese burek is especially good. From [Wikivoyage: Pristina](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Pristina), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Go there ## Getting to Pristina **Airports:** Priština Adem Jashari (PRN), 15 km · Skopje (SKP), 87 km · Niš Constantine the Great (INI), 93 km\ **Stations:** Kosovo Polje railway station, 7.8 km · Pristina railway station, 1.5 km · Prishtina Bus Station, 2.4 km\ - Ilinden → Pristina 83 km · quickest by road, 1h 38m · $8–12 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/ilinden-to-pristina) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Ilinden&to=Pristina) - Niš → Pristina 93 km · quickest by road, 2h 51m · din640–860 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/nis-to-pristina) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Ni%C5%A1&to=Pristina) - Podgorica → Pristina 158 km · quickest by road, 4h 51m · $20–27 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/podgorica-to-pristina) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Podgorica&to=Pristina) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Pristina) Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds. Not yet researched ## No local-transport research exists yet for Pristina Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Pristina. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more. The nearest places where the work is done 1. [Mljet](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/mljet) HR 9 ways of moving, 28 sources 298 km 2. [Korčula](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/korcula) HR 9 ways of moving, 33 sources 330 km 3. [Thasos](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/thasos) GR 10 ways of moving, 17 sources 361 km 4. [Hvar](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/hvar) HR 8 ways of moving, 27 sources 383 km 5. [Mount Athos](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/mount-athos) GR 9 ways of moving, 21 sources 384 km If you know how people move in Pristina – the stand, the rule, the fare – [tell us](https://www.mixroutes.com/report?key=blog%7Cprishtina&title=Pristina&sub=Field+notes&back=%2Fnotes%2Fprishtina), and the note gets an entry. Around it ## Next door to Pristina - [Pristina District](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/pristina-district) district of Kosovo 1.2 km - [Kosovo Polje](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/kosovo-polje) town in Kosovo 6.5 km - [Obiliq](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/obiliq) town in Kosovo 7.7 km - [Gračanica](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/gracanica) town in Kosovo 7.9 km - [Kosovo District](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/kosovo-district) district of Serbia 7.4 km - [Çagllavica](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/cagllavica) village in Kosovo 5.4 km [The place page for Pristina](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/prishtina) [All the notes](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes) [Every note on Kosovo](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes#c-XK) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/prishtina, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. Mixroutes is made by Lascade LLC, Sharjah Media City, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. 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