40km east of Pristina, Novo Brdo (Novobërde in Albanian) has rural charm, hiking, biking, lavish traditional meals, strawberry picking, guesthouses and a whopping big castle ruin in lovely hilly surroundings. Silver mining started here in ancient times, though decline from the 17th century means the castle and the original town on a plateau just below it are picturesquely ruined. Call Fadil Llapashtica at the tourist office in advance to arrange bike rental, a home-made organic meal at one of the farmhouses or to stay the night at one of 5 simple rural guesthouses.