Welcome to Kosovo Travel Net - Travel Guide to Kosovo: Kosovo is a province of Serbia which has been under United Nations administration since 1999. Kosovo borders Montenegro, Albania, and the Republic of Macedonia. It has a population of just over two million people, predominantly ethnic Albanians, with smaller populations of Serbs, Turks, Bosniaks, Romani people, and other ethnic groups. Pristina is the capital and largest city. The province is the subject of a long-running political and territorial dispute between the Serbian government and Kosovo’s largely ethnic-Albanian population. International negotiations began in 2006 to determine the final status of Kosovo.
According to BalkinInsigt.com, Pristina’s Hotel AFA, located in the very centre of Pristina, is backing Kosovo’s Independence by offering 20% discount to guests from countries that are ready to recognize Kosovo’s independence. Read the rest of this entry »
The first Kosovo Travel Guide is published by Bradt Travel Guides.
Kosovo is soon likely to become an independent state, making this Bradt guide a must-buy for visitors from the country’s diaspora (believed to number over a million), for the many NGOs there and, as always, for those keen to explore off the beaten track.
Ringed by high mountains crossed by a series of rulers over the centuries, the country boasts Ottoman mosques, Tito-esque administration buildings, Serbian Orthodox churches, monasteries, vineyards and extravagant KLA war memorials. Pristina offers a surprising contrast with its growing number of vibrant restaurants, bars and shops. Read the rest of this entry »