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Sightseeing
When built, in the beginnings of the 18th century in the village of the same name, this bridge spread its wings to finally unite the city and people of Shkodra with those of Drishti and Cukali.
The construction made of round slick rocks and stone plates, extends over 108m and a total of thirteen arches across the Kir River. The marks that history has left on this bridge are evident in the various shapes and sizes of its arches, resulting in not only a picturesque structure, but one which radiates personality. The bridge has the power to move you, and at times, it even seems as if it speaks. Here, Kafka’s description of the weight of history that bridges must endure has the voice it so richly deserves.
A Monumental Crossing
The Mesi Bridge is the largest bridge in Albania that remains from the Ottoman period, and as such, is a highly-treasured cultural monument. As its name suggests, the bridge is a central attraction, the most prominent bridge among locals as well as tourists. Voted as the top bridge to visit in Albania by Tripadvisor, the Mesi Bridge touches the sensibilities of any painter, poet, or photographer. In fact, Edward Lear, in his well-documented journey across Albania in 1848, included it in his gorgeous sketches of the land.
During springs and summers, many locals and tourists take bicycle tours around the area, and upon completing the tour, bathe in the refreshing waters of the river. The natural landscape and the crystalline waters of the river flowing beneath make this bridge a magical sight, a symbol of the unity of nature, humanity, and history.
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Mes Bridge (Ura e Mesit)
When built, in the beginnings of the 18th century in the village of the same name, this bridge spread its wings to finally unite the city and people of Shkodra with those of Drishti and Cukali.
The construction made of round slick rocks and stone plates, extends over 108m and a total of thirteen arches across the Kir River. The marks that history has left on this bridge are evident in the various shapes and sizes of its arches, resulting in not only a picturesque structure, but one which radiates personality. The bridge has the power to move you, and at times, it even seems as if it speaks. Here, Kafka’s description of the weight of history that bridges must endure has the voice it so richly deserves.
A Monumental Crossing
The Mesi Bridge is the largest bridge in Albania that remains from the Ottoman period, and as such, is a highly-treasured cultural monument. As its name suggests, the bridge is a central attraction, the most prominent bridge among locals as well as tourists. Voted as the top bridge to visit in Albania by Tripadvisor, the Mesi Bridge touches the sensibilities of any painter, poet, or photographer. In fact, Edward Lear, in his well-documented journey across Albania in 1848, included it in his gorgeous sketches of the land.
During springs and summers, many locals and tourists take bicycle tours around the area, and upon completing the tour, bathe in the refreshing waters of the river. The natural landscape and the crystalline waters of the river flowing beneath make this bridge a magical sight, a symbol of the unity of nature, humanity, and history.
WHERE HISTORY, URBAN CULTURE, AND FESTIVITIES UNITE!
The Historical Museum of Shkodra, situated in a city renowned for its former splendour and importance, is a wonderful location for all you nostalgic souls out there – full of history, culture, and beauty!
Many Albanians already recognise the city of Shkodra as one of the most valued cultural centres of the country. Many renowned Albanian poets and artists were born there! Indeed, Shkodra has certainly had a slightly different developmental path than other cities in the country and the Historical Museum of Shkodra perfectly reflects the city’s trajectory.
A House of Culture
Thankfully, an air of the former glory still flows through the old cobbled streets and traditional houses of Shkodra. And this, most definitely so in the House of Oso Kuka! The Museum-House transports visitors to the early 20th century, when the northern city of Shkodra had not yet lost its splendour as the medieval centre of trade with the West. The first impressions many get upon viewing this house are visions of parties with traditional folk song and dance of the past century. This house and every object in it is masterfully crafted and decorated! While the roaring American 20s were known for their jazz and culture, the Albanians have the dances and folk music of old Shkodra, and the house of Oso Kuka that so gloriously hosted them.
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Muzeu Historik Shkoder
32 Rruga Oso KukaWHERE HISTORY, URBAN CULTURE, AND FESTIVITIES UNITE!
The Historical Museum of Shkodra, situated in a city renowned for its former splendour and importance, is a wonderful location for all you nostalgic souls out there – full of history, culture, and beauty!
Many Albanians already recognise the city of Shkodra as one of the most valued cultural centres of the country. Many renowned Albanian poets and artists were born there! Indeed, Shkodra has certainly had a slightly different developmental path than other cities in the country and the Historical Museum of Shkodra perfectly reflects the city’s trajectory.
