We visited all 4 inscribed sites of the Medieval Monuments in Kosovo in August 2025. An update is provided on each of the sites for any visitors. I won't go into the reasons for the inscribed sites as the information is available already with previous reviews. The Paintings within the Churches in the Monastery are very impressive but if you have visited a number of other painted Monasteries, you may think what is the difference, however these are very significant to the Serbian History. These 4 locations are still listed as endangered given the conflict and dispute with Kosovo (Disputed Country) and Serbia. An hour to 2 hours per site is suitable.

Gracanica Monastery - This site is located on the outskirts suburbs of Pristina and easily visited by public bus from Pristina or a very cost-effective local Taxi. We had a hire car and used this to visit on the commencement of our journey across Kosovo. Free Parking is available out the front and it is free to enter the Monastery with no security requirements to enter. Rolls of barbed wire is still present and evident on top of the outer walls of the Monastery. No Photography is allowed within the Church itself (as was all the sites). The Monastery was advertised to be open at 9.00am and it was open at 9.30 on a Wednesday when we attended. A small gift shop is located within the Monastery and tours can be purchased if you wish to do so - we did not.

Patriarchate of Pec Monastery - This site is located in the west part of Kosovo just on the outskirts of the town, Peja. We visited on a Thursday at around 3.00pm. It is advertised to be open between 9.30am and 5.00pm. There is a massive wall around the Monastery with steel poles that appear used to have barbed wire across the top. There is a small 'guard house' at the front of the entrance and a passport is required from all occupants prior to entering. This is guarded by local Police. They check your details and give you your passport back before entry where you then drive to the front of the Monastery. Again, free of charge and no photos inside the Church itself. A small gift shop inside and there is a lot more ruins around the grounds to explore, not just the church. It is on the outskirts of the town edge, so public transport to the location is probable, but you would need to get to Peja first.

Decani Monastery - This site is again located in the west of Kosovo further south than Pec, again we drove and visited on Thursday morning at about 10.00am. It is located just outside the township of Desan. This site has much more security leading up to the site as well as the site itself, about 1klm prior to reaching the site you drive through a set of Chicanes along the roadway, where there are Military stationed in a 'guard house' on the side of the road, observing traffic flow. Arriving at the Monastery, Military vehicles and uniformed officers (Army) are based out the front of the Monastery. Passports are required for entry. No passport, no entry. You provide them with your passport, and you are given a visitor pass in exchange, swapping them out when you leave. No photography is allowed in the church like other locations, but additionally you are not allowed to video of photograph any military in the location. Free entry again with an electronic gate entry controlled by the military. There appears no public transport to the location, so a taxi would be needed from Desan, if you do not have a car.

Lastly, Our Lady of Ljevis Church, is located centrally within Prizren. We visited at 10.00am the following Thursday morning after driving to Prizren. This church was locked up with a gate and has barbed wire across the front of the building, however none around the side fence, which you can look over. There is a guard house out the front opposite the church, which was staffed by the local police. The church was meant to be open at 9.30am and there is a phone number on the sign next to the church opening hours for you to call to open if it is closed. The local police officer called the number on our behalf, as there was me and another there wishing to visit, and it should have been opened. He was initially advised someone would be there in 10 - 15 minutes. This time passed and then he rang again and was advised another 30 minutes. This time passed and he rang a third time, this time he was advised maybe an hour, maybe longer and shrugged his shoulders. Given we were driving to North Macedonia and had to return the Hire Car in the afternoon, we choose not to wait to see if the church would open or not. I think the other visitor also left. We walked around the front and sides of the church to view it and also observed some paintings on the walls in the undercover part prior to leading into the church, but that was the extent of our visit to this location. I am sure inside of the church the paintings would have been as nice as the previous 3 sites, but unfortunately, we did not see them on this occasion. Parking is very restricted in the area, as the location is central in Prizen. There are small private carparks in the area which charge 1 Euro per hour to park.

I would say the monasteries in both Pec and Decani were probably my highlights of this inscribed site, not detracting from the other 2. Certainly, having a hire car to travel and visit these sites was more practical, but please ensure you have your passport on you or be prepared to be refused entry. I do not profess to know the intricacies of the conflict or disputed Kosovo region, but these sites are significant for 'Serbian' History, and there may challenges in the ongoing management until this conflict / dispute is resolved in some form because it does not look like the Military or Police security are leaving anytime soon. Although there was a noted absence of Police or Military at the Gracanica Monastery, unless they were more discreet at this location.