The 10 Best Things to do in Shkoder County, Shkoder County

December 27, 2021 Leonardo Torrence

Discover the best top things to do in Shkoder County, Albania including 7 Springs Bio Farm, Venice Art Mask Factory, Theth National Park, Rozafa Castle, Komani Lake, Site of Witness and Memory, Alpin Ferry, Marubi National Museum of Photography, Shkodra Lake, Ebu Bekr Mosque.
Restaurants in Shkoder County

1. 7 Springs Bio Farm

Leja E Dushit, Koman 4013 Albania +355 69 401 0325 [email protected] http://www.7springsfarm-bio.eu
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5.0 based on 1 reviews

7 Springs Bio Farm

2. Venice Art Mask Factory

Rruga Inxh Gjovalin Gjadri Shkodër, Albania, Shkoder 4002 Albania +355 68 204 7291 [email protected] http://www.veniceartworld.com
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5.0 based on 124 reviews

Venice Art Mask Factory

Venice Art Showroom Exclusive production of baroque hand crafted luxury Venetian masks in paper mache and ceramic. Decorated with first choice materials like authentic plume feathers, gold and silver leaf, Swarovski crystals and pearls for Carnival, masquerade balls, masked events, theatre, weddings and home decoration.

Reviewed By elliwebb - Port Arthur, United States

Amazing masks there. I love the one I bought there when I went on holidays to Albania. Great selection of lovely hand-made Venetian masks. And they care so much about the quality of their work that if the mask has a bit of damage from being on display, they won’t sell it to you. They will only sell it if it’s in perfect conditions. That’s how much they care.

3. Theth National Park

Rruga Nikgjonaj Rruga Nikgjonaj, Nr.18, Theth 4009 Albania
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5.0 based on 72 reviews

Theth National Park

On the date of 11.21.1966 (Nr.96), the cabinet credited the area of Theth, with a surface of 2630 ha: from which 1680 ha are forest along the sea-line and the other part is gas-plot and grust. It is now declared a “National Park” and is overseen by the D.SH.P, district of Shkodra. Thethi Nature in SpringThe “National Park of Theth” lies into the center of the Albanians Alps, between the block “Bjeshket te Nëmuna” on the west, and the block of Jezerca on the east. Thethi is a tourist – alpinist region and it is the most important one north of the country. It is only 70 km away from the city of Shkodra. It is a part of the commune Shalë within the region of Dukagjin. The park is surrounded from all four angles with pitons (rocky) of the two blocks above, which ascend down towards the valley and create an amazing view. Some of the most astonishing parts of this national park are the followingThe peak of Radoines (2570m), Arapit (2217m), Paplukës (2569m), Alisë (2471m) etc. Hanging 750–80

Reviewed By anagW1322UV

I had some wonderful days hiking both in Theth and Valbona Valleys. Beautiful landscape, amazing mountains and woods - and the unforgetable nights filled with fireflies. And I mean filled... after sunset this most beautiful show would start, everywhere you looked you had dozens of small lights afloat in the air. The food was also great, some of the best yogurt and vegetables I ever had, and the people really nice.

4. Rozafa Castle

Rozafa, Shkoder Albania
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4.5 based on 808 reviews

Rozafa Castle

Reviewed By marybC8078UU - London, United Kingdom

We went here on a very rainy day with two kids. Despite the rain they really had a great time! A huge castle where kids can roam and discover freely. And there is a lovely little cafe next to the museum in the old Venetian building in the centre of the castle keep, that hangs off the side of the cliff and has floor to ceiling windows with stunning views. Great toasted cheese sandwiches on a cold and wet day to warm us up!