A House of Culture
Thankfully, an air of the former glory still flows through the old cobbled streets and traditional houses of Shkodra. And this, most definitely so in the House of Oso Kuka! The Museum-House transports visitors to the early 20th century, when the northern city of Shkodra had not yet lost its splendour as the medieval centre of trade with the West. The first impressions many get upon viewing this house are visions of parties with traditional folk song and dance of the past century. This house and every object in it is masterfully crafted and decorated! While the roaring American 20s were known for their jazz and culture, the Albanians have the dances and folk music of old Shkodra, and the house of Oso Kuka that so gloriously hosted them.
Lake Komani in the north of Albania is home to one of the most beautiful ferry rides in the world. On my road trip through the South Balkans visiting the beautiful countries of Albania, North Macedonia, and Kosovo, the one thing that stuck out to me the most was visiting the north of Albania and visiting its stunning mountain range. Specifically, this 2.5 hour ferry ride through the Albanian fjords that will undoubtedly captivate anyone.I’ve been on many ferry rides in my life, and some of them surprisingly beautiful. However, this unassuming ferry ride on an even more unassuming boat will blow your mind in many ways.
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Komani Lake
Lake Komani in the north of Albania is home to one of the most beautiful ferry rides in the world. On my road trip through the South Balkans visiting the beautiful countries of Albania, North Macedonia, and Kosovo, the one thing that stuck out to me the most was visiting the north of Albania and visiting its stunning mountain range. Specifically, this 2.5 hour ferry ride through the Albanian fjords that will undoubtedly captivate anyone.I’ve been on many ferry rides in my life, and some of them surprisingly beautiful. However, this unassuming ferry ride on an even more unassuming boat will blow your mind in many ways.
Marubi National Museum of Photography (Albanian: Muzeu Kombëtar i Fotografisë Marubi), also known as Marubi Museum, is a museum in Shkodër, Albania.
At the center of the museum project is the legacy of the 'Photo-Studio Marubbi', founded in 1856 by Pietro Marubbi, an Italian painter and photographer who came and settled in Shkodër at the time. The activity of the studio over the years, was directed and enriched by three generations of photographers, until the early 1950s, time when Gegë Marubi was forced to give oneself up to the communist collective anonymity, by joining other photographers in the photography unit of the former Repair-Services Cooperative.
In 1970 was founded the Marubi Photo-Studio with around 500,000 negatives in various techniques and formats. Later on, historical images from the archive were (in many cases) used to feed the communist propaganda machine. It was during this period that many of them appeared in the editions of the time manipulated and alienated.
The new museum, projected by the architectural studio Casanova + Hernandez, has been designed as a space which promote the dialogue between tradition and modernity, past and present. The heritage and tradition are emphasized by means of the restoration project of the historic building designed by Kole Idromeno – Albanian artist and architect, former student of Pietro Marubbi – while preserving its structural features.
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Marubi National Museum of Photography - Muzeu Kombëtar i Fotografisë Marubi
Marubi National Museum of Photography (Albanian: Muzeu Kombëtar i Fotografisë Marubi), also known as Marubi Museum, is a museum in Shkodër, Albania.
At the center of the museum project is the legacy of the 'Photo-Studio Marubbi', founded in 1856 by Pietro Marubbi, an Italian painter and photographer who came and settled in Shkodër at the time. The activity of the studio over the years, was directed and enriched by three generations of photographers, until the early 1950s, time when Gegë Marubi was forced to give oneself up to the communist collective anonymity, by joining other photographers in the photography unit of the former Repair-Services Cooperative.
In 1970 was founded the Marubi Photo-Studio with around 500,000 negatives in various techniques and formats. Later on, historical images from the archive were (in many cases) used to feed the communist propaganda machine. It was during this period that many of them appeared in the editions of the time manipulated and alienated.
The new museum, projected by the architectural studio Casanova + Hernandez, has been designed as a space which promote the dialogue between tradition and modernity, past and present. The heritage and tradition are emphasized by means of the restoration project of the historic building designed by Kole Idromeno – Albanian artist and architect, former student of Pietro Marubbi – while preserving its structural features.
