Streets squares and districts to visit Peja (Peć)

The city centre (Qendra e qytetit, Centar Grada) extends over a small area on either side of the Pećka Bistrica (Lumbardhi i Pejës) river. The liveliest part is on the northern bank, along the korso (or korza), a typical promenade of former Yugoslav cities, here named Toni Bleri in honour of the former British Prime Minister (1997-2007). Lined with green spaces and café terraces, the korso stretches for 800 m to the Hotel Dukagjini, which is an excellent landmark. The hotel overlooks "Peja Square" (Sheshi i Pejës), where the tourist office and the statue of Mother Teresa are located. To the west, the landscape is dominated by the Albanian Alps and the Rugova Gorge, towards which the Queen Teuta Street (Mbretëresha Teutë or M9 road) runs. In the foreground stands the old Austrian-style pastel town hall erected in 1929 and, just next to it, a dome and tower from the socialist period. In fact, almost the entire district was rebuilt at that time, as was the wide pedestrian Adem-Jashari Street, which runs northwards, lined with trees and restaurants, to the House of Culture and the small municipal park. Towards the east, the korso passes the statue of Shkëlzen Haradinaj, a local KLA activist who died in 1999, and brother of former Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj (2017-2020). Then, still walking along the Pećka Bistrica, the walk leads to Haxhi Zeka Square, which marks the beginning of the old Shariah.