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Prizren Fortress (Kalaja)
A medieval fortress crowning the hill above Prizren, offering sweeping panoramic views over the old town's minarets, domes, and the Sharr Mountains.
22 km · about 25 min drive
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Dragash
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About Dragash
Dragash is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Shishtavec, 37km from Mavrovo National Park.
Dragash is in Prizren, XK, with about 35,000 people. The nearest town is Shishtavec, about 6 km away.
Dragash or Sharr (Albanian definite form: Dragashi or Sharri; Serbian: Dragaš; Serbian Cyrillic: Драгаш) is a town and municipality located in the Prizren District of Kosovo. According to the 2024 census, the town proper has population of 1,332 persons and the municipality has 28,896 inhabitants.
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What is there to see near Dragash?
Within an hour or so of Dragash: Prizren Fortress (Kalaja) (22 km), Prizren (22 km), Mavrovo National Park (37 km), Monastery of Saint Jovan Bigorski (45 km).
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The nearest famous roads are Galičica Pass Road.
Where is Dragash?
Dragash is in Prizren, XK, about 6 km from Shishtavec.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 35,000
- Continent
- Country
- XK
- Region
- Prizren
- Timezone
- Europe/Belgrade
- Coordinates
- 42.0265, 20.6533
Worth the detour from Dragash
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Prizren
Kosovo's cultural capital with a stunning Ottoman old town, hilltop fortress, and mosques alongside Orthodox churches.
22 km · about 25 min drive
national park
Mavrovo National Park
North Macedonia's largest national park wraps around Lake Mavrovo, where a lakeside road passes the half-submerged St Nicholas church and climbs into the wild Šar and Bistra mountains.
37 km · about 45 min drive
cathedral
Monastery of Saint Jovan Bigorski
A hillside Orthodox monastery above the Radika valley known for its carved iconostasis, signposted from the Debar–Mavrovo road.
45 km · about 50 min drive
natural wonder
Matka Canyon
A dramatic gorge just outside Skopje with towering cliffs, cave systems, medieval monasteries, and emerald-green kayaking waters.
54 km · about 60 min drive
natural wonder
Vrelo Cave
One of the deepest underwater caves in Europe, opening onto Matka lake and visited by boat from the Matka Canyon dam.
54 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near Dragash
- 65 kmStone Bridge, SkopjeA medieval stone bridge over the Vardar linking Skopje's main square to the old bazaar, the symbol on the city's coat of arms.
- 69 kmLake KomanA steep-sided reservoir on the Drin crossed by a car ferry to Fierzë, connecting the road network to the northern Albanian Alps.
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