Rozafa Castle (Albanian: Kalaja e Rozafës), also known as the Shkodër Castle (Albanian: Kalaja e Shkodrës) is a castle near the city of Shkodër, in northwestern Albania. It rises imposingly on a rocky hill, 130 metres (430 ft) above sea level, surrounded by the Buna and Drin rivers. Shkodër is the seat of Shkodër County, and is one of Albania's oldest and most historic towns, as well as an important cultural and economic centre.A famous widespread legend about sacrificing a female victim and immurement with the aim of building a facility is traditionally orally transmitted by Albanians and connected with the construction of the Rozafa Castle.[7][8][9][10]
The story tells about the initiative of three brothers who set down to build a castle. They worked all day, but the foundation walls fell down at night. They met a wise old man who seems to know the solution of the problem asking them if they were married. When the three brothers responded positively, the old man said:[9]
If you really want to finish the castle, you must swear never to tell your wives what I am going to tell you now. The wife who brings you your food tomorrow you must bury alive in the wall of the castle. Only then will the foundations stay put and last forever.
The three brothers swore on besa to not speak with their wives of that happened. However the two eldest brothers broke their promise and quietly told their wives everything, while the honest youngest brother kept his besa and said nothing. The mother of the three brothers knew nothing of their agreement, and while the next afternoon at lunch time, she asked her daughters-in-law to bring lunch to the workers, two of them refused with an excuse. The brothers waited anxiously to see which wife was carrying the basket of food. It was Rozafa, the wife of the youngest brother, who left her younger son at home. Embittered, the youngest brother explained to her what the deal was, that she was to be sacrificed and buried in the wall of the castle so that they could finish building it, and she didn't protest but, worried about her infant son, she accepted being immured and made a request:[9]
I have but one request to make. When you wall me in, leave a hole for my right eye, for my right hand, for my right foot and for my right breast. I have a small son. When he starts to cry, I will cheer him up with my right eye, I will comfort him with my right hand, I will put him to sleep with my right foot and wean him with my right breast. Let my breast turn to stone and the castle flourish. May my son become a great hero, ruler of the world.
One of the most famous versions of the legend is the Serbian epic poem called The Building of Skadar (Зидање Скадра, Zidanje Skadra) published by Vuk Karadžić, after he recorded a folk song sung by a Herzegovinian storyteller named Old Rashko.[11][12][13] The version of the song in the Serbian language is the oldest collected version of the legend, and the first one which earned literary fame.[14] The three brothers in the legend were represented by members of the nobel Mrnjavčević family, Vukašin, Uglješa and Gojko.[15] In 1824, Karadžić sent a copy of his folksong collection to Jacob Grimm, who was particularly enthralled by the poem. Grimm translated it into German, and described it as "one of the most touching poems of all nations and all times".[16] Johann Wolfgang von Goethe published the German translation, but did not share Grimm's opinion because he found the poem's spirit "superstitiously barbaric".[16][12] Alan Dundes, a famous folklorist, noted that Grimm's opinion prevailed and that the ballad continued to be admired by generations of folksingers and ballad scholars
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Rozafa Kasteel
Rruga RozafaRozafa Castle (Albanian: Kalaja e Rozafës), also known as the Shkodër Castle (Albanian: Kalaja e Shkodrës) is a castle near the city of Shkodër, in northwestern Albania. It rises imposingly on a rocky hill, 130 metres (430 ft) above sea level, surrounded by the Buna and Drin rivers. Shkodër is the seat of Shkodër County, and is one of Albania's oldest and most historic towns, as well as an important cultural and economic centre.A famous widespread legend about sacrificing a female victim and immurement with the aim of building a facility is traditionally orally transmitted by Albanians and connected with the construction of the Rozafa Castle.[7][8][9][10]
The story tells about the initiative of three brothers who set down to build a castle. They worked all day, but the foundation walls fell down at night. They met a wise old man who seems to know the solution of the problem asking them if they were married. When the three brothers responded positively, the old man said:[9]
If you really want to finish the castle, you must swear never to tell your wives what I am going to tell you now. The wife who brings you your food tomorrow you must bury alive in the wall of the castle. Only then will the foundations stay put and last forever.
