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Photo: Vlado Vujisic, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Have a day trip or stay longer in this beautiful area.
The Accursed Mountains, is a mountain range in coastal Southeast Europe adjacent to the Adriatic Sea. It is the southernmost subrange of the 1,000-kilometre-long (621 mi) Dinaric Alps range (Dinarides), extending from northern Albania to western Kosovo and northeastern Montenegro. Maja Jezercë, standing at 2,694 m (8,839 ft), is the highest point of the Accursed Mountains and of all Dinaric Alps, and the fifth highest peak in Albania. The range includes the mountain Zla Kolata, which, at 2,534 m (8,314 ft), is the tallest mountain in Montenegro. The range also includes the mountain Gjeravica, which, at 2,656 m (8,714 ft), is the second tallest mountain in Kosovo. One of the southernmost glacial masses in Europe was discovered in the Albanian part of the range in 2009.
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The hike to Liqenat Lake is a very popular activity when in or around Peja. It has absolutely stunning views and takes only about an hour to climb. When up in the Liqenat Lake, you will probably see other people having a picnic, so be sure to bring food and drinks with you, to have an enjoyable couple of hours up in the mountains.
There you could find many natural beauties and resources:
Gryka e Rugovës
More than 23 km long, and has few waterfalls and so many water-springs, like Uji i Zi (Black Water), Kroi i km 5-të (5th km Spring), and so on, than hundreds of caves, most of them still unexplored, like Gryka e Madhe (Great Canyon) cave system, until now only around 11 km explored, then Shpella e Karamakazit (Black Scissors) cave, and Shpella e Kallabes (Kallaba Cave) where are foud the archeological remains of ancient humans, and other caves waiting to be explored.
Manastiri i Deçanit, Visoki Dečani, Високи Дечани
This medieval Serbian monastery is still guarded by KFOR (NATO forces in Kosovo) and you will be required to surrender your passport to enter. The frescoes in the church are in great condition and the small gift shop sells monastery-made cravings, icons, raki and wine.
Boge-Rugova Valley ski center, Bogë - Rugovë
This is famous for skiing and is frequently visited by people from different countries. Here you can go skiing at a low cost.