Understand
[edit]Brezovica is the first destination for tourists who love skiing, hiking, or resting in a cold winter day. The ridge line spans 39,000 hectares of high alpine mountain terrain and forests, with a highly diverse and abundant flora and fauna.
Located within 90 minutes of two international airports, the Brezovica resort area represents one of the last remaining under-developed ski resort areas in Southeast Europe.
It has a lot of monuments like The parish church in Brezovica pri Ljubljani is dedicated to Saint Anthony the Great. A church at the site was first mentioned in written sources in 1526.
The municipality covers an area of 220 km² (85 sq mi), including the town of Kaçanik and 31 villages.
Get in
[edit]There is no direct public transport to Brezovica.
During the winter season, travel agencies based in Prishtina and Prizren frequently organize daily excursions to popular ski destinations such as Brezovica and Bogë.
Ticket prices typically range from €5 to €7 and include round-trip transportation by bus. Please note that the fare covers transport only; additional services are not included.
Closest large towns to Brezovica are Ferizaj in Kosovo, easily accessible by bus from Pristina as well as Skopje, Macedonia; and Prizren, easily accessible from Pristina as well as Tirana and Kukës in Albania.
You will have to take a taxi from one of these towns.
See
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Places to visit in Brezovica:
- Luboteni Mountain.
- Villages in the area.
Do
[edit]- 1 Brezovica Ski Centre (head up the hill until you reach ski center). Old infrastructure but great slopes.
- Hiking (Kosovo Tourist Guides Association), ☏ +383 49372639, [email protected]. Hiking in the Sharr Mountains as well as along the Hiking can be done on your own. If you however wish to engage a local guide, GuideKS is the umbrella organization of tourist guides in Kosovo. They will put you in touch with a local guide suitable for your activity.
Eat
[edit]Local gastronomy includes:
- various lamb dishes
- yoghurt,
- flija and
- toplija pies, as well as different types of cheese.
Some ethnic restaurants serve succulent stuffed peppers, zucchini and tomatoes in summertime, wbrezovica hotelhich are best eaten with a steaming hot pogaqe that is the traditional bread of Kosovo and a shot of rakija brandy.
- 1 Restaurant Apollonia 1991, Rruga e Brezovicës, Shtërpcë (nearby Hotel Brezovica), ☏ +383 49 880 407. traditional food.
- 2 Gegë Restaurant & Proper Pizza, Rruga e Brezovicës, Shtërpcë (nearby Hotel Brezovica), ☏ +383 48 131 318. traditional food as well as a pizza chain among the trees and imposing river. They do pizza delivery.
Drink
[edit]Brezovica offers a lot of:
- freshly brewed coffees,
- regular or herbal teas,
- alcoholic and non-alcoholic cocktails,
- domestic and imported beers,
- hot chocolate, etc.
Sleep
[edit]Accommodation on offer ranges from luxurious to basic with a good choice of hotels in between.
- Brezovica Hotel & Spa, Rruga e Brezovicës, Shtërpcë (on the way to the ski center, near Pine Hotel), ☏ +383 49 301 030, [email protected]. a luxurious hotel with a quality restaurant.
- Pine Hotel & Spa, Rruga e Brezovicës, Shtërpcë (near Hotel Brezovica, on the way to the ski center), ☏ +383 45 564 656.
- Numerous villas available for rent in the region.
- 1 Hotel Molika (Close to Ski Center). Hotel Molika is older establishment dating back to the Yugoslav era but its a great hotel
- 2 Motel Bucan.
Go next
[edit]- Prizren, on the banks of the Lumbardhi river and on the slopes of the Sharr Mountains (Albanian: Malet e Sharrit) in southern Kosovo. The municipality has a border with Albania and North Macedonia.
- Ferizaj, in the Ferizaj District of Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the city has 42,628 inhabitants, while the municipality has 108,610 inhabitants.
- Kaçanik is a town and municipality located in the Ferizaj District of southern Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the town of Kaçanik has 15,634 inhabitants, while the municipality has 33,409 inhabitants.
- Prevalla, another tourist center on the the Sharr Mountains. Head towards Prizren.
- Tetovo is a city in the northwestern part of North Macedonia, built on the foothills of Shar Mountain and divided by the Pena River.