The three brothers swore on besa to not speak with their wives of that happened. However the two eldest brothers broke their promise and quietly told their wives everything, while the honest youngest brother kept his besa and said nothing. The mother of the three brothers knew nothing of their agreement, and while the next afternoon at lunch time, she asked her daughters-in-law to bring lunch to the workers, two of them refused with an excuse. The brothers waited anxiously to see which wife was carrying the basket of food. It was Rozafa, the wife of the youngest brother, who left her younger son at home. Embittered, the youngest brother explained to her what the deal was, that she was to be sacrificed and buried in the wall of the castle so that they could finish building it, and she didn't protest but, worried about her infant son, she accepted being immured and made a request:[9]
I have but one request to make. When you wall me in, leave a hole for my right eye, for my right hand, for my right foot and for my right breast. I have a small son. When he starts to cry, I will cheer him up with my right eye, I will comfort him with my right hand, I will put him to sleep with my right foot and wean him with my right breast. Let my breast turn to stone and the castle flourish. May my son become a great hero, ruler of the world.
One of the most famous versions of the legend is the Serbian epic poem called The Building of Skadar (Зидање Скадра, Zidanje Skadra) published by Vuk Karadžić, after he recorded a folk song sung by a Herzegovinian storyteller named Old Rashko.[11][12][13] The version of the song in the Serbian language is the oldest collected version of the legend, and the first one which earned literary fame.[14] The three brothers in the legend were represented by members of the nobel Mrnjavčević family, Vukašin, Uglješa and Gojko.[15] In 1824, Karadžić sent a copy of his folksong collection to Jacob Grimm, who was particularly enthralled by the poem. Grimm translated it into German, and described it as "one of the most touching poems of all nations and all times".[16] Johann Wolfgang von Goethe published the German translation, but did not share Grimm's opinion because he found the poem's spirit "superstitiously barbaric".[16][12] Alan Dundes, a famous folklorist, noted that Grimm's opinion prevailed and that the ballad continued to be admired by generations of folksingers and ballad scholars
Rozafa Fortress Museum
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Museum in Shkodra
The small museum inside the Rozafa Fortress is worth a look for anyone interested in the history of the fortress and town and covers the neolithic period onwards. Upstairs there's a large model of the entire castle site as well as some partial mosaics discovered here. These are the only mosaics ever discovered in northern Albania.
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Rozafa Kasteel
Rruga RozafaRozafa Fortress Museum
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Museum in Shkodra
The small museum inside the Rozafa Fortress is worth a look for anyone interested in the history of the fortress and town and covers the neolithic period onwards. Upstairs there's a large model of the entire castle site as well as some partial mosaics discovered here. These are the only mosaics ever discovered in northern Albania.
City/town information
Vermosh is part of the Bjeshkët e Namuna ("Accursed Mountains") or Albanian Alps, a mountain range in Northern Albania that extends to western Kosovo and Eastern Montenegro and the highest point of which, Maja Jezercë, lies 18.8 kilometers (12 miles) south of Vermosh, in the Theth and Valbona National Park.
Vermosh comprises the quarters of Pjetroja (also known as Qendra, "the center"), Velan, Bashkim ("junction", incl. the Lepushë valley), Velipojë, and Maliaj. When first explored it was called Bjeshkët e Seljanave.
Its mountain pastures are called Seferçe, Smutirogë, Lugu i Dolit, Përbicë, Greben, etc.
Vermosh is the place of the border crossing with Montenegro near Vjeternik on the road from Shkodër (95 km (59 mi) away) and Koplik to Gusinje and Plav in Montenegro.
The Vermosh river
Vermosh extends around the 100 kilometers (62 miles) of the Vermosh river (Lumi i Vermoshit in Albanian) which belong to Albania. The Vermosh river appears under the Montenegrin name of Vrmoša below the Maglič peak in the Kuči area of eastern Montenegro, just before running into Albania. It re-enters Montenegro at Vjeternik under the name of Grnčar. Receiving the stream Vruje from the right in Gusinje, it continues as the Ljuča for a few more kilometers where it empties into the Lake Plav, creating a small delta. There it flows out of the lake to the north, next to the mountain Visitor, under the name Lim for the remaining 197 kilometers (122 miles) through Montenegro, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it joins the Drina at the Višegrad reservoir.
Vermosh
Vermosh is part of the Bjeshkët e Namuna ("Accursed Mountains") or Albanian Alps, a mountain range in Northern Albania that extends to western Kosovo and Eastern Montenegro and the highest point of which, Maja Jezercë, lies 18.8 kilometers (12 miles) south of Vermosh, in the Theth and Valbona National Park.
