Shkodra. Saying this name turns into a sweet whisper. So much history, heritage, civilisation, tradition, and modern-day events for you to see and touch. You are firstly welcomed by the majestic castle reigning over the city and encircled by the rivers Drin and Buna as they merge just in front of the castle’s battlements. Just like a ritual of nature to honour Rozafa and her legend of sacrifice. The legend has it that Rozafa was concreted onto the wall to make the foundations strong.
The walls of the Castle of Shkodra are covered in 3-thousand-year-old stories and traces – ancient, Illyrian, Roman, Venetian, and Ottoman.
There are many reasons to visit Berat. But if you are particularly into ancient historical legacies, you must go there. In the city castle one may find traces of the Angevins, Byzantium, of the Ottoman Empire, and even of the attempts of Ali Pasha of Tepelena.
This journey in history is done for free. Only 2 hours away from Tirana. Choose a panoramic route like the one going through Elbasan, and the Belsh.
Fier unveils itself as a lively city, always young and full of colours. The city’s industrial gloom is long gone. Even though it gives the impression of a recently-created polis, with a city centre in the shape of a sun that spreads rays towards roads and alleys, Fier is surrounded by traces and testimonies of ancient civilisations.In Apollonia, an impressive archaeological park, more and more visitors eagerly want to witness the legacy from the Greco-Roman era.
Do you need break or a vacation in a place where locals are welcoming, polite, and traditionally heart-warming?! Are looking for quietness? Are you looking for traditional food that you have never tried before?! For a clean place? For a city with a cheerful atmosphere as if they all know each-other?! With music and serenades roaming through the neighbourhoods?! Do you need an old city where traffic and concrete will not be an issue? Go to Korça.
