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Istog
Town and municipality in Peja, Kosovo

Istog

Istog or Burim, or Istok, is a town and municipality located in the district of Peja, Kosovo.

Plan a trip to Istog→From Prishtina

According to the 2011 census, the city of Istog has 5,115 inhabitants, while the municipality has 39,289 inhabitants. Based on the population estimates from the Kosovo Agency of Statistics in 2016, the municipality has 39,982 inhabitants.

Get in

Getting to Istog

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    Prishtina International Airport
See

Worth seeing

Rugova family tower, Llukavc village. The historical tower is located in the village of Llukavc, and its construction began at the beginning of the twentieth century. Its construction took 30 years. Ibrahim Rugova, the President of Kosovo from 2002 until his death in 2006, was raised in this tower. Hetem Beqë Mavraj tower, Saradran village. This is a stone made tower. The tower is over 100 years old.

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    Istog Museum

    Skenderbeu St., Istog (In the House of Culture in Istog).

Do

Things to do

Istog offers easy access to nature with mountains peaks exceeding 2,000 m with several types of activities being organized year round: hiking, mountaineering, mountain biking, camping, mountain running and paragliding. Alpine Club Podguri (Klubi Alpin Podguri), Gurra e Kocit st, neighborhood Brahim Uka nr.8, klubialpinpodguri@gmail.com.

Eat

Where to eat

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    Trofta

    Fresh fish from crystal water that comes from the source of Istog.

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    Restaurant Morea

    St.

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    Restaurant Freskia

    Kulti i Dionizit (Dionizi), klubialpinpodguri@gmail.com.

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