Vermosh comprises the quarters of Pjetroja (also known as Qendra, "the center"), Velan, Bashkim ("junction", incl. the Lepushë valley), Velipojë, and Maliaj. When first explored it was called Bjeshkët e Seljanave.
Its mountain pastures are called Seferçe, Smutirogë, Lugu i Dolit, Përbicë, Greben, etc.
Vermosh is the place of the border crossing with Montenegro near Vjeternik on the road from Shkodër (95 km (59 mi) away) and Koplik to Gusinje and Plav in Montenegro.
The Vermosh river
Vermosh extends around the 100 kilometers (62 miles) of the Vermosh river (Lumi i Vermoshit in Albanian) which belong to Albania. The Vermosh river appears under the Montenegrin name of Vrmoša below the Maglič peak in the Kuči area of eastern Montenegro, just before running into Albania. It re-enters Montenegro at Vjeternik under the name of Grnčar. Receiving the stream Vruje from the right in Gusinje, it continues as the Ljuča for a few more kilometers where it empties into the Lake Plav, creating a small delta. There it flows out of the lake to the north, next to the mountain Visitor, under the name Lim for the remaining 197 kilometers (122 miles) through Montenegro, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it joins the Drina at the Višegrad reservoir.
Neighborhoods
Theth
Village
The Catholic church of Theth
The Catholic church of Theth
Theth is located in AlbaniaThethTheth
Coordinates: 42°24′N 19°46′ECoordinates: 42°24′N 19°46′E
Country Albania
County Shkodër
Municipality Shkodër
Municipal unit Shalë
Elevation 850 m (2,790 ft)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Theth (Albanian: Thethi) is a small village within Shkodër County, Albania.[1] Following the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Shkodër, and has been declared a Protected Historic Center by the Albanian Government.[2][3] The community is at the centre of the Theth National Park, an area of outstanding natural beauty.
A new official information center on Rruga Fushe near the Thethi bridge is set to open by the Albanian Protected Areas Agency (AKZM), and administered by the Shkoder County Protected Areas Administration (ADZM Shkoder ).
History
Local tradition asserts a single common ancestor for the community (one Ded Nika) and suggests that the population moved to Theth some 300 to 350 years ago in order to preserve their (Catholic) Christian traditions.[4]
Visiting Theth in the early 20th century, the traveller Edith Durham said:
I think no place where human beings live has given me such an impression of majestic isolation from all the world.[5]
Durham described Theth as a "bariak" of some 180 houses and also observed that it was almost free from the tradition of blood feud (known in the Albanian language as Gjakmarrja) which so blighted other parts of the Albanian highlands.[5]
Lock-in Tower of Thethi
Grunas waterfall
Thethi Blue Eye
Theth remains remote. It is most easily accessible by a 25 km unpaved road from the village of Boga which is impassable during the winter months and is not generally suitable at any time of the year for motor vehicles without off-road capabilities.
Although the Kanun (traditional Albanian law) remains influential, Theth has not suffered from the recent (post-Communist) reappearance of the blood feud which has troubled other areas of Northern Albania.[4] Theth boasts one of the very few remaining "lock-in towers", a historical form of protection for families that were "in blood".[6]
Depopulation represents a serious long-term challenge for the community. The population has been greatly reduced over the past few decades and the majority of those remaining occupy Theth only during the summer months. However, the community has a nine-grade school and recent efforts have been made to stimulate tourism. A number of local families offer board and lodging to visitors who come to Theth to hike in the National Park - or merely to admire the mountain scenery.[6]
Apart from the lock-in tower, other attractions include spectacular waterfalls, a working watermill (still used to grind the local inhabitants' corn) and a modest ethnographic museum.[6]
There are now two projects working in the vicinity, aiming at improving and helping the tourist infrastructure in the area. A Balkans Peace Park Project is working towards the creation of a park extending across the borders of Albania, and Kosovo and has taken a lead in recent years in encouraging sustainable and ecologically sensitive tourism in and around Theth (for example by funding the marking of footpaths). Project Albanian Challenge has built a new bridge, which connects Theth to the nearby Grunas waterfalls over river Nanrreth. The project has also improved the marking of the trail to Curraj i Epërm, and has marked another approx. 80 kilometers of brand new trails in the nearby valleys, and created an opensource, free map of the area
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Theth
Theth
Village
The Catholic church of Theth
The Catholic church of Theth
Theth is located in AlbaniaThethTheth
Coordinates: 42°24′N 19°46′ECoordinates: 42°24′N 19°46′E
Country Albania
County Shkodër
Municipality Shkodër
Municipal unit Shalë
Elevation 850 m (2,790 ft)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Theth (Albanian: Thethi) is a small village within Shkodër County, Albania.[1] Following the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Shkodër, and has been declared a Protected Historic Center by the Albanian Government.[2][3] The community is at the centre of the Theth National Park, an area of outstanding natural beauty.
