# Brezovica

Brezovica is a skiing settlement in the Sharr Mountain National Park. The ski resort area is on the north and northwest-facing slopes of the Sharr Mountains National Park and in the drainage basin of the Lepenac River.

## Understand

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
### By bus

You can take the bus from Pristina, Prizren or Ferizaj.
To go from airport to Brezovica you can take a taxi or you can take the bus to go to Pristina. Afterward, you can take the bus from Pristina to Brezovica.

## See

Places to visit in Brezovica:
* Luboteni Mountain. Mountains.
* Leshok Monastery. Points of Interest & Landmarks.
* Monastery of the Holy Archangels. Historic Sites.
* Holy Archangels Monastery. Religious Sites.
* The Village - Shopping & Fun. Shopping Malls.
* Emin Pasa Camii (Emin Pasha Mosque).

## Do

* 42.18196221.0318661 Brezovica Ski Centre. Old infrastructure but great slopes. (updated Jun 2017)
* Hiking (Kosovo Tourist Guides Association), ☏ +383 49372639, guidesinkosovo@gmail.com. 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. (updated May 2022)

## Eat

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, which are best eaten with a steaming hot pogaqe that is traditional bread of Kosovo and a shot of rakija brandy.

## Drink

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

Accommodation on offer ranges from luxurious to basic with a good choice of hotels in between.
* Brezovica Hotel & Spa: E-mail:info@brezovicahotel.com ☏+383 (0) 49 301 030
* Brezovica Hotel & Spa, Rruga e Brezovicës, Shtërpcë, Kosovo. A five star hotel with fully completed conditions. Pine Hotel & Spa: ☏ Tel: +383 45 564 656, Address: Rruga e Brezovicës, Shtërpcë 73000
* Restaurant Apollonia 1991. Accommodation, Traditional Food.

## Go next

* Prizren, on the banks of the Bistrica river and on the slopes of the Šar 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.
* Tetovo is a city in the northwestern part of North Macedonia, built on the foothills of Šar Mountain and divided by the Pena River.
* Kacanik 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.