5. Komani Lake

Koman Albania +355 67 544 3165 http://komanilake.com
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4.5 based on 191 reviews

Komani Lake

Reviewed By 494anxhelah - Kamez, Albania

Along the whole lake, from Fierza to Koman, on a trip that lasts less than three hours, visitors can be amazed at the views they offer. Ferry trips or a smaller boat offer unrepresented pleasure, while the attraction itself is the villages of this area and the streams of some rivers flowing into the lakes. I can freely say that Koman Lake is one of the most beautiful places and most worth visiting in Albania. Staying in this area is an indescribable adventure. you can visit amazing, fairytale places, many of them unexplored before, which can be quite rightly called paradise on earth, such as the Shala River and the cave of this river,

6. Site of Witness and Memory

Bulevardi Skenderbeu, 26, Shkoder 4001 Albania http://www.vdkshkoder.com
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4.5 based on 60 reviews

Site of Witness and Memory

Short historical background The “Site of Witness and Memory” is the first site of remembrance in Albania, which commemorates the victims of the communist regime in Shkodër. The building was first erected in the XIX century as a private property, then the Franciscan Fathers, in 1930, bought the property and opened here a College for training parish priests. In 1946 the building was confiscated by communists and transformed into Dega e Brendshme (Local branches of Ministry of Interior) and preserved this role till the 90’s. It was an institution where suspected were interrogated during pre-trial detention under severe torture and abuse.Starting from September 2014, the “prohibited” area has been opened to the public. The parcours, which starts with some general information about communism persecution in Shkodër, permanent exhibition of objects and documents of the time, ends in the original pre-trial holdings cells where prisoners were kept and tortured until their initial trial appearance. Our mission is to create a collective memory of recent past, to educate the new generation who should become aware of the past mistakes and never repeat them again. Shkodër “the prison city” The entrance hall is dedicated to facts about communism in Shkodër, staggering numbers about the city persecution and a general map of all prisons in the city. There we count 23 of them, mostly family houses and religious institutions converted into places for terror and tortures.An important sector is the audio-visual room where you can watch some video materials of the time and a small library with prison literature, provided by the Institute of Communism Crimes and Consequences in Albania.The passage to the cells area runs through a newly-built gallery conceived as the prisoners walk to suffering and pain with elements symbolizing tortures. To the cells of terror The exhibition room offers a collection of objects used and manufactured in prison, manuscripts, letter-writing between prisoners and their families. This small collection has been donated by former political prisoners and their families. Of great interest is the glass panel which shows some documents of the time stating the force and brutality of the regime towards Shkodra people.This leads to the pre-trial holding cells, with a small opening for natural light, commonly called holes/biruca (because of their small dimension and few light).Space is divided into two floors, but political prisoners were kept on the ground floor, where we can count 23 of them. This instrument of repression and denial culminates in the tortures room where both physical and moral tortures were inflicted. This area has been kept original from 1946 and remains the most striking evidence of communism terror.

7. Alpin Ferry

Koman 1001 Albania +355 68 801 2731 [email protected] http://www.alpin.al
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4.5 based on 18 reviews

Alpin Ferry

8. Marubi National Museum of Photography

Rruga "Kole Idromeno" Nr. 32, Shkoder 4001 Albania +355 22 400 500 [email protected] http://www.marubi.gov.al
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4.5 based on 133 reviews

Marubi National Museum of Photography

Reviewed By albi0na0

Beautiful museum and smart staff. Every photography is curated and is part of albanian history. Must visit

9. Shkodra Lake

Shiroka, Shkoder Albania
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4.0 based on 260 reviews

Shkodra Lake

Reviewed By WITYTRAVELS

You can't get a proper view of Lake Shkodër from the city, so it is best to make your way out of town to Shiroka / Shirokë. Lake Shkodër is not only the largest lake in the Balkans, it is the largest lake in all of Southern Europe. The lake is on the border between Albania and Montenegro. This route is better by bike and best by car, but we decided to visit on foot. Since we also visited Rozafa castle in the same day, we figured we would not be able to use the bikes there, so we could just get all of our steps in for the day. I think walking all the way from Shkodër to Shirokë and walking around Rozafa Castle added up to 11 miles on foot for the day. The walk from the Castle to Shiroka was long but really nice. The goal was to get to a large opening of the lake, but the entire route was along the water. The Buna River flows into Lake Shkodër so you will walk along water the entire time. There is a large sidewalk to keep you safe and off of the street and there is plenty of room for pedestrians and for bikes.

10. Ebu Bekr Mosque

Rruga Fushe Cele 1, Shkoder Albania http://www.facebook.com/Xhamia.Ebu.Beker
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4.0 based on 112 reviews

Ebu Bekr Mosque

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