A new official information center on Rruga Fushe near the Thethi bridge is set to open by the Albanian Protected Areas Agency (AKZM), and administered by the Shkoder County Protected Areas Administration (ADZM Shkoder ).
History
Local tradition asserts a single common ancestor for the community (one Ded Nika) and suggests that the population moved to Theth some 300 to 350 years ago in order to preserve their (Catholic) Christian traditions.[4]
Visiting Theth in the early 20th century, the traveller Edith Durham said:
I think no place where human beings live has given me such an impression of majestic isolation from all the world.[5]
Durham described Theth as a "bariak" of some 180 houses and also observed that it was almost free from the tradition of blood feud (known in the Albanian language as Gjakmarrja) which so blighted other parts of the Albanian highlands.[5]
Lock-in Tower of Thethi
Grunas waterfall
Thethi Blue Eye
Theth remains remote. It is most easily accessible by a 25 km unpaved road from the village of Boga which is impassable during the winter months and is not generally suitable at any time of the year for motor vehicles without off-road capabilities.
Although the Kanun (traditional Albanian law) remains influential, Theth has not suffered from the recent (post-Communist) reappearance of the blood feud which has troubled other areas of Northern Albania.[4] Theth boasts one of the very few remaining "lock-in towers", a historical form of protection for families that were "in blood".[6]
Depopulation represents a serious long-term challenge for the community. The population has been greatly reduced over the past few decades and the majority of those remaining occupy Theth only during the summer months. However, the community has a nine-grade school and recent efforts have been made to stimulate tourism. A number of local families offer board and lodging to visitors who come to Theth to hike in the National Park - or merely to admire the mountain scenery.[6]
Apart from the lock-in tower, other attractions include spectacular waterfalls, a working watermill (still used to grind the local inhabitants' corn) and a modest ethnographic museum.[6]
There are now two projects working in the vicinity, aiming at improving and helping the tourist infrastructure in the area. A Balkans Peace Park Project is working towards the creation of a park extending across the borders of Albania, and Kosovo and has taken a lead in recent years in encouraging sustainable and ecologically sensitive tourism in and around Theth (for example by funding the marking of footpaths). Project Albanian Challenge has built a new bridge, which connects Theth to the nearby Grunas waterfalls over river Nanrreth. The project has also improved the marking of the trail to Curraj i Epërm, and has marked another approx. 80 kilometers of brand new trails in the nearby valleys, and created an opensource, free map of the area
Food scene
This countryside cottage style place on a pleasant piazza in the centre of town is all white tablecloths, potted flowers, timber floors and smart design choices. The menu encompasses great pizza as well as more exciting fare such as veal ribs, grilled trout, and chicken fillet with mushrooms and cream. There's also a courtyard garden that's perfect for summer drinks.
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Vila Bekteshi
33 Rruga Hasan Riza PashaThis countryside cottage style place on a pleasant piazza in the centre of town is all white tablecloths, potted flowers, timber floors and smart design choices. The menu encompasses great pizza as well as more exciting fare such as veal ribs, grilled trout, and chicken fillet with mushrooms and cream. There's also a courtyard garden that's perfect for summer drinks.
Restaurant Elita
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in Shkodra
Respected and smart restaurant with an emphasis on imaginative recreations of classic Albanian and Italian dishes. The slow-cooked pork served in an inverted wine glass is just one such example. Very good value, considering the quality of the food. Earlier in the evening it seems to be mainly foreigners eating here, so for a more Albanian clientele, come later.
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Bar Restaurant Elita
Restaurant Elita
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Top choice Albanian
in Shkodra
Respected and smart restaurant with an emphasis on imaginative recreations of classic Albanian and Italian dishes. The slow-cooked pork served in an inverted wine glass is just one such example. Very good value, considering the quality of the food. Earlier in the evening it seems to be mainly foreigners eating here, so for a more Albanian clientele, come later.