Verena Knaus is a founding member of the European Stability Initiative (ESI), a non-profit think tank with offices in Pristina, Istanbul, Brussels and Berlin. Before joining ESI, she studied modern history at Oxford and international relations and economics at The Johns Hopkins University. She first came to Kosovo in summer 2001 to set up a Lessons Learned and Analysis Unit, a joint project of ESI and the UN administration in Kosovo.Gail Warrander was a lawyer in the City of London and then for Reuters. On a commuter train she was drawn by an advert in The Economist and left 'the big smoke' to help with the EU-funded economic reconstruction effort in Kosovo. After three years working on infrastructure and privatisation projects she switched to working directly for the business community of Kosovo, running her own commercial law firm in Kosovo and working extensively with foreign and local investors. This edition has been updated by Bridget Nurre Jennions and Larissa Olenicoff. Bridget Nurre Jennions is an Emmy Award-winning former network news producer who worked as a communications expert for international development projects in Kosovo from 2013 to early 2017. Larissa Olenicoff is an established travel blogger and consultant for destination marketing and tourism development with a Master of Arts in European Studies from Lund University in Sweden.

Introduction

PART ONE GENERAL INFORMATION
Chapter 1 Background Information
Geography, Climate, Natural history and conservation areas, History, Government and politics, Economy, People, Language, Religion, Education, Culture

Chapter 2 Practical Information
When to visit, Highlights and suggested itineraries, Tour operators, Red tape, Getting there and
away, Health, Safety, What to take, Money and budgeting, Getting around, Accommodation, Eating and drinking, Public holidays and festivals, Shopping, Sports and activities, Media and
communications, Business, Cultural etiquette, Living in Kosovo, Time, Travelling positively

PART TWO THE GUIDE
Chapter 3 Prishtina/Pristina
History, Getting there and away, Getting around, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink,
Entertainment and nightlife, Shopping, Sports and activities, Other practicalities, What to see and do

Chapter 4 Central Kosovo
Gracanica and around, Janjevo/Janjeve, Lipjan/Lipljan and around, Drenas/Glogovac and around, Monuments to the Battle of Kosovo, Batllava Lake

Chapter 5 Western Kosovo
Peja/Pec, Around Peja, Rugova Valley, Istog (Burim)/Istok, Kline/Klina, Decan/Decani and around, Gjakova/Djakovica

Chapter 6 Southern Kosovo
Prizren, Around Prizen, Rahovec/Orahovac, Dragash/Dragas municipality, Zhupa Valley, Brezovica, Strpce/Shterpce

Chapter 7 Southeast Kosovo
History, Geography, Gjilan/Gnjilane and around, Novo Brdo/Novoberde (Artane), Kamenice/
Kamenica, Ferizaj/Urosevac and around, Viti/Vitina, Letnica/Letnice, Kacanik/Kacanik

Chapter 8 Northern Kosovo
Vushtrri/Vucitrn, Skenderaj/Srbica, Mitrovica/Kosovska Mitrovica, Around Mitrovica,
Leposavic/Leposaviq, Zubin Potok

Appendix 1 Language
Appendix 2 Albanian and Serbian place Names
Appendix 3 Further Information
Index